A minimum of 130 hours of credit is required for graduation.
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
|---|---|
| 2 | AGR 100--Contemporary Issues in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Systems |
| 4 | PLBIO 100--Plant Biology |
| 3 | HORT 100--Introduction to Horticulture |
| 5 | MATH 120--Calculus see footnote 1 |
| 4 | RHET 105--Composition |
| 18 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 4 | CHEM 101--General Chemistry (see chemistry course placement section, Agriculture General Education Requirements) |
| 3 | Course from Group I |
| 3 | Course from Group II |
| 3 | ENTOM 120--Introduction to Applied Entomology |
| 3 | SPCOM 101--Principles of Effective Speaking |
| 16 | Total |
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
|---|---|
| 3 | ACCY 201--Principles of Accounting |
| 4 | CHEM 102--General Chemistry, or CHEM 103--General Chemistry: Organic Chemical Studies |
| 3 | Courses from Group II |
| 3 | ECON 103--Macroeconomic Principles |
| 13 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 4 | SOILS 101--Introductory Soils |
| 6 | Courses from Groups I and II |
| 6 | Electives |
| 16 | Total |
| HOURS | GROUP I: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
|---|---|
| 15 | An approved 6 hours in the humanities and a minimum of 9 hours from two departments in the social sciences (including ECON 102 and ECON 103) |
| HOURS | GROUP II: PRESCRIBED HORTICULTUREAND SUPPORTING COURSES |
| 3 | HORT 100--Introduction to Horticulture |
| 3 | HORT 201--Identification and Use of Woody Ornamental Plants, I |
| 3 | HORT 202--Identification and Use of Woody Ornamental Plants, II |
| 3 | HORT 221--Plant Propagation |
| 3 | HORT 226--Bedding Plant Production, Use, and Identification |
| 3-5 | PLBIO 260--Introductory Plant Taxonomy, or PLBIO 366--Field Botany |
| 3 | PL PA 204--Introductory Plant Pathology |
| HOURS | GROUP III: HORTICULTURE ELECTIVE COURSES |
| 15 min | Select from the following: |
| HORT 190--Home Vegetable Gardening | |
| HORT 210--Home Grounds Planning and Design | |
| HORT 211--Home Grounds Development and Construction | |
| HORT 212--Landscape Contracting | |
| HORT 220--Plant and Animal Genetics | |
| HORT 222--Greenhouse Management | |
| HORT 223--Floricultural Crops Production, I | |
| HORT 224--Floricultural Crops Production, II | |
| HORT 227--Indoor Plant Culture, Use, and Identification | |
| HORT 230--Herbaceous Perennials, Identification, and Use | |
| HORT 231--Floral Design, I | |
| HORT 232--Flower Shop Management and Floral Design, II | |
| HORT 234--Landscape Plants Production | |
| HORT 236--Turfgrass Management | |
| HORT 242--Commercial Vegetable Production | |
| HORT 251--Arboriculture | |
| HORT 261--Small Fruit and Viticulture Science | |
| HORT 262--Tree Fruit Science | |
| HORT 289--Issues Facing Professionals in Agriculture | |
| HORT 300--Special Problems (maximum of 5 hours) | |
| HORT 307--International Food Crops | |
| HORT 320--Horticultural Plant Breeding | |
| HORT 321--Floricultural Physiology | |
| HORT 322--Plant Nutrition | |
| HORT 323--Principles of Plant Breeding | |
| HORT 336--Perennial Grass Ecosystems | |
| HORT 345--Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops | |
| HORT 398--Postharvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops. | |
| GROUP IV: AREA OF SPECIALIZATION COURSES | |
| An additional 15 hours consistent with the student's specific career interest is selected in consultation with the faculty adviser from an extensive list of prescribed courses. Included are courses in such areas as accountancy, agricultural economics, agronomy, art, business administration, chemistry, computer science, plant biology, and plant pathology. A complete listing of acceptable courses appears in the College of Agriculture Student Handbook |