Certificate in Plant Biosecurity (25 credits)

Adviser: Rong Di (rongdi@sebs.rutgers.edu)

Program Webpage: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/plant-biosecurity

Managing Department Webpage: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/

Required Courses (13 credits)

11:776:242  Plant Science (3)
11:776:302  General Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:405  Plant Biosecurity Issues and Technologies (3)
11:370:381  Insect Biology (4)

Electives (12 credits)

(A) 6 credits from the following courses:
11:776:391  Weeds, Diseases, and Insects of Plants (3)
11:216:324  Invertebrate Zoology (4)
11:370:350  Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management (3)
11:370:409  Insect Classification (3)

(B) 6 credits from the following courses:
11:776:210  Principles of Botany (4)
11:776:221  Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:311  General Plant Pathology Laboratory (1)
11:776:306  Weed Science Management (3)
11:776:408  Turfgrass Pest Science (4)
11:776:495,496  Special Problems in Plant Science (1-3)

or adviser-approved research or USDA-APHIS internship