HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIZATION

The horticultural specialization is a block of nine hours that is intended to allow students to develop advanced coursework that would be especially beneficial to their career goals. The courses in this block are selected by the student in consultation with his/her faculty advisor. One decision to be made is that of whether to specialize or to remain a general horticulture student. Students who plan careers in teaching horticulture, extension, horticultural therapy, agricultural development work, research, botanical gardens and business would often be better prepared by remaining general than by developing a specialization.

The common specializations are listed below. To develop a specialization the student should take three courses in the areas most closely related to what they plan to do. Courses that are commonly used for each of these specializations are listed below.

General Horticulture- Choose one 300 or 400 level course from each of three areas of horticulture.

Fruit Crops- Hort 311, 401, 404, 418, 419, 422, 423, 431, 434, 446 and 485

Vegetable Crops- Hort 311, 325, 404, 423, 428, 430, 434, 446 and 485

Processing Fruits and Vegetables- Hort 311, 325, 401, 404, 418, 419, 422, 423, 434, 446 and 485

Garden Center and Nursery Management- Hort 207, 320, 423, 425, 428, 429, 431, 432, 451 and 485

Greenhouse Crops- Hort 320, 325, 404, 428, 429, 431 and 485

Retail Floristry- Hort 203, 223, 320, 428, 429, 451, 452, 453 and 485

Landscape Horticulture- Hort 203, 206, 207, 320, 425, 431, 432, and 451, 485, and 489 (Computerized Design in Horticulture)

Horticultural Therapy- Hort 203, 223, 301, 302, 320, 335, 425, 429, 431, 451, and 485

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