Announcing and Exciting Change to Our Majors
In Fall 2024 Stockbridge launched a new bachelor degree program called Applied Plant & Soil Sciences (APSS). This new major merges 3 previous bachelor degree programs (Horticultural Science, Plant & Soil Sciences, and Turfgrass Science & Management) into one comprehensive major. The three previously separate majors are no longer accepting students starting after Fall 2024. The new APSS requirements include all of the required courses from the three sunsetting majors, and add a wide range of electives from which to flavor the major to one's interests.
IMPORTANT: Information below this line applies ONLY to on-campus students, who entered in Fall 2024 or earlier, and who selected to complete the requirements of the original Horticultural Sciences bachelor degree.
The Horticultural Science bachelor of science degree is was designed to provide students science-based education, which can be applied in a wide variety of careers in landscape plant production and use of plant materials in constructed and natural landscapes.
The curriculum provides fundamental knowledge in plant biology, soil and nutrient management, and the life of potential insect pests and plant diseases harmful to plants as well as beneficial organisms which help support plants. The basic science courses are complemented by a number of applied horticulture courses in both landscape and edible crops to build a valuable skill set for future careers in sustainable horticulture.
Students will also learn the principles of sustainability, environmental stewardship, and the important quality-of-life enhancements provided by landscape plants.
Two focus areas, science or business, are available to students based on their future career plans. The science focus prepares students for graduate school or technical careers in the horticultural industries. The business focus is for students who plan on owning a business or who will work for a plant production facility, a landscape operation, or in horticultural product sales. Either focus will be useful to students planning careers in education, outreach, or recreation.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Horticultural Science
Elsa Petit, Ph.D., Advisor
Number at end of each line indicates number of credits earned from course.
Core Requirements of the Major:
Biological Science
fall/spr STOCKSCH 105 Soils (BS) 4
fall STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany 4
Chemistry
fall/spr CHEM 111 General Chemistry-Science (PS) 4
Ecosystems Studies
SELECT ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING:
fall/spr BIOLOGY 287 Introductory Ecology 3
fall ENVIRSCI 101 Introduction to Environmental Science (BS) 4
spr ENVIRSCI 214 Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Global Change 3
fall NRC 100 Environment and Society (SI) 4
Integrative Experience
spr STOCKSCH 494I Global Issues in Applied Biology 3
Junior Year Writing
fall/spr NATSCI 387 CNS Junior Writing 3
Math, Statistics and Reasoning
SELECT COURSE(S) FROM BOTH CATEGORIES 1 & 2:
1. Basic Mathematics (R1)
fall/spr MATH 101 Precalculus Algebra with Functions & Graphs 3
AND
fall/spr MATH 102 Analytic Geometry & Trigonometry (R1) 3
OR
fall/spr MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, & Trig (R1) 3
2. Analytical Reasoning (R2)
fall/spr STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics (R2) 4
OR OR OR
fall/spr STATISTC 240 Introduction to Statistics (R2) 4
Total Core Requirements 28-32
Major Requirements:
Horticulture
fall/odd yrs STOCKSCH 200 Plant Propagation 3
spr/even yrs STOCKSCH 315 Greenhouse Management 4
Pest Management
fall STOCKSCH 505 General Plant Pathology 3
AND
3 CREDITS MINIMUM IN ENTOMOLOGY:
spr STOCKSCH 101 Insects & Related Forms 2
fall STOCKSCH 109 Insects of Ornamentals 3
fall STOCKSCH 326 Insect Biology 3
Plant Nutrition
SELECT ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING:
fall STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition 4
spr STOCKSCH 580 Soil Fertility 3
Plant Physiology
spr STOCKSCH 384 Introduction to Plant Physiology 3
Restricted Electives
SELECT 15 CREDITS MINIMUM FROM COURSES LISTED BELOW
AT LEAST 6 CREDITS MUST BE AT OR ABOVE 500-LEVEL
6 CREDITS MAXIMUM MAY BE TAKEN OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT
COURSES CAN BE MIXED AND MATCHED ACROSS MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT AREA
CREDITS TAKEN TO SATISFY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CORE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE MAJOR AND FOR OTHER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CANNOT BE COUNTED AS RESTRICTED ELECTIVES
Crop Physiology
fall STOCKSCH 523 Plant Stress Physiology 3
Food Crops
fall/spr STOCKSCH 120 Organic Farming and Gardening (BS) 4
fall STOCKSCH 186 Introduction to Permaculture 3
fall STOCKSCH 270 Sustainable Soil and Crop Management 3
fall STOCKSCH 320 Organic Vegetable Production 3
Greenhouse Horticulture
fall SUSTCOMM 335 Plants in Landscape 4
Landscape Horticulture
fall NRC 232 Principles of Arboriculture 3
fall STOCKSCH 210 Retail Floral Design 3
fall SUSTCOMM 335 Plants in Landscape 4
Pest Management
fall STOCKSCH 109 Insects of Ornamentals 3
spr STOCKSCH 510 Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases 3
fall STOCKSCH 581 Integrated Pest Management 4
fall STOCKSCH 587 Phyto/Bioremediation 3
Plant Nutrition and Soils
fall STOCKSCH 515 Microbiology of the Soil 3
fall STOCKSCH 530 Plant Nutrition 4
fall STOCKSCH 575 Environmental Soil Chemistry 4
spr STOCKSCH 580 Soil Fertility 3
SELECT BUSINESS OR SCIENCE FOCUS:
1. Business Focus
SELECT FOUR (4) COURSES IN BUSINESS
THESE COURSES SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS FOUR OF THE FIVE CATEGORIES BELOW (a-e):
a. fall/spr ACCOUNTG 221 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
OR
spr RES-ECON 324 Small Business Finance 3
b. fall/spr ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics (SB) 4
OR
fall/spr ECON 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics (SB) 4
OR
fall/spr RES-ECON 102 Introduction to Resource Economics (SB) 4
c. fall/spr HT-MGT 260 Human Resource Mgt/Hospitality Industry 3
OR
fall/spr MANAGMNT 314 Human Resource Management 3
d. fall/spr MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management 3
e. fall/spr MARKETNG 301 Fundamentals of Marketing 3
2. Science Focus
SELECT FOUR (4) COURSES IN SCIENCE
CHOOSE ONE (1) COURSE FROM EACH OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES (a-d) BELOW:
a. fall/spr BIOLOGY 151 Introductory Biology I (BS) 4
b. fall/spr BIOLOGY 285 Cellular & Molecular Biology 3
OR
spr CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry 3
OR
fall/spr CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry 3
c. fall/spr CHEM 112 General Chemistry-Science (PS) 4
d. fall/spr MATH 127 Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I (R2) 3
OR
fall/spr MATH 131 Calculus I (R2) 4
Total Major Requirements 42-46
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
Total Core Requirements 28-32
Biological Science 8
Chemistry 4
Ecosystems Studies 3-4
Integrative Experience 3
Junior Year Writing 3
Math, Statistics and Reasoning 7-10
Total Major Requirements 46-50
Required Courses 19-20
Restricted Electives 27-30
Grand Total for Horticultural Science 74-82