General Catalog & Schedule of Classes

	Horticulture Undergraduate Major (BS, CRED, HBS)	Print Version
	College of Agricultural Sciences | Horticulture

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BS Degree Baccalaureate Core Requirements (48)

All students must complete an option and its corresponding core to complete the major, which requires a minimum of 180 credits.

Major Core

General Science

BI 211, BI 212, BI 213. *Principles of Biology (4,4,4)
   OR the alternative BI 204–BI 206 series:
   BI 204, BI 205, BI 206. *Introductory Biology I,II,III (4,4,4)
(Horticultural Research option requires the BI 211, BI 212, BI 213 biology series.)

CH 121. General Chemistry (5)
   or CH 231. *General Chemistry (4) and CH 261. *Laboratory for Chemistry 231 (1)
CH 122. *General Chemistry (5)
   or CH 232. *General Chemistry (4) and CH 262. *Laboratory for Chemistry 232 (1)
CH 123. *General Chemistry (5)
   or CH 233. *General Chemistry (4) and CH 263. *Laboratory for Chemistry 233 (1)
(Horticultural Research option requires the CH 231/261, CH 232/262, CH 233/263 chemistry series.)

MTH 111. *College Algebra (4)
and one of the following courses:

 MTH 112. *Elementary Functions (4)
   or MTH 241. *Calculus for Management and Social Science (4)
   or MTH 245. *Mathematics for Management, Life, and Social Sciences (4)
   or MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4) (Horticultural Research option requires MTH 251.)
   or ST 351. Introduction to Statistical Methods (4) (Plant Breeding and Genetics option already requires ST 351—students in that option will need to choose from one of the above selection of math courses to fulfill this requirement)

Agricultural Science

BOT 331. Plant Physiology (4)
BOT 350. Introductory Plant Pathology (4)
CROP 440. Weed Management (4)
ENT 311. Introduction to Insect Pest Management (4)
SOIL 205. *Soil Science (3) and SOIL 206. *Soil Science Laboratory for SOIL 205 (1)
   or CSS 205. *Soil Science (4)

Orientation

HORT 112. Introduction to Horticultural Systems, Practices and Careers (2)
   or CROP/ENT/HORT/SOIL 101. Introduction to Horticulture, Crop, Soil, and Insect Science (1)
  (For Plant Breeding and Genetics option only.)

Horticultural Science

HORT 301. The Biology of Horticulture (3)
HORT 311. Plant Propagation (4)
HORT 316. Plant Nutrition (4)

Experiential Learning

HORT 403. Thesis (6–12) (Horticultural Research option requires HORT 403. Thesis.)
   or HORT 410. Internship (6–12) (Plant Breeding and Genetics option requires PBG 403. Thesis or PBG 410. Internship (6–12) and CSS majors only need to complete 3 credits minimum.)
HORT 412. Career Exploration: Internships and Research Projects (1)

Grade Requirements for Horticulture Major

Students pursuing a major in horticulture are required to receive a grade of C– or better in all HORT (horticulture) and PBG (plant breeding and genetics) courses that are required for completion of their major and option. If a grade below C– is received in a HORT or PBG course required for their major and option a student will need to re-take the course and receive a grade of C– or better. If the grade below a C– was received for a course that is part of a group of courses where the student can select which courses to take (i.e., they do not need to take all of the courses, just a specified number of courses or credits) then it would be acceptable for the student to substitute a course for the one that they had received a grade below a C–. For example, in most of our options, a student needs to complete three of four plant identification courses. If a student received a grade lower than a C– in one of the classes, they could either re-take the same course or complete the other three courses with a grade of C– or better.

Grade Requirements for Horticulture Major – Plant Breeding and Genetics Option

Students pursuing an option in Plant Breeding and Genetics, under the Horticulture Major, and under the Crop and Soil Science Major, are required to receive a grade of C– or better in all BOT, CROP, CSS, FOR, HORT, MB, PBG, SOIL and ST courses required within their major and option.

Major Code: 145

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