The Turf Management concentration trains students for management opportunities ranging from sod production to the establishment and maintenance of private and public grounds. Turfgrass managers are supervisors for golf courses, ski resorts, sports fields, and parks departments. Turfgrass professionals manage and train personnel, draw up work contracts, and allocate labor and financial resources efficiently. Graduates develop expertise in production and maintenance of ornamental and functional turfgrass areas with supplemental courses in nursery and landscape management, plant and soil science, business management, and irrigation design. An internship is required to ensure graduates have practical experience, furthering their learning opportunities.
Effective Fall 2022
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 |
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 108 | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| HORT 100 | Horticultural Science | 3A | 4 |
| HORT 192/LAND 192 | Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch | 1 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| BUS 150 or CS 110 | Business Computing Concepts and Applications Personal Computing | 3-4 | |
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| HORT 221 | Landscape Plants | 4 | |
| HORT 487 | Internship | 3 | |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 27-28 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| HORT 321 | Nursery Production and Management | 4A | 4 |
| HORT 341 | Turfgrass Management | 3 | |
| HORT 464A | Arboriculture | 3 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | ||
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Senior | |||
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | 2 | |
| BSPM 303B | Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | 1 | |
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | 4B | 3 |
| HORT 370 | Landscape Irrigation | 1 | |
| HORT 441 | Turfgrass Science | 4C | 3 |
| HORT 465 | Landscape Estimating | 3 | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | |
| SOCR 370 | Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles | 2 | |
| Electives1 | 12-13 | ||
| Total Credits | 30-31 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
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Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| HORT 100 | Horticultural Science | 3A | 4 | ||
| HORT 192/LAND 192 | Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch | 1 | |||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3C | 3 | ||
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 108 | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |||
| HORT 221 | Landscape Plants | 4 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 14-15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 487 | Internship | 3 | |||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | X | 4 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| HORT 100 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 341 | Turfgrass Management | 3 | |||
| HORT 464A | Arboriculture | 3 | |||
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| Electives | 4 | ||||
| BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | 3 | |||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |||
| HORT 321 | Nursery Production and Management | 4A | 4 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Electives | 4 | ||||
| HORT 221 must be completed by the end of Semester 6. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | X | 2 | ||
| BSPM 303B | Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | X | 1 | ||
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | X | 4B | 3 | |
| HORT 465 | Landscape Estimating | X | 3 | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 370 | Landscape Irrigation | X | 1 | ||
| HORT 441 | Turfgrass Science | X | 4C | 3 | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 370 | Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles | X | 2 | ||
| Electives | X | 6-7 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||