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Agricultural Sciences Area (Horticulture Track) – Bachelor of Science

Program Requirements

General Education

The following specific general education courses must be completed:

CHEM 101 or 111(choose one)

4
MATH 131, 135, or higher(choose one)

3-4
AGR 499CSenior Seminar in Agriculture

3
Total Credit Hours:37

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

Agricultural Sciences Core

AGR 101Orientation to Agriculture

1
AGR 102Agricultural Experience

1
AGR 133Introduction to Animal Science

3
 
AGR 180Introduction to Field Crops

3
or
AGR 143Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock

3
 
AGR 204Agricultural Economics

3
 
AGR 215Horticultural Science

3
or
AGR 233Animal Diseases and Parasites

3
 
AGR 251Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics

3
or
AGR 243Equine Health and Disease

3
 
AGR 261Information Acquisition and Analysis

3
 
AGR 300Pest Management

3
or
AGR 316Feeds and Feeding

3
 
AGR 301Farm Management

3
AGR 307Soils

4
AGR 402, 339, or 439Advanced Agriculture Experience/Cooperative Education

2
 
CHEM 201Survey of Organic Chemistry

4
or
CHEM 112Principles of Chemistry II

4
Total Credit Hours:36

Students may apply no more than 11 credit hours from AGR 235, AGR 402, AGR 476 or cooperative education courses that will count as credit toward a degree.

Horticulture Track Requirements

AGR 314Plant Propagation

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Horticulture Track Advanced Electives

An additional 21 semester hours of advanced electives must be selected from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 185Current Food and Energy Issues

3
AGR 212Landscape Plants

3
AGR 213Landscape Design

3
AGR 224Greenhouse Operations

3
AGR 308Weed Science

3
AGR 315Fruit Production

3
AGR 317Floral Design

3
AGR 318Landscape Maintenance

3
AGR 319Herbs

3
AGR 320Principles of Vegetable Production

3
AGR 323Interior Plantscaping

3
AGR 324Greenhouse Structures

3
AGR 325Turf Management

3
AGR 326Nursery Management

3
AGR 327Advanced Landscape Design

3
AGR 328Floral Crop Production

3
AGR 444Animal Health and Therapeutics

3
BIOL 318Local Flora

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Free Electives

Free Electives (chosen by student)

23
Total Credit Hours:23

Total Credit Hours: 120