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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Horticulture (B.S.) - Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Option

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Technical Core (14 credit hours)

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: 3
and
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
Statistics Elective Credits: 3

Communications and Interpersonal Relations (17 credit hours)

COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: 2
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
Communication Electives Credits: 9

Internship (7 credit hours)

HORT 190 - Preparing for Your Horticulture Career Credits: 1
HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: 2-5 (enroll 3 credit hours)
(golf facility)

Plus a second internship as listed below

HM 495 - Golf Course Internship in Hospitality Management Credits: 3
or
HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: 2-5 (enroll 3 credit hours)
HORT 599 - The Horticultural Professional Credits: 0

Humanities and Social Sciences (12-14 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
or
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
Modern Language Elective Credits: 3-5
Humanities and Social Science Elective Credits: 3

Business Management Electives (15 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: 3
MANGT 420 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
Business Management Elective Credits: 3

Turf Management Specialization (41-42 credit hours)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: 4
AGRON 375 - Soil Fertility Credits: 3
ENTOM 589 - Turfgrass Insects and Their Management Credits: 1
HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: 4
HORT 350 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
HORT 374 - Landscape Plants I Credits: 3
HORT 515 - Basic Turfgrass Culture Credits: 2
HORT 516 - Intensive Culture of Golf and Sports Turf Credits: 1
HORT 517 - Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Credits: 3
HORT 550 - Landscape Irrigation Systems Credits: 3
HORT 582 - Foundations of Horticultural Pest Management Credits: 1
HORT 587 - Turfgrass Diseases and Their Management Credits: 1
HORT 588 - Turfgrass Weeds and Their Managment Credits: 1
HORT 706 - Turfgrass Science Credits: 3
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 3
Environmental Elective Credits: 3
Horticulture Elective Credits: 2-3

Hospitality Electives (9 credit hours)

Select 9 credit hours from the following list:

HM 220 - Environmental Issues in Hospitality Credits: 3
HM 331 - Professional Club Management Credits: 3
HM 440 - Beverage Management Credits: 3
HM 341 - Principles of Food Production Management Credits: 3
HM 421 - Hospitality Service Systems Credits: 3
HM 424 - Hospitality Sales and Promotion Credits: 3
HM 621 - Hospitality Law Credits: 3

Free Electives (8-11 credit hours)

Electives From Which to Choose:

Business Management Electives (3 credit hours)

AGEC 202 - Small Business Operations Credits: 3
ENTRP 340 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
FINAN 460 - Insurance Credits: 3
MANGT 390 - Business Law I Credits: 3
MKTG 450 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3

Communications Electives (9 credit hours)

AGCOM 400 - Agricultural Business Communications Credits: 3
COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: 3
COMM 321 - Public Speaking II Credits: 3
COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 325 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: 3
COMM 326 - Small Group Discussion Methods Credits: 3
ENGL 300 - Expository Writing III Credits: 3
ENGL 516 - Written Communication for the Sciences Credits: 3
MKTG 542 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling Credits: 3

Environmental Elective (3 credit hours)

AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: 3
HORT 405 - Water Issues in the Lawn and Landscape Credits: 3
LAR 322 - Environmental Issues and Ethics Credits: 3
PMC 275 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: 3

Modern Language Elective (3-5 credit hours)

Any introductory (or higher) course in a Modern Language. One of the following is preferred:

SPAN 101 - Spanish I Credits: 5
SPAN 102 - Spanish II Credits: 5
SPAN 201 - Spanish III Credits: 5
SPAN 301 - Spanish IV Credits: 4

Horticulture Elective (2-3 credit hours)

AGRON 746 - Environmental Soil Physics Credits: 3
HORT 375 - Landscape Plants II Credits: 3
HORT 405 - Water Issues in the Lawn and Landscape Credits: 3
HORT 508 - Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Practices Credits: 2
HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: 3
HORT 790 - Sustainable Agriculture Credits: 2
PLPTH 590 - Landscape Diseases Credits: 2

Statistics Elective (3 credit hours)

STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: 3
STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3

Total credit hours required for graduation: (126)