Environmental Horticulture, B.S.

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Students will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to manage fruit, vegetable, nursery and or greenhouse production systems. Hands-on experiential learning in laboratories and greenhouses both on the main campus and at the Millbourne estate (Appel family estate) will be key elements of the major. Students will acquire knowledge and experience in the key areas of ecology, economic botany and taxonomy, soil science and plant nutrition, plant propagation, pest management, landscaping, economics and business. It is imperative that students graduate with a strong scientific base linked to marketing and business-management skills which they can apply to niche markets.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Advanced Communication course:

FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours

Quantitative Fluency course:

Satisfied by major (MAT 111 )

Choose 3 credits of the following American Citizenship courses:

ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing 6 credits of the same foreign language:

ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirements

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (ENT 150 )

Natural and Physical Sciences course:

Satisfied by major (BIO 142 )

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

Required Courses

Required Major Courses

BIO 142 Molecules, Genes and Cells 4 credit hours
BIO 290 Biostatistics 3 credit hours
CHM 122 Principles of General and Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 123 Principles of General and Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
ENT 150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
ENT 260 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 3 credit hours
HRT 100 Plant Science 4 credit hours
HRT 200 Introduction to Environmental Horticulture 3 credit hours
HRT 300 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics 4 credit hours
HRT 310 Economic Botany 3 credit hours
HRT 320 Soil Science and Fertility 4 credit hours
HRT 330 Plant Nutrition and Physiology 4 credit hours
HRT 340 Plant Pathology 4 credit hours
HRT 345 Applied Entomology and Integrated Pest Management 4 credit hours
HRT 350 Landscape Plants, Design and Management 4 credit hours
HRT 355 Vegetable and Fruit Production 4 credit hours
HRT 360 Plant Protection 4 credit hours
HRT 370 Plant Propagation 4 credit hours
HRT 420 Greenhouse and Nursery Operations 4 credit hours
HRT 460 Sustainable Horticulture 4 credit hours
HRT 480 Internship 3 credit hours
MAT 111 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Mathematics 3 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours

Major Electives

Students must complete 10-16 credits of the following:

BIO 300 Terrestrial Ecology 4 credit hours
ECO 315 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 credit hours
HRT 450 Plant Biotechnology and Improvement 3 credit hours
HRT 490 Independent Study 3 credit hours

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Fall (14 credits)

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
BIO 142 Molecules, Genes and Cells 4 credit hours
HRT 100 Plant Science 4 credit hours
Foundations-American Citizenship course 3 credit hours

Spring (16-17 credits)

CHM 122 Principles of General and Organic Chemistry 4 credit hours
CHM 123 Principles of General and Organic Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours
ENT 150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
HRT 200 Introduction to Environmental Horticulture 3 credit hours
MAT 111 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Mathematics 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall (17 credits)

BIO 290 Biostatistics 3 credit hours
FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
HRT 300 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics 4 credit hours
HRT 320 Soil Science and Fertility 4 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours

Spring (16 credits)

ENT 260 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 3 credit hours
HRT 310 Economic Botany 3 credit hours
HRT 330 Plant Nutrition and Physiology 4 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives-Humanities 3 credit hours
Foundations-Global Citizenship 3 credit hours

Junior Year

Fall (15 credits)

HRT 340 Plant Pathology 4 credit hours
HRT 350 Landscape Plants, Design and Management 4 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives-Arts course 3 credit hours
Major elective course 3-4 credit hours

Spring (14-15 credits)

HRT 345 Applied Entomology and Integrated Pest Management 4 credit hours
HRT 355 Vegetable and Fruit Production 4 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Major elective course 3-4 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall (17 credits)

HRT 360 Plant Protection 4 credit hours
HRT 370 Plant Propagation 4 credit hours
HRT 480 Internship 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours

Spring (14-15 credits)

HRT 420 Greenhouse and Nursery Operations 4 credit hours
HRT 460 Sustainable Horticulture 4 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Major elective course 3-4 credit hours