Plant Sciences, BS with Horticultural Science and Design Emphasis

Program Description

The Associate of Arts, AA at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students pursuing the AA may select courses that satisfy both the AA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The elective hours within the AA allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors. The AA degree requires completion of 60 credit hours. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses.  

Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences are required to complete all University general education, University graduation (see below), and degree requirements, including selected foundational courses, which may fulfill some University general education requirements.  Students must select at least one emphasis area for a degree in Plant Sciences.

Visit the University General Education guide requirements with JCCC equivalents.

If you are planning to transfer courses (including AP credit) and would like to information on how they apply to this degree, you can email CAFNRadvising@missouri.edu for general recommendations. 

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate (University) Requirements - Undergraduate students must complete all University requirements as well as all requirements specified for the degree(s) and major(s), and requirements of the college or school, and department offering the degree.  This would include the University general education requirements as well as the following: 

• A second MU Writing Intensive course (must be completed with a grade of C- or better) must be completed in a student’s major. It needs to be a 3000/4000 level MU WI course approved as part of the curriculum by the faculty of a student’s major.
• Complete an approved capstone course* with MU course work in the student’s major.
• Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in MU-authored courses.
• Complete no fewer than 120 credit hours of coursework.
• Earn no less than a 2.00 GPA, as defined by the GPA of Record.
• Pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination with a score of seventy percent or greater.