植物生物学选件使生物学专业的学生可以将研究重点放在植物科学上，并将其反映在他们的成绩单上。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校有许多系以植物科学为基础的专业，包括农学，植物学，园艺，植物病理学以及森林和野生动植物生态学。这些专业提供了各自学科的深入课程，而“植物生物学”选项使学生可以在生物学专业内修读课程，并同时探索植物生物学。选择该课程的学生可以通过侧重于植物科学各个方面的课程来满足他们的要求，这些课程包括解剖学，生理学，遗传学，作物生产，抗病性以及植物改良中的分子技术。学生还参加了一次由植物科学系的两名教授讲授的名
The Plant Biology Option allows biology majors to focus their studies on plant science and to have this reflected on their transcript. There are a number of departments at UWMadison who host plant science-based majors, including agronomy, botany, horticulture, plant pathology, and forest and wildlife ecology. While those specialized majors offer in-depth programs in their disciplines, the Plant Biology option allows students to pursue a course of study within the biology major and explore plant biology at the same time. Students in this option can fulfill their requirements with courses that emphasize various aspects of plant science, including anatomy, physiology, genetics, crop production, disease resistance, and molecular techniques in plant improvement. Students also participate in a one credit seminar called Frontiers in Plant Science taught by two faculty from plant science departments.