Advanced Horticulture Graduate Certificate

Contact: Candice Shoemaker
E-mail: cshoemak@ksu.edu

This certificate is offered through the Horticulture and Natural Resources graduate program.

Students, upon consultation with their advisors, will select a minimum of 12-credits of coursework from graduate courses available through Hort AG*IDEA and Kansas State University. At least one course with a basis in horticultural crop physiology should be included in the Plan of Work for the certificate.

Horticultural Crop Physiology (3 credits minimum)

HORT 706 - Advanced Culture of Gold and Sports Turf Credits: 3
HORT 800 - Horticultural Physiology Credits: 3
HORT 815 - Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management Credits: 3
AGRON 820 - Plant Water Relations Credits: 3
HORT 960 - Environmental Plant Stress Credits: 3

Cultural and Business Practices (up to 9 credit hours)

HORT 600 - Herbaceous Plant Production Credits: 3
HORT 625 - Floral Crops Production and Handling Credits: 2
HORT 630 - General Viticulture Credits: 3
HORT 695 - Introduction to Permaculture Credits: 3
HORT 710 - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. Credits: 3
HORT 715 - Advanced Interiorscaping Credits: 3
HORT 720 - Environmental Nursery Production Credits: 3
HORT 760 - Business Management for Horticultural Enterprises Credits: 3
HORT 775 - Plant Breeding Methods in Horticulture Credits: 3