Program: Greenhouse and Nursery Management Option - Horticulture (B.S.) - Kansas State University

Apr 08, 2025

2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

Students must complete the university general education requirements specified by the College of Agriculture.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

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)

Communications elective

Select one course from the following list:

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)

Foreign language elective

Any introductory (or higher) course in a Modern Languages.
Preferred course:

SPAN 161 - Spanish I Credits: (5)

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)

Math/physics elective

Choose one course from the following list:

MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: (3)
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: (3)
PHYS 101 - The Physical World I Credits: (3)

Statistics elective

Choose one course from the following list:

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

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)

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)

Environmental science elective

Choose one course from the following list:

AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: (3)
FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)
LAR 322 - Environmental Issues and Ethics Credits: (3)

Greenhouse and Nursery Management Specialization (32-34 credit hours)

Plant material electives Credits: (9)
Specialization electives Credits: (10-12)

HORT 570 - Greenhouse Operations Management Credits: (3)
HORT 575 - Nursery and Garden Center Operations Credits: (3)
HORT 582 - Foundations of Horticultural Pest Management Credits: (1)
HORT 600 - Herbaceous Landscape Plant Production Credits: (2)
HORT 625 - Floral Crops Production and Handling Credits: (2)
PLPTH 590 - Landscape Diseases Credits: (2)

Plant materials electives

Choose 9 credit hours from the following list:

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 (10-12 credit hours)

Choose 10-12 credit hours from list below:

AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: (3)
HORT 210 - Concepts of Floral Design Credits: (3)
HORT 275 - Horticultural Design I Credits: (3)
HORT 325 - Introduction to Organic Farming Credits: (2)
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 520 - Fruit Production Credits: (3)
HORT 550 - Landscape Irrigation Systems Credits: (3)
HORT 560 - Vegetable Crop Production Credits: (3)
HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
HORT 690 - Sustainable Agriculture Credits: (2)
HORT 710 - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture Credits: (3)

Kansas State University

Course Catalog

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Communications (14-16 credit hours)

Communications elective

Foreign language elective

Humanities/Social Sciences electives (6 credit hours)

Quantitative Sciences (18 credit hours)

Math/physics elective

Statistics elective

Agricultural/biological sciences (26 credit hours)

Entomology elective

Economics/Business Electives (15 credit hours)

Horticultural Requirement (12-15 credit hours)

Environmental science elective

Greenhouse and Nursery Management Specialization (32-34 credit hours)

Plant materials electives

Specialization electives (10-12 credit hours)

Free electives (0-8 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)