Students within the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program take classes according to this schedule over four eight-week terms (subject to adjustment).
Term 1 (September - November)
ASM 902B (3) Irrigation Management
BOT 902A (3) Introduction to Botany
COMP 901A (3) Basic & Advanced Functions of Computers
MGMT 905A (1) Effective Team Building
SOILS 901A (3) Introduction to Soils
TURF 926A (2) Internship Preparation
TURF 935A (4) Turfgrass Cultural Practices
TURF 936A (4) Turfgrass Biology
TURF 981A (1) Contemporary Lectures
Total = 24 credits
Term 2 (January - March)
ASM 902A (3) Turfgrass Machines and Maintenance
COMM 901B (3) Written Communication Skills
MATH 901A (3) Mathematics for the Turfgrass Industry
METEO 901A (2) Introduction to Meteorology
MGMT 906A (1.5) Introduction to Human Resource Management
SOILS 921A (4) Physical Properties of Soils
SPAN 901A (3) Introduction to Spanish
TURF 911A (2) Special Topics in Turfgrass
TURF 982A (1) Contemporary Lectures
Total = 22.5 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) Verbal Communication Skills
ENT 952A (4) Cool Season & Warm-Season Turf Arthropods
HORT 903A (3.5) Dendrology
PPATH 912A (3) Turfgrass Disease Management
TURF 923A (4) Weed Control in Turfgrass
TURF 924A (4) Turfgrass Construction & Renovation
TURF 937A (2) Golf Appreciation
TURF 983A (1) Contemporary Lectures
Total = 24.5 credits
Term 4 (January - March)
BUS 901A (3) Financial Management and Accounting
HORT 904A (1.5) Practical Maintenance of Trees and Shrubs
MGMT 902A (1) Professional Etiquette
MGMT 907A (1.5) Essentials of Human Resource Management
SOILS 922A (3) Turfgrass Nutrition
TURF 925A (3) Turfgrass Cultural Systems
TURF 927A (4) Turfgrass Internship
TURF 956A (3) Case Studies in Golf Turf Management
TURF 984A (1) Contemporary Lectures
Total = 21 credits
