Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Major
Degree Type: B.S. Minimum Credits Required: 120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category I: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses for Horticulture | ||
| PLSC 189 | Skills for Academic Success 1 | 1 |
| CSCI 114 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| or TL 116 | ||
| CHEM 117 & 117L | Chemical Concepts and Applications and Chem Concepts and Applications Lab | 4 |
| or CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | |
| ECON 105 | Elements of Economics | 3 |
| or ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| or ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ENT 350 | General Entomology | 3 |
| MATH 104 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| or MATH 103 | College Algebra | |
| PLSC 210 | Horticulture Science | 3 |
| PLSC 211 | Horticulture Science Lab | 1 |
| PLSC 215 | Weed Identification | 1 |
| PLSC 355 | Woody Landscape Plants | 3 |
| PLSC 365 | Herbaceous Landscape Plants | 2 |
| PLSC 380 | Principles of Plant Physiology | 3 |
| PLSC 457 | Horticulture and Turfgrass Systems (Capstone) | 3 |
| PLSC 491 | Seminar | 1 |
| PLSC 496 | Field Experience | 2 |
| or PLSC 493 | Undergraduate Research | |
| or PLSC 494 | Individual Study | |
| PPTH 424 | Fundamental Plant Pathology 2 | 2 |
| PPTH 424L | Fundamental Plant Pathology Laboratory 2 | 1 |
| SOIL 210 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| Option: Students select one of the six options listed below. | ||
| Option information: Students must select one of the options listed below to complete the major. The standard option is Production Business; if students wish to complete one of the other options available they must officially declare that option through the Office of Registration and Records. | 34 | |
| Total Credits | 76 | |
Production-Business Option (Standard)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENT 431 | Principles of Insect Pest Management 2 | 3 |
| MGMT 320 | Foundations of Management | 3 |
| MRKT 320 | Foundations of Marketing | 3 |
| or MGMT 430 | Leadership in Organizations | |
| PLSC 368 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| PLSC 468 | Landscape Irrigation Design | 2 |
| PLSC 469 | Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | 2 |
| PPTH 435 | Principles of Plant Disease Management | 1 |
| PPTH 436 | Fungicide: Basics, Resistance, and Emerging Trends | 1 |
| Electives: Select 16 credits of the following: | 16 | |
| Introduction to Controlled Environment Agriculture | ||
ASM 373 | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Floral Design I | ||
| Field Experience | ||
PLSC 323 | ||
| Turfgrass Management | ||
| Turfgrass Management Laboratory | ||
| Nursery Production and Management 2 | ||
| Vegetable Crop Production 2 | ||
| Fruit Crop Production 2 | ||
| Greenhouse Production and Management 2 | ||
| Potato Science 2 | ||
| Advanced Weed Science 2 | ||
| Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | ||
| Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology 2 | ||
| Applied Crop Physiology 2 | ||
SOIL 322 | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Horticulture Science Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOC 260 | Elements of Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 240 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I | 4 |
| PLSC 315 & 315L | Genetics and Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| PLSC 368 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| PLSC 484 | Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology 2 | 3 |
| Electives: Select 9 credits of the following: | 9 | |
| Field Experience | ||
PLSC 323 | ||
| Turfgrass Management and Turfgrass Management Laboratory | ||
| Genomics 2 | ||
| Nursery Production and Management 2 | ||
| Vegetable Crop Production 2 | ||
| Fruit Crop Production 2 | ||
| Greenhouse Production and Management 2 | ||
| Potato Science 2 | ||
| Intermediate Genetics 2 | ||
| Advanced Weed Science 2 | ||
| Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | ||
| Arboriculture Science 2 | ||
| Applied Crop Physiology 2 | ||
| Soil And Plant Analysis 2 | ||
| Principles of Plant Disease Management | ||
or PPTH 457 | Landscape Plant Pathology | |
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Regression Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Experimental Design 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Landscape Design Option
This option also requires the completion of the Landscape Architecture minor (21 credits).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 177 | Floral Design I | 2 |
| PLSC 341 | Landscape Bidding, Contracting and Operations | 2 |
| PLSC 465 | Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | 3 |
| PLSC 468 | Landscape Irrigation Design | 2 |
| Electives: Select 4 credits of the following: | 4 | |
| Field Experience | ||
| Turfgrass Management | ||
| Turfgrass Management Laboratory | ||
| Nursery Production and Management 2 | ||
| Greenhouse Production and Management 2 | ||
| Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | ||
| Arboriculture Science 2 | ||
| Landscape Plant Pathology 2 | ||
| Landscape Architecture Minor | 21 | |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Landscape Management Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 341 | Landscape Bidding, Contracting and Operations | 2 |
| PLSC 370 | Landscape Management | 3 |
| PLSC 465 | Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | 3 |
| PLSC 468 | Landscape Irrigation Design | 2 |
| PLSC 469 | Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | 2 |
| PPTH 457 | Landscape Plant Pathology 2 | 2 |
| Electives: Select 20 credits of the following: | 20 | |
| Principles of Insect Pest Management 2 | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Field Experience | ||
PLSC 323 | ||
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Turfgrass Management | ||
| Turfgrass Management Laboratory | ||
| Sports Turf Operations | ||
| Nursery Production and Management 2 | ||
| Arboriculture Science 2 | ||
SOIL 322 | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Sports & Urban Turfgrass Management Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 375 & 375L | Turfgrass Management and Turfgrass Management Laboratory | 4 |
| PLSC 381 | Sports Turf Operations | 3 |
| PLSC 468 | Landscape Irrigation Design | 2 |
| PLSC 469 | Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | 2 |
| PPTH 457 | Landscape Plant Pathology 2 | 2 |
| SOIL 322 | 3 | |
| Electives: Select 18 credits of the following: | 18 | |
ASM 373 | ||
ASM 374 | ||
| Principles of Insect Pest Management 2 | ||
| Introduction to Prairie & Community Forestry | ||
| Field Experience | ||
PLSC 323 | ||
| Landscape Bidding, Contracting and Operations | ||
| Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | ||
| Arboriculture Science 2 | ||
| Introduction to Meteorology & Climatology | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Urban Forestry & Parks Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 219 | Introduction to Prairie & Community Forestry | 2 |
| PLSC 368 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| PLSC 386 | Arboriculture Climbing and Rigging Operations | 2 |
| PLSC 412 | Nursery Production and Management 2 | 3 |
| PLSC 465 | Advanced Landscape Plants 2 | 3 |
| PLSC 485 | Arboriculture Science 2 | 3 |
| PPTH 457 | Landscape Plant Pathology 2 | 2 |
| Electives: Select 16 credits of the following: | 16 | |
| Principles of Insect Pest Management 2 | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Natural Resource Management Systems | ||
| Urban-Ecosystem Management 2 | ||
| Field Experience | ||
PLSC 323 | ||
| Landscape Management | ||
| Turfgrass Management | ||
| Turfgrass Management Laboratory | ||
| Fruit Crop Production 2 | ||
| Landscape Irrigation Design | ||
| Landscape Irrigation Installation and Management | ||
SOIL 322 | ||
| Total Credits | 34 | |
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PLSC 189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student. Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take this course.
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Students who are approved to complete the accelerated program in the Master of Science in Horticulture and Urban Agriculture are eligible to complete the 600 level course with graduate supervisor approval. Students are allowed to take 15 graduate credits and apply the graduate credit to these undergraduate program requirements. Students are required to complete the Accelerated Degree Student Declaration form and make formal application to the NDSU Graduate School.