Sport & Commercial Turf Management
Program Contact
Dr. John N. Rogers, III
Program Coordinator
Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences
160A Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Office 517-355-0271 ext. 1136
rogersj@msu.edu
This is a 19-month undertaking with new students entering in the Fall Semester. It has a nationwide reputation as being the best turf management program not geared directly towards golf. The program has a challenging curriculum and is designed to enable you to successfully launch into a rewarding career.
For more information visit the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences.
You can download MSU_Inst_StadiumTurf_final.pdf to learn more.
Students in the program will have the opportunity to do an internship with some of the most successful people in the turf industry between their first and second years. These are paid internships that last for approximately five months. Here are a few examples of internship opportunities.
| Baltimore Orioles | Los Angeles Dodgers | Albion College | Arbor Lawn |
| Baltimore Ravens | Louisville Bats | Michigan State University | Davey Sports Turf |
| Boston Red Sox | Minnesota Twins | Northwestern University | DeBuck Sod Farm |
| Detroit Lions | Philadelphia Phillies | Northern Michigan University | Grand Traverse Resort |
| Detroit Tigers | San Francisco Giants | University of Michigan | Spartan Irrigation |
| Dicks Sporting Goods Park | Texas Rangers | University of Notre Dame | Tender Lawn Care |
| Gary South Shore Rail Birds | West Michigan White Caps | The Brickman Group | |
| Green Bay Packers | Winston-Salem Warthogs | Home Depot | |
| Indianapolis Indians | Turfgrass America | ||
| Lansing Lugnuts |
Requirements for Sports & Commercial Turfgrass Management
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The following required courses (54 credits): |
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AT |
291 |
Selected Topics in Agricultural Technology |
2 credits |
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AT |
293 |
Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology |
3-6 |
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CSS |
110 |
Computer Applications in Agronomy |
2 |
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CSS |
178 |
Turf Irrigation |
3 |
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CSS |
181 |
Pesticide and Fertilizer Application Technology |
3 |
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CSS |
210 |
Fundamentals of Soil Science |
3 |
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CSS |
232 |
Turfgrass Management |
4 |
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CSS |
262 |
Turfgrass Management Seminar |
2 |
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CSS |
267 |
Performance Turf Design and Construction |
2 |
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CSS |
269 |
Turfgrass Strategies: Integration and Synthesis |
2 |
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CSS |
272 |
Turfgrass Soil Fertility |
2 |
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CSS |
292 |
Management of Turfgrass Weeds |
3 |
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CSS |
382 |
Turfgrass Physiology |
2 |
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ENT |
364 |
Turfgrass Entomology |
3 |
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HRT |
109 |
Introduction to Applied Plant Science |
2 |
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HRT |
213 |
Landscape Maintenance |
2 |
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HRT |
213L |
Landscape Maintenance Field Laboratory |
1 |
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HRT |
214 |
Landscape and Turfgrass Business Operations |
2 |
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PLP |
366 |
Turf Pathology |
3 |
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Electives |
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5-8 |
