Communications (14-16 credit hours)

• Communications elective Credits: (3)
• Foreign language elective Credits: (3-5)

• COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)

Humanities/Social Sciences electives (6 credit hours)

• Humanities elective Credits: (3)

• GEOG 100 - World Regional Geography Credits: (3)

• or

• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)

• or

• SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Quantitative Sciences (18 credit hours)

• Math/physics elective Credits: (3)
• Statistics elective Credits: (3)

• BIOCH 265 - Introductory Organic and Biochemistry Credits: (5)
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

Agricultural/biological sciences (26 credit hours)

• Entomology elective Credits: (3)

• AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
• ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 500 - Plant Physiology Credits: (4)
• GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)
• HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: (4)
• PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)

Economics/Business Electives (15 credit hours)

• Economics/Business electives Credits: (9)

Designated Electives

• Any ACCTG course 200 or above, excluding ACCTG 231
• Any AGEC course 200 or above
• Any MANGT course 300 or above
• Any MKTG course 300 or above
• Any ECON course 300 or above

• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
• AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: (3)

• (Select only if ECON 120 not taken)

• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)

• or

• ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
• MC 120 - Principles of Advertising Credits: (3)
• MC 180 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: (3)

Horticultural Requirement (12-15 credit hours)

• Environmental science elective Credits: (3)

• HORT 190 - Pre-Internship in Horticulture Credits: (1)
• HORT 350 - Plant Propagation Credits: (3)
• HORT 520 - Fruit Production Credits: (3)

• or

• HORT 560 - Vegetable Crop Production Credits: (3)
• HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)

• (2 or 5 credit hours)

• HORT 599 - The Horticultural Professional Credits: (0)

Fruit/Vegetable Production Specialization (29 credit hours)

• AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: (3)
• HORT 325 - Introduction to Organic Farming Credits: (2)
• HORT 376 - Herbaceous Ornamental Plants Credits: (3)
• HORT 560 - Vegetable Crop Production Credits: (3)
• HORT 570 - Greenhouse Operations Management Credits: (3)
• HORT 582 - Foundations of Horticultural Pest Management Credits: (1)
• HORT 600 - Herbaceous Landscape Plant Production Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 590 - Landscape Diseases Credits: (2)

Specialization Electives (10 credit hours)

 Choose 10 credit hours from the following list:

• AGRON 375 - Soil Fertility Credits: (3)
• HORT 210 - Concepts of Floral Design Credits: (3)
• HORT 275 - Horticultural Design I Credits: (3)
• HORT 374 - Woody Plant Materials I Credits: (3)

• or

• HORT 375 - Woody Plant Materials II Credits: (3)
• HORT 390 - Horticulture Topics Credits: (Variable)

• or

• HORT 640 - Horticultural Problems Credits: (Variable)

• Either HORT 390 or 640 may be used for a total of 3 credit hours

• HORT 405 - Water Issues in the Lawn and Landscape Credits: (3)
• HORT 508 - Landscape Maintenance Credits: (2)
• HORT 515 - Basic Turfgrass Culture Credits: (2)
• HORT 550 - Landscape Irrigation Systems Credits: (3)
• HORT 575 - Nursery and Garden Center Operations Credits: (3)
• HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
• HORT 625 - Floral Crops Production and Handling Credits: (2)
• HORT 690 - Sustainable Agriculture Credits: (2)
• HORT 710 - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture Credits: (3)

Free electives (5-10 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)