Bachelor of Science in Horticulture
Las Cruces, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 26,784 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Horticulture includes a wide variety of topics that relate to fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops. Careers range from production management to processing and marketing, retail and wholesale management, greenhouse and nursery production, floriculture, landscaping, turf management, research and development, various service activities, and positions with local, state, and federal agencies.
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Curriculum
A Suggested Plan of Study for Students
This roadmap assumes student placement in MATH 1220G College Algebra and ENGL 1110G Composition I. The contents and order of this roadmap may vary depending on initial student placement in mathematics and English. It is only a suggested plan of study for students and is not intended as a contract. Course availability may vary from fall to spring semester and may be subject to modification or change.
First Year
Semester 1
- ENGL 1110G Composition I 1- 4 credits
- MATH 1220G College Algebra 1- 3credits
- HORT 1115G Introductory Plant Science - 4 credits
- Area IV: Social and Behavioral Science Course 2- 3credits
- ACES 1120 Freshman Orientation-1 credits
Semester 2
- ENGL 2210G Professional & Technical Communication 1 - 3credits
- CHEM 1215G General Chemistry I Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors 1 - 4 credits
- Area V: Humanities Course 2- 3credits
- HORT Elective Course- 3credits
- HORT Elective Course- 3credits
Second Year
Semester 1
- ACOM 1130G or COMM 1115G Effective Leadership and Communication in Agriculture or Introduction to Communication - 3 credits
- CHEM 1225G General Chemistry II Lecture and Laboratory for STEM Majors 1 - 4 credits
- BIOL 2110G Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology- 3credits
- Area VI: Creative and Fine Arts Course 2- 3credits
- HORT Elective Course- 3credits
Semester 2
- SOIL 2110 Introduction to Soil Science 1- 3credits
- EPWS 303 Economic Entomology (Spring Only) 1- 3credits
- HORT 2160 Plant Propagation- 3credits
- VWW: Viewing a Wider World Course 3- 3credits
- HORT Elective Course- 3credits
Third Year
Semester 1
- EPWS 310 Plant Pathology (Fall Only) 1 - 4 credits
- HORT Prefix Course- 3credits
- HORT Prefix Course- 3credits
- HORT Prefix Course- 3credits
- VWW: Viewing a Wider World Course 3- 3credits
Semester 2
- EPWS 314 Plant Physiology- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Prefix Course- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Prefix Course- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Elective Course- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Elective Course- 3credits
Fourth Year
Semester 1
- HORT 365 Principles of Crop Production - 4 credits
- HORT Elective Course- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Prefix Course- 3credits
- HORT Upper-Division Prefix Course- 3credits
- Upper-Division Elective Course- 3credits
Semester 2
- HORT 447 Seminar -1 credits
- HORT Upper-Division Elective Course - 4 credits
- Elective Course- 3credits
- Elective Course- 3credits
Total Credits -120
- These courses have prerequisites and it is the student's responsibility to check and fulfill all course prerequisites listed for these courses.
- See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.
- HORT Elective Courses:
- HORT 2110 Ornamental Plants I
- HORT 2120 Ornamental Plants II
- HORT 2130 Floral Quality Evaluation and Design
- HORT 2990 Floriculture Field Practicum
- HORT 300 Special Topics
- HORT 302V Forestry and Society
- HORT 305 Principles of Genetics
- HORT 307 Landscape Design
- HORT 310 Medicinal Herbs
- HORT 315 Crop Physiology
- HORT 377 Introduction to Turfgrass Management
- HORT 378 Turfgrass Science
- HORT 391 Internship
- HORT 449 Special Problems
- HORT 450 Special Topics
- HORT 462 Plant Breeding
- HORT 471 Plant Mineral Nutrition
- HORT 479 Advanced Turfgrass Science
- HORT 485 Vegetable Crop Management
- HORT 488 Greenhouse Management
- HORT 492 Diagnosing Plant Disorders
- Horticulture Core Courses:
- A ST 311 Statistical Applications
- ACCT 2110 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 2120 Principles of Accounting II
- AEEC 2110 Principles of Food and Agribusiness Management
- AEEC 2140 Technology and Communication for Business Management
- AEEC 305 Marketing and Food Agricultural Products
- AEEC 315V World Agriculture and Food Problems
- AEEC 425 Food and Agribusiness Financial Management
- AGRO 303V Genetics and Society
- AGRO 311 Introduction to Weed Science
- AGRO 483 Advanced Sustainable Crop Production
- ARTS 1610 Drawing I
- ARTS 2610 Drawing II
- AXED 3115 Small Engine Technology
- AXED 3120 Agricultural Structures
- BCHE 341 Survey of Biochemistry
- BIOL 301 Principles of Ecology
- BIOL 313 Structure and Function of Plants
- BLAW 316 Legal Environment of Business
- BLAW 385V Employment and Consumer Law
- BUSA 1110 Intro to Business
- CHEM 2115 Survey of Organic Chemistry and Laboratory
- ECON 2110G Macroeconomic Principles
- ECON 2120G Principles of Microeconomics
- EPWS 301 Agricultural Biotechnology
- EPWS 373 Fungal Biology
- FSTE 320 Food Microbiology
- FSTE 421 Food Chemistry
- GENE 305 L Genetic Techniques
- GENE 315 Molecular Genetics
- GENE 320 Hereditary and Population Genetics
- MGMT 309 Human Behavior in Organizations
- MGMT 332 Human Resources Management
- MKTG 303 Principles of Marketing
- MKTG 313 Retail Management
- SOIL 2110L Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory
- SOIL 312 Soil Management and Fertility/SOIL 312 L Soil Management and Fertility Lab
- SOIL 456 Irrigation and Drainage
- SOIL 476 Soil Microbiology
- SPAN 1110 Spanish I
- SPAN 2110 Spanish III
- See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.
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