Horticulture

Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences

Contact: Douglas Cox, Program Coordinator
Office: 210 French Hall
Phone: 545-5214

Horticulture is a broad field of study encompassing the production, maintenance, sales, and service of bedding, flowering, ornamental, and nursery plants and food crops. This major has four distinct concentrations. Floriculture Crop Production stresses greenhouse production. General Horticulture allows students to design their own focus of study. Retail Floral Design emphasizes the principles and practices which prepare students for the successful operation of a retail floral business by concentrating on design, handling of plants, and business practices. Management of Woody Plants covers plant production and management in a nursery and the operation of a retail garden center.

Floriculture Crop Production Concentration

First Semester	Credits
Math by placement exam	2-3
PLSOILIN 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOILIN 105 Soils	4
*PLSOILIN 315 Greenhouse Management	4
Total	14-15

Second Semester (7 wks)	Credits
PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms	2
PLSOILIN 103 Plant Science	2
PLSOILIN 104 Plant Nutrients	2
PLSOILIN 397F Pesticide Management of Greenhouse Crops	2
PLSOILIN 398G Greenhouse Practicum	1
RES-ECON 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticulture	2
STOCKSCH 186Y Pre Co-op Work Training	1
Total	12

April through August	Credits
*STOCKSCH 185 Internship	4

Third Semester	Credits
ENGLISH 120 English Composition	3
ENVIRDES 335 Plants in Landscape or	4
*PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
PLSOILIN 114 Plant Pathology Lab	1
*PLSOILIN 200 Plant Propagation	3
PLSOILIN 210 Retail Floral Design	3
*PLSOILIN 321 Greenhouse Crop Production I	3
Total	16-17

Fourth Semester	Credits
PLSOILIN 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
PLSOILIN 255 Herbaceous Plants	3
*PLSOILIN 335 Greenhouse Crop Production II	4
RES-ECON 140 Managing Your Own Business	3
RES-ECON 142 People in Organizations	3
Total	15

Total: 61-63 credits

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.

General Horticulture Concentration

First Semester	Credits
Math course by placement exam	2-3
PLSOILIN 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOILIN 105 Soils	4
*PLSOILIN 315 Greenhouse Management	4
Total	14-15

Second Semester (7 wks)	Credits
*PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms	2
PLNTSOIL 103 Plant Science	2
PLNTSOIL 104 Plant Nutrients	2
RES-ECON 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticulture	2
General Horticulture course	4-5
Total	12-13

April through August	Credits
*STOCKSCH 185 Internship	4

Third Semester	Credits
ENGLISH 120 English Composition	3
*PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
*PLSOILIN 113/114 Plant Pathology Lab	1
PLSOILIN 200 Plant Propagation	3
General Horticulture courses	6-8
Total	16-18

Fourth Semester	Credits
PLSOILIN 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
RES-ECON 140 Managing Your Own Business	3
RES-ECON 142 People in Organizations	3
General Horticulture courses	6-9
Total	14-17

Total: 60-67 credits

Students must enroll in:

Minimum of 14 credits from the list of approved General Horticulture courses; two of these must be designated as major core courses; program coordinator approval is required.

ENVIRDES 335 or PLSOILIN 255

PLSOILIN 109 or PLSOILIN 397F

ENGLISH 120 and Math may be taken any semester

Management of Woody Plants Concentration

First Semester	Credits
*ENVIRDES 335 Plants in Landscape	4
Math by placement exam	2-3
PLSOILIN 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOILIN 105 Soils	4
Total	14-15

Second Semester (7 wks)	Credits
ENGLISH 120 English Composition	3
*PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms	2
PLNTSOIL 103 Plant Science	2
PLNTSOIL 104 Plant Nutrients	2
LANDCONT 105 Landscape Drafting	2
RES-ECON 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticulture	2
Total	13

April through August	Credits
*STOCKSCH 185 Internship	4

Third Semester	Credits
PLSOILIN 109 Insects of Ornamentals	3
*PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
PLSOILIN 113 Plant Pathology (Woody Plants Lab)	1
*PLSOILIN 200 Plant Propagation	3
*PLSOILIN 315 Greenhouse Management	4
Total	14

Fourth Semester	Credits
PLSOILIN 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
PLSOILIN 235 Pruning Fruit Crops	2
PLSOILIN 255 Herbaceous Plants	3
*PLSOILIN 360 Nursery Management	4
RES-ECON 142 People in Organizations	3
ELECTIVE	3
Total	17

Total: 62-63 credits

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.

Retail Floral Design Concentration

First Semester	Credits
PLSOILIN 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOILIN 105 Soils	4
*PLSOILIN 210 Retail Floral Design	3
*PLSOILIN 315 Greenhouse Management	4
Total	15

Second Semester (7 wks)	Credits
*PLSOILIN 101 Insects and Related Forms	2
PLSOILIN 103 Plant Science	2
PLSOILIN 104 Plant Nutrients	2
PLSOILIN 397F Pesticide Management of Greenhouse Crops	2
RES-ECON 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticulture	2
STOCKSCH 186Y Pre Co-op Work Training	1
STOCKSCH 297F AIFD Seminar	1
Total	12

April through August	Credits
*STOCKSCH 185 Internship	4

Third Semester	Credits
ENGLISH 120 English Composition	3
Math by placement exam	2-3
*PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
PLSOILIN 114 Plant Pathology Lab	1
*PLSOILIN 297F Commercial Floral Design II	3
*PLSOILIN 321 Greenhouse Crop Production I	3
Total	15-16

Fourth Semester	Credits
ART-HIST 110 Renaissance to Modern Art or	3
ART-HIST 191A Introduction to Architecture	3
PLSOILIN 182 Principles of Pesticide Management	2
RES-ECON 140 Managing Your Own Business	3
RES-ECON 142 People in Organizations	3
One of the following:
PLSOILIN 255 Herbaceous Plants	3
PLSOILIN 335 Greenhouse Crop Production II	4
Total	14-15

Total: 60-62 credits

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.