Public Horticulture Concentration, BS in Plant Sciences (Plant Sciences Major)

The public horticulture concentration is intended for students interested in professional careers that promote horticulture and emphasize people, their education and their enjoyment of plants. Such careers include director of a  botanical garden or park; city or urban horticulturist; extension agent, teacher, educational director, or program coordinator; professional garden writer/editor or publication manager; horticulture therapist; public garden curator; and plant collections manager. Technical electives allow students to concentrate in specialties of their interest while encouraging the development of strong communication skills. Students are encouraged to earn a minor degree in a supportive field such as education, communications or journalism, or earn a Non-Profit Management Certificate. A minimum grade point average of 2.25 is required for all plant sciences courses taken in the major.

First Year

Hours Credit

Second Year

Third Year

Third Year – Summer

Fourth Year

Total 124

* Meets University General Education Requirement .

¹ Required of freshmen only; requirement is waived for transfer students.

² Choose from the University General Education list . Selection should be made in conference with academic advisor.

³ Economics Elective: AREC 201  (4) Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System or ECON 201  (4) Principles of Economics satisfies the University General Education-Social Science requirement and the major requirement for economics. If the student transfers ECON LD for 3 credit hours, it will satisfy the major requirement for economics but will not satisfy the University General Education-Social Science requirement. In these cases, the student should take two courses from the Social Sciences  list.