Advanced Horticulture Graduate Certificate

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Olathe Campus

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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.

After earning the graduate certificate, students may apply credits earned through the graduate certificate completion towards a Master of Horticulture and Natural Resources at Kansas State University.

Course Requirements

Horticultural Crop Physiology (3 credits minimum)

HORT 706 - Advanced Culture of Golf 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 Landscape 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

Kansas State University

Course Catalog

Advanced Horticulture Graduate Certificate

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Olathe Campus

Course Requirements

Horticultural Crop Physiology (3 credits minimum)

Cultural and Business Practices (up to 9 credit hours)

Total Hours Required for Graduate Certificate: 12