Program: Sports Turf Operations Management Option - Horticulture (B.S.) - Kansas State University

Apr 03, 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

Technical core (20 credit hours)

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: (3)
Computer science elective Credits: (3)
Statistics elective Credits: (3)

Computer science elective

AGRON 455 - Computer Applications in Agronomy Credits: (3)
CIS 101 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: (1)
or
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
or
CIS 103 - Introduction to Database Applications Credits: (1)
or
CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)

Statistics elective

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

Communications/interpersonal relations (17 credit hours)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
SPCH 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
Communications elective Credits: (9)

Communications electives (9 credit hours)

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

Internship (6 credit hours)

HORT 190 - Pre-Internship in Horticulture Credits: (1)
HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)
(2 credit hours)
Plus an additional internship Credits: (3)
HORT 599 - The Horticultural Professional Credits: (0)

Additional internship

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

Humanities/social sciences (12-14 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
Foreign language elective Credits: (3-5)
Humanities/social sciences elective Credits: (3)
Microeconomics elective Credits: (3)

Microeconomics elective

AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: (3)
or
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)

Business management (15 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
MANGT 420 - Management Concepts Credits: (3)
MANGT 531 - Human Resources Management-Salina campus Credits: (3)
MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: (3)
MKTG 630 - Sports Marketing Credits: (3)

Turf management (45-47 credit hours)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
AGRON 375 - Soil Fertility Credits: (3)
GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)
HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: (4)
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 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 589 - Turfgrass Insects and Their Management Credits: (1)
HORT 706 - Turfgrass Science Credits: (3)
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)
RRES 489 - Program and Event Planning Credits: (3)
RRES 690 - Parks and Recreation Administration Credits: (4)

Environmental elective

AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: (3)
or
FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)

Horticulture elective (2-3 credits)

Choose one course from the list below:

AGRON 746 - Physical Properties of Soils Credits: (3)
HORT 374 - Woody Plant Materials I Credits: (3)
HORT 375 - Woody Plant Materials II Credits: (3)
HORT 376 - Herbaceous Ornamental Plants Credits: (3)
HORT 508 - Landscape Maintenance Credits: (2)
HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
PLPTH 590 - Landscape Diseases Credits: (2)

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