Bachelor of Science Degree
Public
Horticulture
Public horticulture is a professional
program leading to employment in botanical gardens, arboretums, and other
horticultural establishments in the public sector, as curators of plant
collections, educators, plant propagators, illustrators, and writers.
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, which offers
this curriculum, stresses practical training through internships in public
gardens.
Advisor Contact Information
Matthew A. Jenks
(765) 494-1332
jenksm@.purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:
130*
| Freshman Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1) AGR
101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)
(4) BTNY 210 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) HORT 101 (Fundamentals of Horticulture)
(3) Calculus elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3) CHM
112 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(1) HORT 110 (Survey of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 201 (Plant Propagation)
(3) LA 166 (History and Theory of Landscape Architecture)
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3) AGRY
255 (Soil Science)
(4) CHM 257 (Organic Chemistry)
(4) HORT 217 (Woody Landscape Plants)
(3) Statistics elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3) AGEC
217 (Economics)
(3) BCHM 307 (Biochemistry)
(1) BCHM 309 (Biochemistry Laboratory)
(3) BTNY 301 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) Career elective
(3) Social science elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (2) ENTM
206 (General Entomology)
(1) ENTM 207 (General Entomology Laboratory)
(3) HORT 218 (Herbaceous Landscape Plants)
(4) HORT 301 (Plant Physiology)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3) BTNY
305 (Fundamentals of Plant Classification)
(3) HORT 306 (History of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 401 (Horticultural Production Technologies)
(3) Social science or humanities elective (300+ level)
(3) Written or oral communication elective
Total Credits: 15 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 320 (Genetics)
(3) HORT 317 (Landscape Contracting and Management)
(1) HORT 440
(Management Strategies in Public Horticulture)
(3) Additional communication elective
(3) Ecology/plant diversity elective
(1) Horticultural production elective
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(2) HORT
491 (Special Assignments in Horticulture)
(6) Career electives
(3) Supervision/personnel elective
(5) Electives
Total Credits: 16 |
* Internships or practica totaling
at least six months, in an approved establishment, are required before
graduation.
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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