The bachelor degree in APSS is flexible and can prepare you for different areas of work.
Below is ONE sample path through the APSS major, with a focus on:
Horticulture, Plant Health and Greenhouse Management
Common Core Selections
STOCKSCH 105 Soils Science
STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany
CHEM 111 General Chemistry
MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry
STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics
BIO 287 Introductory Ecology
STOCKSCH 494i Global Issues in Applied Biology
Major Core Selections
STOCKSCH 384. Introduction to Plant Physiology
STOCKSCH 301 General Plant Pathology
STOCKSCH 315 Greenhouse Management
STOCKSCH 378 Introduction to Agroecology
STOCKSCH 109 Insects of Ornamentals
Major Electives
STOCKSCH 200 Plant Propagation
STOCKSCH 210 Retail Floral Design
STOCKSCH 360 Landscape Plant Production
STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
STOCKSCH 523 Plant Stress Physiology
STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition
Practica (Optional)
STOCKSCH 398G Greenhouse Practicum
Four-Course Business Focus
RES-ECON 324 Small Business Finance
ECON 103 Microeconomics
MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management
MARKETING 301 Fundamentals of Marketing
Recommended
Complete the 2-course sequence in Retail Floral Design with STOCKSCH 398 Farmer-Florist Practicum.
Join the Permaculture Club that creates and manages our edible Permaculture Gardens around campus.