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Golf and Sports Turf Management

This interdisciplinary studies major combines the study of grasses, soils, water and pests affecting turf with the study of business and management. Students select classes from the departments of Environmental Horticulture, Soil and Water Science, Entomology and Nematology, and Plant Pathology.

About This Major

  • College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science
  • Hours for the Degree: 120
  • Minor: Yes
  • Combined-Degree Program: Yes
  • Website: http://www.turf.ufl.edu

Overview

Career opportunities include work with golf courses, sports turf facilities, lawn- care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms, government agencies, and preparation for graduate school. Students should see a department adviser for guidance and approval of electives.

This interdisciplinary major is also offered at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and at the West Florida Research and Education Center in Milton, Fla.

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan

Semester 1:

  • 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
  • 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
  • Complete 1 of 6 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: AEB 2014 or ECO 2023,
    BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, CHM 2045/2045L, MAC 1147, PHY 2004 or PHY 2020

Semester 2:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 3:

  • Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs

Semester 4:

  • Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs

Semester 5:

  • Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs

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To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

Recommended semester plan

Semester 1Credits
CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P)4
Composition (GE-C, WR)3
Elective3
Humanities (GE-H)3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)3
Total 16
Semester 2Credits
AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (3) or
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (4) (GE-S)
3-4
MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M)4
Electives3
Humanities (GE-H)3
Total 13-14
Semester 3Credits
AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR)3
BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B)3
Electives6
Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S)3
Total 15
Semester 4Credits
AEC 3030 Effective Oral Communication3
BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B)4
MAC Mathematics or STA Statistics course (GE-M)3
PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or
PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE-P)
3
Elective2
Total 15
Semester 5Credits
HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology3
ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture4
PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology (4) or
PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals (3)
3-4
Agriculture elective (see list)3
Total 13-14
Semester 6Credits
ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Principles of Entomology Laboratory (1)3
HOS 4341 Advanced Horticultural Physiology3
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management3
ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management2
SWS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Introduction to Soils in the Environment Laboratory (1)4
Total 15
SummerCredits
ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience3
Total 3
Semester 7Credits
PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science3
Business electives (see list)6
Suggested electives (see list)6
Total 15
Semester 8Credits
ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management3
SWS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management3
Business electives (see list)3
Suggested electives (see list)6
Total 15

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Electives

Agriculture Electives - take 3 hours
AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance3
AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques3
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida3
Suggested Electives - take 12 hours (see adviser for additional options)
AGR 3303 Genetics3
ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality3
IPM 4254 Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf3
NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology3
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use3
ORH 4242C Arboriculture4
ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture1
WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management3
Business Electives - take 9 hours
ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting4
AEB 3114L Introduction to Agricultural Computer Applications1
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or
MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4)
3-4
AEB 3341 Selling Strategically3
AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agriculture3
AEC 3414 Leadership Development3
PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations3

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