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B.S. Horticulture
A major in horticulture provides opportunity for the study of vegetable and fruit production, turfgrass management, greenhouse and nursery management, and landscape design.
Degree Courses
B.S. Degree; collateral field required
Suggested Four-Year Plans
Required Courses
- Plant Science
- Soils
- Plant Propagation
- Applied Entomology
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- Plant Diseases
- Seminar
- Horticulture electives chosen by students and advisor
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Collateral Field Courses
Choose 24 hours from the following
- General Geology and Laboratory
- Environmental Geology
- Organic Chemistry and Laboratory
- Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
- Elementary Biochemistry and Laboratory
- General Botany and Laboratory
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- General Microbiology
- Local Flora
- Genetics
- Basic Ecology
- Plant Anatomy/Morphology
- Plant Physiology
- Methods in Plant Ecology
- General Statistics I
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Directed General Education Requirements
- General Chemistry and Laboratory
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Career and Internship Opportunities
- Greenhouse/Nursery Manager
- Groundskeeper
- Landscape Designer
- Retail Sales
- Turf Specialist
