Degree Requirements
Download a list of the Department of Horticulture's Undergraduate Course Descriptions (PDF).
Can also view Horticulture Program Requirements and Courses from the Office of the Registrar site.
University Requirements (33 credits)
Writing Tier I
- WRA 101 (4) Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures
Integrative Studies in Social Science
- ISS 2XX & ISS 3XX (4 each)
Integrative Studies in Arts & Humanities
- IAH ‘A', 201-210, & IAH ‘B', 211- higher (4 each)
Integrative Studies in Biological & Physical Sciences (Alternate Track)
- CEM 141 (4) General Chemistry
- CEM 161 (1) Chemistry Laboratory
- CEM 143 (4) Organic Chemistry
- PLB 105 (3) Plant Biology
- PLB 106 (1) Plant Biology Laboratory
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Requirements (8-9 credits)
Mathematics
- MTH 103 (3) College Algebra and MTH 114 (3) Trigonometry
- OR MTH 103 (3) College Algebra and STT 200 or 201 Statistical Methods
- OR MTH 116 (5) College Algebra and Trigonometry (Courses determined by math placement test.)
Economics
- EC 201 (3) Microeconomics
- OR EC 202 (3) Macroeconomics
Department of Horticulture Requirements for all majors (21 credits)
- CSS 210 (3) Introduction to Soil & Landscape Science
- CSS 350 (3) Introduction to Plant Genetics
- HRT 203 (3) Introduction to Horticulture
- HRT 204 (3) Plant Propagation and Use
- HRT 205 (1) Plant Mineral Nutrition
- HRT 207 (1) Horticulture Career Development
- HRT 361 (3) Applied Plant Physiology
- HRT 404 (3) Horticulture Management (Tier II Writing)
- HRT 493 (3) Internship
Plus requirements from one of the following major concentration
(1) Horticultural Science (View Printable)
- PLP 405 (3) Introduction to Plant Pathology
- ENT 404 (3) Fundamentals of Entomology
- HRT 221 (3) Greenhouse Structures & Management
Production Courses (12 credits)
Twelve credits from:
- HRT 211 (3) Landscape Plants I
- HRT 212 (3) Landscape Plants II
- HRT 218 (2) Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
- HRT 218L (1) Irrigation Systems Lab
- HRT 242 (1) Passive Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation
- HRT 243 (1) Organic Transplant Production
- HRT 253 (1) Compost Production and Use
- HRT 310 (3) Nursery Management
- HRT 323 (3) Floriculture Production
- HRT 332 (3) Tree Fruit Production
- HRT 336 (2) Viticulture and Berry Crop Production
- HRT 341 (3) Vegetable Production & Management
- HRT 475 (3) International Studies in Horticulture
- CSS 226L (1) Weed Science Lab
- CSS 326 (2) Weed Science
Science Courses (9 credits):
- HRT 401 (3) Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
- HRT 403 (3) Handling and Storage of Horticultural Crops
- HRT 407 (3) Horticulture Marketing
- HRT 451 (3) Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
- HRT 486 (3) Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues
(2) Landscape Design, Construction and Management (View Printable)
- HRT 211 (3) Landscape Plants I
- HRT 212 (3) Landscape Plants II
- HRT 213 (2) Landscape Maintenance
- HRT 213L(1) Landscape Maintenance Field Lab
- HRT 218 (2) Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
- HRT 218L (1) Irrigation Systems Lab
- HRT 311 (4) Landscape Design and Management Specifications
- HRT 411 (3) Landscape Contract Management
- PLP 407 (4) Diseases and Insects of Trees
- CSS 202 (2) The World of Turf
Plus 9 credits from:
- HRT 214 (2) Landscape and Turfgrass Business Operations
- HRT 219 (2) Landscape CAD
- HRT 310 (3) Nursery Management
- HRT 323 (3) Floriculture Production
- HRT 401 (3) Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
- HRT 407 (3) Horticulture Marketing
- HRT 460 (2) Green Roofs and Walls
- HRT 475 (3) International Studies in Horticulture
- CSS 226L (1) Weed Science Lab
- CSS 326 (2) Weed Science
(3) Sustainable and Organic Horticulture (View Printable)
- HRT 251 (3) Organic Farming Principles and Practices
- HRT 253 (1) Compost Production and Use
- CSS 360 (3) Soil Biology
- PLP 405 (3) Introduction to Plant Pathology
- ENT 479 (3) Organic Pest Management
Production Courses (9 credits):
- HRT 218 (2) Irrigation Systems for Horticulture
- HRT 218L (1) Irrigation Systems Lab
- HRT 221 (3) Greenhouse Structures and Management
- HRT 242 (1) Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation
- HRT 243 (1) Organic Transplant Production
- HRT 332 (3) Tree Fruit Production
- HRT 336 (2) Viticulture and Berry Crop Production
- HRT 341 (3) Vegetable Production & Management
- HRT 490 (1-2) Independent Study
- HRT 475 (3) International Studies in Horticulture
- CSS 226L (1) Weed Science Lab
- CSS 326 (2) Weed Science
Science Courses (9 credits):
- CSUS 343 (3) Community Agriculture and Food Systems
- HRT 401 (3) Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
- HRT 403 (3) Handling and Storage of Horticultural Crops
- HRT 407 (3) Horticultural Marketing
- HRT 451 (3) Biotechnology Applications for Plant Breeding and Genetics
- HRT 486 (3) Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues
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