No new students are being admitted into this option. Interested students should see the Major in Horticulture, Horticultural Food Crops Concentration.

Effective Fall 2021

Freshman
AUCCCredits
AREC 202Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1)3C3
BZ 120Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1)3A4
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)1A3
HORT 100Horticultural Science3A4
HORT 192/LAND 192Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch 1
MATH 117College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1)1B1
MATH 118College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1)1B1
MATH 124Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1)1B1
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 245Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 4
HORT 260Plant Propagation 4
SOCR 240Introductory Soil Science 4
SPCM 200Public Speaking 3
Select one course from the following: 3
General Statistics (GT-MA1)1B 
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods  
Arts and Humanities3B6
Diversity and Global Awareness3E3
Historical Perspectives3D3
 Total Credits 30
Junior
 
BSPM 302Applied and General Entomology 2
BSPM 303BEntomology Laboratory: Horticultural 1
BSPM 361Elements of Plant Pathology 3
BZ 440Plant Physiology 3
HORT 310Greenhouse Management4B4
SOCR 330Principles of Genetics 3
SOCR 350Soil 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 Writing23
 Total Credits 28-29
Senior
 
BSPM 308Ecology and Management of Weeds 3
HORT 451Vegetable Crop Management 3
HORT 453Principles of Fruit Crop Management 3
HORT 454Horticulture Crop Production and Management4A,4C2
HORT 460/SOCR 460Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 3
HORT 476Environmental Plant Stress Physiology 3
SOCR 370Climate-Smart Irrigation Principles 2
Electives1 12-13
 Total Credits 31-32
 Program Total Credits: 120
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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).

No new students are being admitted into this option. Interested students should see the Major in Horticulture, Horticultural Food Crops Concentration.

Freshman
Semester 1CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BZ 120Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1)  3A4
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)  1A3
HORT 192/LAND 192Orientation to Horticulture/Landscape Arch   1
MATH 117College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1)X 1B1
MATH 118College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1)  1B1
MATH 124Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1)  1B1
Select one group from the following:   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 2CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
AREC 202Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1)  3C3
HORT 100Horticultural Science  3A4
Select one group from the following:   4
Group A:    
Electives (If CHEM 107 and CHEM 108 selected in Semester 1.)
    
Group B:    
General Chemistry II    
General Chemistry Lab II    
Electives   3
CO 150, AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning), and BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 2.    
 Total Credits   14
Sophomore
Semester 3CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CHEM 245Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry   4
SOCR 240Introductory Soil ScienceX  4
SPCM 200Public Speaking   3
Arts and Humanities  3B3
 Total Credits   14
Semester 4CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HORT 260Plant Propagation   4
Select one course from the following:   3
General Statistics (GT-MA1)  1B 
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods    
Arts and Humanities  3B3
Diversity and Global Awareness  3E3
Historical Perspectives  3D3
 Total Credits   16
Junior
Semester 5CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BSPM 302Applied and General Entomology   2
BSPM 303BEntomology Laboratory: Horticultural   1
HORT 310Greenhouse ManagementX 4B4
SOCR 350Soil Fertility ManagementX  3
Select one course from the following:   3-4
Business Computing Concepts and Applications    
Personal Computing    
 Total Credits   13-14
Semester 6CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BSPM 361Elements of Plant Pathology   3
BZ 440Plant PhysiologyX  3
SOCR 330Principles of GeneticsX  3
Select one course from the following:   3
Practicum: General    
Internship    
Advanced Writing  23
 Total Credits   15
Senior
Semester 7CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BSPM 308Ecology and Management of WeedsX  3
HORT 451Vegetable Crop Management   3
HORT 453Principles of Fruit Crop Management   3
Electives   6
 Total Credits   15
Semester 8CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HORT 454Horticulture Crop Production and ManagementX 4A,4C2
HORT 460/SOCR 460Plant Breeding and Biotechnology   3
HORT 476Environmental Plant Stress PhysiologyX  3
SOCR 370Climate-Smart Irrigation PrinciplesX  2
ElectivesX  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