Milton Academic Program

The following information lists course offerings by the University of Florida/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (Milton/Jay). The list is provided for your convenience. Please check with official University publications before making decisions regarding your curriculum.

Turfgrass Core Requirements
Course # Course Title Credits
AGR 3303 Genetics1 3
BCH 3023 Elem. Organic and Biol. Chemistry2 3
ENY 3005C Principles of Entomology 3
HOS 4304 Horticulture Physiology 2 5
ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture 4
ORH 4235C Landscape Management and Arboriculture 3
ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management 2
ORH 4941 Full-time Practical Work Experience 3
PLP 3002C Basic Plant Pathology 4
PLS 4601 Weed Science 3
PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Management 3
SOS 3022 General Soils/Lab3 4
SOS 4115 Fertilizers and Soil Fertility 3
Total Credits 43

1 Course taken as a transient student at the University of West Florida - Pensacola.

2 Course is taken as a transient student at the Pensacola Junior College or another community college. Course requirement will be met by taking this course, however, upper division credit is not granted.

3 GEO3022 at University of West Florida/ SOS3022 via distance education.

4 Distance education course offering.

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Agriculture Electives
Course # Course Title Credits
AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance 3
AOM 3333 Pesticide Application 3
AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices for Florida 3
AGG 3503 Agriculture and Environmental Quality 3
(Select 3 credits) 3

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Horticulture or Pest Management Electives
Course # Course Title Credits
ORH 3513C Environmental Plant ID and Use 3
ORH 4905 Independent Study 1
PMA 4242 Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf 3
NEM 3002 Principles of Nematology 3
  (Select 6 credits) 6

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Required Courses by Semester
Freshman Year Junior Year
Semester 1 -- Fall Semester 5 -- Fall
  • Composition (GE) 3
  • Humanities (GE) 3
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)* 3
  • CHM 2045 General Chemistry (GE-P) 3
  • CHM 2045L Chemistry Lab (GE-P) 1
  • Electives 3
Total 16
  • BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry 3
  • ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture 4
  • PLP 3002 Basic Plant Pathology 4
  • Agriculture Electives 3


Total 14

Semester 2 -- Spring Semester 6 -- Spring
  • Humanities (GE)* 3
  • ECO 2023 or AEB 3103 Economics (GE-S) 3-4
  • MAC 1142 Precalculus (GE-M) 4
  • AGG 3333C PC Use in Agriculture 3



Total 13-14
  • ENY 3005C Principles of Entomology 3
  • HOS 4304 Horticulture Physiology 5
  • SOS 3022 General Soils/Lab 4
  • PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Management 3

Total 15

Summer  Summer
None
ORH 4941 Full-Time Practical Work Experience 3
 Sophomore Year Senior Year
** Semester 3 -- Fall Semester 7 -- Fall
  • Humanities (GE) 3
  • BOT 2010 Introductory Botany (GE-B) 3
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)* 3
  • AEE 3033 Writing for Agriculture and Natural Resources 3
  • Electives 3
Total 15
  • AGR 3303 Genetics 3
  • PLS 4601 Weed Science 3
  • Business Electives 5
  • Horticulture or Pest Management Electives 3


Total 14
Semester 4 -- Spring Semester 8 -- Spring
  • BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B) 4
  • PHY 2004 Applied Physics or PHY 2020 3
  • AEE 3030 Effective Oral Communication 3
  • MAC or STA (GE-M) 3 Electives 2-3





Total 15-16
  • ORH 4235C Landscape Management and Arboriculture 3
  • ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management 2
  • SOS 4115 Fertilizers and Soil Fertility*** 3
  • Business Electives 3
  • Horticulture or Pest Management Electives 3
Total 14

*6 hours must have an international or diversity focus

**A student wishing to begin as a freshman at the University of Florida may wish to include some core courses during their sophomore year (e.g., ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology, SOS 3022 General Soils, or PLP 3002 Basic Plant Pathology)

***SOS 4115 is offered Spring of even years

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Milton Academic Program

Ft Lauderdale
Dr. Phil Busey
(954) 577-6337
turf@ufl.edu

Gainesville
Dr. Jason Dettman-Kruse
(352) 392-1831, ext. 261
jkdk@ufl.edu

Milton
Dr. Brian Unruh
(850) 994-5215
jbu@ufl.edu

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