The Horticultural Food Crops concentration focuses on systems related to production of fruits and vegetables. Specific courses include fruit and vegetable production, irrigation practices, soil fertility, propagation, breeding, and related plant pest management courses. Those interested in organic food crop production can major in Horticulture in the Horticultural Food Crops concentration and pursue the Minor in Organic Agriculture. A number of opportunities exist in horticultural food crops-related professions including field and greenhouse production, all phases of the retail and wholesale business, fresh produce (e.g. fruits and vegetables) industry advocacy, farm management, and produce research.
Options
- Production Option (No new students are being admitted to this option)
- Seed Science Option (No new students are being admitted to this option)
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 |
| 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 |
| Select one group from the following: | 5-9 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry II | |||
| General Chemistry Lab II | |||
| Electives | 3-7 | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| HORT 260 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | 2 | |
| BSPM 303B | Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | 1 | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | 4B | 4 |
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||
| Personal Computing | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Practicum: General | |||
| Internship | |||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 28-29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | 3 | |
| HORT 451 | Vegetable Crop Management | 3 | |
| HORT 453 | Principles of Fruit Crop Management | 3 | |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | 4A,4C | 2 |
| HORT 460/SOCR 460 | Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | 3 | |
| HORT 476 | Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 3 | |
| SOCR 370 | Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles | 2 | |
| Electives1 | 12-13 | ||
| Total Credits | 31-32 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 credits 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 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| HORT 192/LAND 192 | Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch | X | 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 | |
| Select one group from the following: | X | 5 | |||
| Group A: | |||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Group B: | |||||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| HORT 100 | Horticultural Science | X | 3A | 4 | |
| Select one group from the following: | X | 4 | |||
| Group A: | |||||
| Group B: | |||||
| General Chemistry II | |||||
| General Chemistry Lab II | |||||
| Electives | X | 3 | |||
| CO 150, AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning), and BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | |||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | X | 4 | ||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | X | 4 | ||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | X | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 260 | Plant Propagation | X | 4 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | X | 3D | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | X | 2 | ||
| BSPM 303B | Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | X | 1 | ||
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | X | 4B | 4 | |
| SOCR 350 | Soil Fertility Management | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3-4 | |||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| Total Credits | 13-14 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | X | 3 | ||
| BZ 440 | Plant Physiology | X | 3 | ||
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Practicum: General | |||||
| Internship | |||||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BSPM 308 | Ecology and Management of Weeds | X | 3 | ||
| HORT 451 | Vegetable Crop Management | X | 3 | ||
| HORT 453 | Principles of Fruit Crop Management | X | 3 | ||
| Electives | X | 6 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | X | 4A,4C | 2 | |
| HORT 460/SOCR 460 | Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | 3 | |||
| HORT 476 | Environmental Plant Stress Physiology | 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 | 16-17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||