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Agricultural Science – Bachelor of Science: Horticulture Track

Students must complete the required core courses in the area in agricultural and 24 credit hours of requirements and electives.

Program Requirements

General Education

The following specific general education courses must be completed:

CHEM 101 or 111(choose one)

4
MATH 131, 135, or higher(choose one)

3-4
AGR 499CSenior Seminar in Agriculture

3
General Education courses

variable
Total Credit Hours:37

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

For the horticulture track, the student must complete the agricultural sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken:

Agricultural Sciences Core

AGR 101Orientation to Agriculture

1
AGR 102Agricultural Experience

2
AGR 133Introduction to Animal Science

3
AGR 180Introduction to Field Crops

3
AGR 204World Food

3
AGR 211Soils

3
AGR 215Horticultural Science

3
AGR 251Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3
AGR 261Information Acquisition & Analysis

3
AGR 300Pest Management

3
AGR 301Farm Management

3
AGR 339, 402, or 439(choose one)

2
 
CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4
or
CHEM 111Principles of Chemistry I

4
Total Credit Hours:36

Horticulture Track Requirements

AGR 314Plant Propagation

3
An additional 21 semester hours of advanced electives must be selected from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 185Current Food and Energy Issues

3
AGR 212Landscape Plants

3
AGR 213Landscape Design

3
AGR 224Greenhouse Operations

3
AGR 308Weed Science

3
AGR 315Fruit Production

3
AGR 317Floral Design

3
AGR 318Landscape Maintenance

3
AGR 319Herbs

3
AGR 320Principles of Vegetable Production

3
AGR 323Interior Plantscaping

3
AGR 324Greenhouse Structures

3
AGR 325Turf Management

3
AGR 326Nursery Management

3
AGR 327Advanced Landscape Design

3
AGR 328Floral Crop Production

3
BIOL 318Local Flora

3
Total Credit Hours:24

General Electives

General electives

variable
Total Credit Hours:23

Total Credit Hours: 120