Program: Public Horticulture Option - Horticulture (B.S.) - Kansas State University

Apr 04, 2025

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

Students must complete the university general education requirements specified by the College of Agriculture. See the College of Agriculture General Requirements section.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Communications (11 credit hours)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
SPCH 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
SPCH 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: (3)

Humanities/social sciences (9 credit hours)

AMETH 160 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies Credits: (3)
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Math/chemical sciences (10 credit hours)

CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)
or
STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: (3)

Agricultural/biological sciences (19 credit hours)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
BIOL 551 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Credits: (4)
GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)
Entomology elective Credits: (3)

Entomology elective

Choose 3 credit hours from the following list:

ENTOM 300 - Economic Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)
ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)
and
ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
ENTOM 320 - Horticultural Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)

Business (12 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: (3)
or
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
MANGT 420 - Management Concepts Credits: (3)
MANGT 531 - Human Resources Management-Salina campus Credits: (3)

Horticulture requirement (13 credit hours)

HORT 190 - Pre-Internship in Horticulture Credits: (1)
HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: (4)
HORT 350 - Plant Propagation Credits: (3)
HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)
(2 credit hours)
Plus an additional internship Credits: (3)
Internships to be done at public gardens. One in horticulture, one in education
HORT 599 - The Horticultural Professional Credits: (0)

Additional internship

HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)
(3 credit hours)

Public horticulture specialization (33 credit hours)

HORT 256 - Human Dimensions of Horticulture Credits: (3)
HORT 275 - Horticultural Design I Credits: (3)
HORT 301 - Horticulture Practicum Credits: (1-3)
HORT 360 - Public Horticulture Credits: (3)
HORT 508 - Landscape Maintenance Credits: (2)
HORT 570 - Greenhouse Operations Management Credits: (3)
HORT 582 - Foundations of Horticultural Pest Management Credits: (1)
HORT 583 - Survey of Horticultural Ornamental and Food Crop Pests Credits: (1)
HORT 600 - Herbaceous Landscape Plant Production Credits: (2)
Plant material electives Credits: (6)
Specialization electives Credits: (6)

Plant material electives

Choose two courses from the list below:
HORT 374 - Woody Plant Materials I Credits: (3)
HORT 375 - Woody Plant Materials II Credits: (3)
HORT 376 - Herbaceous Ornamental Plants Credits: (3)
HORT 377 - Plants in the Interior Environment Credits: (3)

Specialization electives

Choose 6 hours from the list below:
HORT 515 - Basic Turfgrass Culture Credits: (2)
HORT 550 - Landscape Irrigation Systems Credits: (3)
HORT 552 - Horticultural Landscape Construction Credits: (1)
HORT 555 - The Fundamentals of Landscape Irrigation Design Credits: (2)
HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
HORT 625 - Floral Crops Production and Handling Credits: (2)
PLPTH 590 - Landscape Diseases Credits: (2)

Professional electives (12-13 credit hours)

Choose 12 hours from the following list:
AGED 704 - Extension Organization and Programs Credits: (3)
AGED 706 - Principles of Teaching Adults in Extension Credits: (3)
EDLST 212 - Introduction to Leadership Concepts Credits: (2-3)
GEOG 300 - Geography of Tourism Credits: (3)
HRIMD 120 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry Credits: (2)
HRIMD 230 - Issues in Tourism Credits: (2)
MC 120 - Principles of Advertising Credits: (3)
MC 180 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: (3)
PSYCH 564 - Psychology of Organizations Credits: (3)
RRES 489 - Program and Event Planning Credits: (3)
RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)

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