这种集中精力通过学习以对环境负责的方式识别，理解和管理农业和林业中的土壤，为学生为从事农业和自然生态系统的工作做好准备。接受过土壤培训的毕业生可以从一系列优秀的职业机会和具有挑战性的职业中进行选择，包括在政府机构任职的职业。植物科学专业的学生必须完成学院和课程的课程，其中包括大约两年的“—或“基础课程”，再加上至少一个集中的必修课程，才能开发出电子课程，并从事与专业相关的课外体验。生物学，化学，统计学和植物生物学的核心课程应尽早完成，转学生应在康奈尔大学入学前完成大部分这些课程。
This concentration prepares students for work on agricultural and natural ecosystems by learning to identify, understand, and manage soils in agriculture and forestry in an environmentally responsible way. Graduates with soils training can choose from a range of excellent professional opportunities and challenging careers, including those with government agencies. Students who major in Plant Sciences must complete coursework for the college and program that includes approximately two years of ''core'' or foundational coursework, plus the required coursework in at least one concentration, develop an ePortfolio, and engage in an out-of-classroom experience related to the major. Core coursework in biology, chemistry, statistics and plant biology should be completed as early as possible, and transfer students should complete most of these courses before matriculating at Cornell.