Arboriculture Course listings
This major prepares graduates for positions in park administration, community forestry, and the tree care industry. Expertise in planting, IPM, and the management of residential and community trees will be emphasized.
| First Semester Credits | ||
| ENVIRDES 335 | Plants in Landscape | 4 |
| FOREST 102 | Aerial Techniques | 2 |
| FOREST 332 | Principles of Arboriculture I | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 102 | Introductory Botany | 4 |
| PLSOILIN 105 | Soils | 4 |
| Total 17 | ||
| Second Semester (seven weeks) Credits | ||
| FOREST 191A | Seminar in Arboriculture | 2 |
| FOREST 210 | Principles of Arboriculture II | 2 |
| LANDCONT 105 | Landscape Drafting | 2 |
| PLSOILIN101 | Insects and Related Forms | 2 |
| PLSOILIN 103 | Plant Science | 2 |
| RES-ECON 141 | Consumer Marketing for Horticulture | 2 |
| Total 12 | ||
| Third Semester Credits | ||
| FOREST 198 | Internship (April - August) | 4 |
| FOREST 305 | Private Tree Business | 3 |
| OR | OR | OR |
| NRC 100 | Society and the Environment | 3 |
| MATH | By Placement Exam | 2-3 |
| PLSOILIN 109 | Insects of Ornamentals | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 111 | Horticultural Plant Pathology | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 113 | Plant Pathology Lab | 1 |
| PLSOILIN 230 | Introductory Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | Optional | 2-3 |
| Total 19-23 | ||
| Fourth Semester Credits | ||
| ENGLISH 120 | English Composition | 3 |
| FOREST 110 | Introduction to Forestry | 2 |
| FOREST 310 | Urban Forestry | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 235 | Pruning Fruit Crops | 2 |
| RES-ECON 142 | People In Organizations | 3 |
| Optional for students transferring to bachelor program: | ||
| W&FCONSV 261 | Wildlife Conservation | 3 |
| Total 15-18 | ||
| Grand Total 63-70 credits | ||
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