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 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(4) BTNY 21000 (Introduction to Plant Science)
(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(3) HORT 10100 (Fundamentals of Horticulture)
(3) Calculus elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(3)
CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)
(1) HORT 11000 (Survey of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 20100 (Plant Propagation)
(3) LA 16600 (History and Theory of Landscape Architecture)
(3) Humanities elective
Total Credits: 17 |
| Sophomore Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 25500 (Soil Science)
(4) CHM 25700 (Organic Chemistry)
(4) HORT 21700 (Woody Landscape Plants)
(3) Statistics elective
(2) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
AGEC 21700 (Economics)
(3) BCHM 30700 (Biochemistry)
(1) BCHM 30900 (Biochemistry Laboratory)
(3) BTNY 30100 (Introductory Plant Pathology)
(3) Career elective
(3) Social science elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Junior Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (2)
ENTM 20600 (General Entomology)
(1) ENTM 20700 (General Entomology Laboratory)
(3) HORT 21800 (Herbaceous Landscape Plants)
(4) HORT 30100 (Plant Physiology)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
BTNY 30500 (Fundamentals of Plant Classification)
(3) HORT 30600 (History of Horticulture)
(3) HORT 40100 (Horticultural Production Technologies)
(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)
(3) Written or oral communication elective
Total Credits: 15 |
| Senior Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (3)
AGRY 32000 (Genetics)
(3) HORT 31700 (Landscape Contracting and Management)
(1) HORT 44000
(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 49100 (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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