General Horticulture Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Via Ecampus only.
The online General Horticulture option curriculum is built on a strong foundation in horticultural science. This option is especially recommended for students already working in the horticultural industry or research facilities, whose careers will benefit from post-secondary education in the horticultural sciences. Students learn horticultural principles and practices associated with horticultural production within the context of plant biology, pest management, soils, ecology, and economics with applications in plant nutrition, pest management, business, and marketing. In addition, students are well-informed about the latest technology and trends in the field. The option provides sufficiently broad electives for the student to build his or her curriculum to meet specific goals.
Our graduates are skilled in finding and using information, as well as synthesizing information from many sources to solve problems. On-campus students benefit from field and lab experiences, research projects, and internships. Ecampus students will benefit from these same hands-on opportunities. With departmental support, the online student will identify opportunities for field, laboratory, internship, and research experiences, which will be vetted by the Department of Horticulture. Some lab experiences will be in the form of kits that the student will purchase and receive by mail; others will be virtual lab experiences created collaboratively between Department of Horticulture faculty and the curriculum design team in Ecampus.
The internship provides professional-level interaction with growers, managers, field reps, and consultants, and provides hands-on experience. Similarly, the research project familiarizes students with research topics and connects them with researchers in academia, public agencies, and private industry. Mentoring and advising will assist online students in taking advantage of departmental strengths.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Materials | ||
| Select three of the following: | 10-12 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS I: DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS AND CONIFERS | ||
| LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS II: SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS | ||
| HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS | ||
| WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Horticultural Production and Management | ||
| Select 6 or more of the following courses, 18 credits min.: | 18 | |
| FORAGE PRODUCTION | ||
| SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| SEED PRODUCTION | ||
| HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING | ||
| ISSUES IN INSECT TOXICOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | ||
| PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE | ||
| SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION, RESTORE | ||
| RESTORATION HORTICULTURE | ||
| DIAGNOSING PLANT PROBLEMS | ||
| URBAN FORESTRY | ||
| HERBS, SPICES, AND MEDICINAL PLANTS | ||
| ARBORICULTURE | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION OF BERRY CROPS | ||
| ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE | ||
| PLANT BREEDING | ||
| SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH | ||
| Ecology | ||
| HORT 318 | ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| Technology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| ENGINE THEORY AND OPERATION | ||
| FARM IMPLEMENTS | ||
| AG SAFETY AND HEALTH | ||
| SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| PRECISION AGRICULTURE | ||
| Horticultural Communication | ||
| HORT 318 | ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES | ||
| Business Management | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | ||
| AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | ||
| Government and Policy | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP | ||
| LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| *STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| *SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| Ecology and Sustainability Ecosystems Courses | ||
| Select courses that meet Synthesis requirements. Each course must be from a different department. | ||
| Contemporary Global Issues | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| *ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *^GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| *POLLINATORS IN PERIL | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| *FORESTS, WOOD, AND CIVILIZATION | ||
| *BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | ||
| *CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE | ||
| *HUMAN ECOLOGY | ||
| *FUNGI IN SOCIETY | ||
| *TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND RISK | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING | ||
| *ENERGY MATTERS | ||
| *^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES | ||
| *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
| *AGROFORESTRY | ||
| *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *FOOD LAW | ||
| *ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| *INTRO TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED DESIGN | ||
| *PLAGUES, PESTS, AND POLITICS | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE | ||
| *ISSUES IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH | ||
| *ENERGY ALTERNATIVES | ||
| *SCIENTIFIC REASONING | ||
| *SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| *WORLD SOIL RESOURCES | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT | ||
| Total Hours | 49-56 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Option Code: 240
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HORT 112 | INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS, PRACTICES AND CAREERS | 2 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 122 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| COMM 211 | *COMMUNICATING ONLINE | 3 |
| Bacc Core Perspectives Course | 3-4 | |
| Plant Materials Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 123 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS | 1 |
| Electives | 2-4 | |
| HORT Production Elective | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core Writing II Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14-17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BI 204 | *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I | 4 |
| CSS 205 | *SOIL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Math Course | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Perspectives Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| BI 205 | *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II | 4 |
| Business Course | 4 | |
| Electives | 3-4 | |
| HORT Production Elective | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BI 206 | *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III | 4 |
| HORT 318 | ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS | 3 |
| HORT Production Elective | 4 | |
| Plant Materials Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENT 311 | INTRODUCTION TO INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| HORT 301 | GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS | 3 |
| HORT 316 | PLANT NUTRITION | 4 |
| Bacc Core Perspectives Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| HORT 311 | PLANT PROPAGATION | 4 |
| HORT 412 | CAREER EXPLORATION: INTERNSHIPS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS | 1 |
| Electives | 2 | |
| HORT Production Elective | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Perspectives Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BOT 331 | PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | 4 |
| Electives | 3-4 | |
| Government and Policy Course | 4 | |
| Technology Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BOT 350 | INTRODUCTORY PLANT PATHOLOGY | 4 |
| HORT Production Elective | 3-4 | |
| Plant Materials Course | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core Synthesis Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 13-16 | |
| Winter | ||
| CROP 440 | WEED MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| HORT 300/CROP 300 | CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | 4 |
| Electives | 3-4 | |
| Bacc Core Synthesis Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HORT 410 | INTERNSHIP | 6 |
| HORT Production Elective | 3-4 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Total Hours | 173-189 | |