The Horticultural Therapy concentration combines horticulture courses with the study of therapy/human sciences, leading to careers in health care and human services. Horticultural Therapy students gain the skills necessary to establish, manage, and work in a range of program types such as mental health, vocational, correctional, rehabilitative, wellness, educational, community-based and long term care.
Effective Fall 2020
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| AGRI 192 or 292 | Orientation to Agricultural Systems Transfer Seminar | 1 | |
| BZ 120 | Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| HORT 100 | Horticultural Science | 3A | 4 |
| 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 |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| HORT 260 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| HORT 270 | Fundamentals of Horticultural Therapy | 2 | |
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Horticultural Science Courses (see list below) | 4 | ||
| Therapy/Human Science courses (see list below) | 6 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Junior | |||
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | 4B | 4 |
| HORT 421 | Horticultural Therapy Techniques | 2 | |
| HORT 423 | Horticultural Therapy Programming | 2 | |
| PSY 310 | Basic Counseling Skills | 3 | |
| PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |
| Select one group from the following: | 3 | ||
| Group A: | |||
| Applied and General Entomology | |||
| Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | |||
| Group B: | |||
| Elements of Plant Pathology | |||
| Horticulture Science courses (see list below) | 3 | ||
| Therapy/Human Science Courses (see list below) | 6 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Electives | 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Senior | |||
| HORT 425 | Horticultural Therapy Management | 3 | |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | 4A,4C | 2 |
| HORT 487 | Internship | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Research in Applied Professions | |||
| Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I | |||
| Horticulture Science Courses (see list below) | 5 | ||
| Therapy/Human Science Courses (see list below) | 6 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Electives1 | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
Horticultural Science Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HORT 221 | Landscape Plants | 4 |
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | 4 |
| HORT 321 | Nursery Production and Management | 4 |
| HORT 322 | Herbaceous Plants | 3 |
| HORT 331 | Landscape Design | 2 |
| HORT 344 | Organic Greenhouse Production | 1 |
| HORT 401 | Medicinal and Value-Added Uses of Plants | 3 |
| HORT 412 | Floriculture Crops | 4 |
| HORT 451 | Vegetable Crop Management | 3 |
| HORT 453 | Principles of Fruit Crop Management | 3 |
Therapy/Human Science Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDFS 201 | Perspectives in Gerontology | 3 |
| HDFS 310 | Infant and Child Development in Context | 3 |
| HDFS 311 | Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | 3 |
| HDFS 332 | Death, Dying, and Grief | 3 |
| OT 110 | Introduction to Occupational Therapy | 3 |
| OT 215 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
| OT 355 | The Disability Experience in Society | 2 |
| PSY 315 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 316 | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 460 | Child Exceptionality and Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSY 465 | Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 342 | Leisure and Society | 3 |
| SOC 352 | Criminology | 3 |
| 1 | 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) | 3A | 4 | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| HORT 100 | Horticultural Science | X | 3A | 4 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 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 course from the following: | 1 | ||||
| Orientation to Agricultural Systems | |||||
| Transfer Seminar | |||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 107 | Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 | ||
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| CO 150 and AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning) must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 270 | Fundamentals of Horticultural Therapy | 2 | |||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Horticultural Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 4 | ||||
| Therapy/Human Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
| CHEM 107 and BZ 120 must be completed by the end of Semester 3. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 260 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |||
| SOCR 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Therapy.Human Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| PSY 100 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 310 | Greenhouse Management | X | 4B | 4 | |
| PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | |||
| Select one group from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Group A: | |||||
| Applied and General Entomology | |||||
| Entomology Laboratory: Horticultural | |||||
| Group B: | |||||
| Elements of Plant Pathology | |||||
| Therapy/Human Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |||
| HORT 270 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 421 | Horticultural Therapy Techniques | 2 | |||
| HORT 423 | Horticultural Therapy Programming | X | 2 | ||
| PSY 310 | Basic Counseling Skills | 3 | |||
| Horticultural Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Therapy/Human Science Course (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 3 | ||||
| Elective | 2 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 425 | Horticultural Therapy Management | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Research in Applied Professions | |||||
| Statistics for Behavioral Sciences I | |||||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Horticultural Science Courses (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | 5 | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HORT 454 | Horticulture Crop Production and Management | X | 4A,4C | 2 | |
| HORT 487 | Internship | X | 3 | ||
| Therapy/Human Science Courses (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab) | X | 6 | |||
| Elective | X | 4 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||