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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

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Horticulture Science Option - Horticulture (B.S.)

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

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Communications (17-19 credit hours)

Foreign language elective Credits: (3-5)
Speech elective Credits: (3)
Writing elective Credits: (3)

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

Communication studies elective

Choose one course from the following list:

COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: (3)
COMM 321 - Public Speaking II Credits: (3)
COMM 325 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: (3)
COMM 326 - Small Group Discussion Methods Credits: (3)

Writing elective

Choose one course from the following list:

ENGL 300 - Expository Writing III Credits: (3)
ENGL 516 - Written Communication for the Sciences Credits: (3)
ENGL 604 - Expository Writing Workshop 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 (25 credit hours)

Statistics elective Credits: (3)

CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: (3)
CIS 101 - Introduction to Computing Systems, Information Search, and Security Credits: (1)
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: (3)
PHYS 115 - Descriptive Physics Credits: (5)

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 (34-36 credit hours)

Biology elective Credits: (3-4)
Entomology elective Credits: (3)
Genetics elective Credits: (3-4)

AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: (3)
BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: (2)
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)

Biology elective (3-4 credit hours)

Designated Electives:

AGRON 610 - Biotechnology Credits: (3)
BIOL 320 - Economic Botany Credits: (3)
BIOL 529 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: (3)
BIOL 551 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants Credits: (4)
BIOL 604 - Biology of the Fungi 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)

Genetics elective

ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: (3)
or
BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: (4)

Agricultural economics/business electives (6 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
or
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)

Horticulture requirements (20-21 credit hours)

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 570 - Greenhouse Operations Management Credits: (3)
HORT 582 - Foundations of Horticultural Pest Management Credits: (1)
HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)
HORT 599 - The Horticultural Professional Credits: (0)
HORT 710 - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture Credits: (3)

Pest management elective (1 credit hour)

Designated Electives:

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)

Environmental science elective (3 credit hours)

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)

Plant Science electives (15 credit hours)

Any Horticulture 300-level or above not otherwise required
With up to 3 credit hours from Plant Pathology 500-level or above, excluding PLPTH 500
With up to 3 credit hours from Entomology 500-level or above
With up to 3 credit hours from Agronomy 300-level or above, excluding AGRON 305

Kansas State University

Course Catalog

Horticulture Science Option - Horticulture (B.S.)

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Communications (17-19 credit hours)

Communication studies elective

Writing elective

Foreign language elective

Humanities/Social Sciences electives (6 credit hours)

Quantitative sciences (25 credit hours)

Statistics elective

Agricultural/biological sciences (34-36 credit hours)

Biology elective (3-4 credit hours)

Entomology elective

Genetics elective

Agricultural economics/business electives (6 credit hours)

Horticulture requirements (20-21 credit hours)

Pest management elective (1 credit hour)

Environmental science elective (3 credit hours)

Plant Science electives (15 credit hours)

Free electives (2-7 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)