Description

The academic minor in Horticultural Science is offered to students who desire a strong foundation in the principles of horticultural science. Students may choose to enhance their own major by selecting courses in a specialized area of horticulture such as fruits and vegetables, ornamentals, floriculture, or landscape horticulture, or they may pursue a more general approach to the entire field of study.

Requirements

• Completion of at least 16 credit hours.
• A grade of "C-" or better must be achieved in each course.

Required Courses (7 credit hours)

HS 201 The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices (3 cr)
HS 301 Plant Propagation (4 cr - offered in Fall)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Choose three (3) courses from the following:

HS 200This link will open in a new window Home Horticulture (3 cr)
HS 302This link will open in a new window Gardening With Herbaceous Perennials (3 cr)
HS 303This link will open in a new window Ornamental Plant Identification I (3 cr)
HS 304This link will open in a new window Ornamental Plant Identification II (3 cr)
HS 305This link will open in a new window Indoor Plantscapes: Identification and Use (3 cr)
HS 411This link will open in a new window Nursery Management (3 cr)
HS 421This link will open in a new window Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture (3 cr)
HS 422This link will open in a new window Small Fruit Production (3 cr)
HS 431This link will open in a new window Vegetable Production (4 cr)
HS 432This link will open in a new window Permaculture: Sustainable Living (3 cr)
HS 440This link will open in a new window Greenhouse Management (3 cr)
HS 442This link will open in a new window Floriculturel Crop Production (3 cr)
HS 462This link will open in a new window Postharvest Physiology (3 cr)
HS 471This link will open in a new window Tree and Grounds Maintenance (4 cr)

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students who plan to minor in Horticultural Science should contact Departmental Undergraduate Coordinator listed below for consultation and approval. The Undergraduate Coordinator will assign a minor adviser who will monitor the student's progress. Students should complete a "Declare a Minor" form and submit to Registration and Records.

Certification
The student must complete the "Application for Minor" form be kept on file in the Undergraduate Coordinator's office until the student's final semester at which time the proper procedure for certification of the minor will be completed.

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