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  
Diversity and Global Awareness3E3
Elective 0-4
 Total Credits 30
Sophomore
 
BZ 223Plant Identification 3
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
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
SOCR 330Principles of Genetics 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  
Select 6-7 credits from the following: 6-7
Greenhouse Management4B 
Nursery Production and Management  
Turfgrass Management  
Floriculture Crops  
Principles of Fruit Crop Management  
Advanced Writing23
 Total Credits 27-29
Senior
 
BSPM 308Ecology and Management of Weeds 3
HORT 451Vegetable Crop Management 3
HORT 454Horticulture Crop Production and Management4A,4C2
HORT 460/SOCR 460Plant Breeding and Biotechnology4B3
HORT 476Environmental Plant Stress Physiology 3
Electives1 17-19
 Total Credits 31-33
 Program Total Credits: 120
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At least 7 elective credits must be upper division (300- 400-level).  Select enough elective credits to bring program total to minimum of 120, of which at least 42 must be upper-division.

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    
Diversity and Global Awareness  3E3
CO 150, AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning), and BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 2.X   
 Total Credits   14
Sophomore
Semester 3CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BZ 223Plant Identification   3
CHEM 245Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry   4
SOCR 240Introductory Soil ScienceX  4
SPCM 200Public Speaking   3
 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  3B6
Historical Perspectives  3D3
 Total Credits   16
Junior
Semester 5CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BSPM 302Applied and General Entomology   2
BSPM 303BEntomology Laboratory: Horticultural   1
Select one course from the following:   3-4
Business Computing Concepts and Applications    
Personal Computing    
Select 6-7 credits from the following:   6-7
Greenhouse Management  4B 
Nursery Production and Management    
Turfgrass Management    
Floriculture Crops    
Principles of Fruit Crop Management    
 Total Credits   12-14
Semester 6CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
BSPM 361Elements of Plant Pathology   3
BZ 440Plant PhysiologyX  3
SOCR 330Principles of Genetics   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 ManagementX  3
Electives   9
 Total Credits   15
Semester 8CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HORT 454Horticulture Crop Production and ManagementX 4A,4C2
HORT 460/SOCR 460Plant Breeding and Biotechnology  4B3
HORT 476Environmental Plant Stress PhysiologyX  3
ElectivesX  8-10
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.X   
 Total Credits   16-18
 Program Total Credits:   120