Students within the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program take classes in chronological order according to this schedule over four terms.
Term 1 (September - November)
BOT 902A (3) Botany for Golf Course Turfgrass Management Students
COMP 901A (3) Computers for Golf Course Turfgrass Management Student
MGMT 905A (1) Leadership Styles and Team Dynamics
SOILS 901A (3) Introduction to Soils and Soil Properties
TURF 923A (4) Weed Control in Turfgrass
TURF 926A (2) Turfgrass Internship Preparation
TURF 935A (4) Turfgrass Management and Cultural Applications
TURF 936A (4) Turfgrass Biology
Total = 24 credits
Term 2 (January - March)
ASM 902A (3) Equipment Maintenance and Reel Maintenance
ASM 902B (3) Irrigation Repair
COMM 901B (3) Written Communication
MGMT 902A (1) Life Skills Training for Turfgrass Managers (even years)
MGMT 906A (2) Introduction to Human Resource Management
MATH 901A (3) Math for Golf Course Turfgrass Management Students
METEO 901A (2) Weather for Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program Students
SOILS 921A (4) Physical Properties of Soils for Turfgrass
SPAN 901A (3) Spanish for Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program Students
Total = 23 or 24 credits
Summer Internship (March - September)
One of the most important components of the Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program is the extended 6-month internship that students complete between their first and second year on campus.
Term 3 (September - November)
COMM 901A (3) Oral Communications Skills for the Turfgrass Managers
ENT 952A (4) Arthropod Pests of Cool Season & Warm-Season Turfgrass Cultivars
HORT 903A (3.5) Practical Maintenance of Trees
P PATH 902A (3) Diseases of Turfgrass
TURF 924A (4) Specifications, Construction & Renovation of Turfgrass Sites
TURF 925A (3) Turfgrass Cultural Practices
TURF 937A (2) Golf Appreciation
Total = 22.5 credits
Term 4 (January - March)
BUS MGMT 901A (3) Turfgrass Business Management
MGMT 907A (3) Essentials of Human Resource Management
P PATH 912A (3) Plant Diseases
SOILS 922A (3) Turfgrass Nutrition
TURF 911A (1.5) Special Turfgrass Topics
TURF 927A (4) Turfgrass Reports
TURF 956A (3) Case Studies in Golf Turf Management
Total = 20.5 credits
