UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Horticulture 4-Year Academic Plans

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

PLSC 161 Intro to Plant Science - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing (Gen Ed CW ) - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra (Gen Ed M) - 3
General Education SB - 3
General Education HF - 3
HEAL 108 Health & Fitness for Life (Gen Ed HW) - 1

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 169 Introduction to Horticulture - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
CHEM 115 Concepts in General Chemistry (Gen Ed SI) - 4
BIOL 150 General Biology (Gen Ed SI) - 3
PLSC 120 Plants and Society - 3

Total semester credits - 16

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propagation - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants  - 3
CHEM 215 General Chem Lab  Concepts & Techniques - 1
CROP 257 - Genetics - 3
COMS 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Gen Ed CS - 3
ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines (Gen Ed CW) - 3

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 250 Sustainable Landscape Design - 4
HORT 255  Turfgrass Science and Management - 3
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I - 3
CHEM 230 Survey of Organic Chemistry - 3
ESM 151 Intro to Land Use Theory and Practice - 3

Total semester credits - 16

 

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
AGEC 361 Small Agribusiness Management - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
HORT 268 Herbaceous Perennials - 3

Total semester credits - 13

 

HORT 201 Hardscape Design -1
HORT 202 Landscape Irrigation Management - 1
AET 150 Applications in Ag Engineering - 3
AFES 310 Human Resource Management - 3
University Req ACD - 3
General Education HF or SB - 3

Total semester credits - 14

Summer Session

HORT 270 Hort Internship - 4

Senior
Year

HORT 347 Fruit Science and Production - 4
HORT 485 Senior Seminar in Horticulture - 1
CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
SOIL 325 Hydric Soils and Wetland Environments - 3
BIOL 333 Entomology - 3

Total semester credits - 15

HORT 452 Arboriculture/Nursery Management - 3
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
ESM 4111 Site Planning & Development - 4
University Req GP - 3
General Education SB or HF - 3

Total semester credits - 16

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 41-44 cr.
Foundation Courses in CAFES - 12 cr.
Core Horticulture Courses - 16 cr.
Landscape Design and Contracting Courses - 31-33 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 20 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120-125 cr.

 

 

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

PLSC 161 Intro to Plant Science - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing  (Gen Ed CW) - 3
MATH 146  Collge Algebra (Gen Ed M)- 3
General Education SB - 3
General Education HF - 3
HEAL 108 Health & Fitness for Life (Gen Ed HW) - 1

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 169 Introduction to Horticulture - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
CHEM 115 Concepts in General Chemistry (Gen Ed SI) - 4
BIOL 150 General Biology (Gen SI) - 3
PLSC 120 Plants and Society - 3

Total semester credits - 16

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propogation - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants - 3
CHEM 215 General Chem Lab Concepts and Techniques - 1
CROP 257 Genetics - 3
COMS 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication or Gen Ed CS - 3
ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines (Gen Ed CW) - 3

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 250 Sustainable Landscape Design - 4
HORT 255 Turfgrass  Science  and Management - 3
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics 1 - 3
CHEM 230 Survey of Organic Chemistry - 3
General Education SB or HF- 3

Total semester credits - 16

Summer Session

HORT 270 Hort Internship - 4

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
AGEC 361 Small Agribusiness Management - 3
SOIL 311 -Soil Fertility - 4
General Education SB or HF - 3

Total semester credits - 13

HORT 327 Vegetable Science and Producton - 4
HORT 420 - Floriculture - 4
AFES 310 Human Resource Management - 3
University Req ACD - 3

Total semester credits - 14

Senior
Year

HORT 347 Fruit Science and Production - 4
HORT 485 Senior Seminar in Horticulture - 1
CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
BIOL 333 Entomology - 3

Total semester credits - 12

HORT 452 Arboriculture/Nursery Mgmt - 3
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
AET 150 Applications in Ag Engineering - 3
University Req GP - 3
Elective - 3

Total semester credits - 15

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 41-44 cr.
Foundation Courses in CAFES - 12 cr.
Core Horticulture Courses - 16 cr.
Professional Hort Courses - 28 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 20 cr.
Electives - 0-3 cr. 
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

 

 

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

PLSC 161 Intro to Plant Science - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing (Gen Ed CW) - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra (Gen Ed M) - 3
HEAL 108 Health & Fitness for Life (Gen Ed HW) - 1
General Education SB - 3
General Education HF - 3

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 169 Intro to Horticulture - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
CHEM 115 Concepts in General Chemistry (Gen Ed SI) - 4
BIOL 150 General Biology (Gen Ed SI) - 3
PLSC 120 Plants and Society - 3

Total semester credits - 16

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propagation - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants  - 3
CHEM 215 General Chem Lab Concepts & Techniques - 1
CROP 257 Genetics - 3
CMS 101 Fudamentals of Oral Communication or Gen Ed CS - 3
ENGL 200 Readin, Writing and the Disciplines (Gen Ed CW) - 3

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 255 Turfgrass Science and Management - 3
ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability: Theory, Issues and Management - 3 
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics 1 - 3
CHEM 230 Survey of Organic Chemistry - 3
General Education HF or SB - 3

Total semester credits - 15

 

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
AGEC 361 Small Agribusiness Management - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
General Education HF or SB - 3

Total semester credits - 16

HORT 327 Vegetalbe Science and Production - 4
HORT 420 Floriculture - 4
AFES 310 Human Resource Management - 3
University Req ACD - 3

Total semester credits - 14 

Summer Session

HORT 270 Hort Internship - 4

Senior
Year

HORT 347 Fruit Science and Production - 4
HORT 485 Senior Seminar on Horticulture - 1
CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
CROP 451 Integrated Pest Management - 3

Total semester credits - 12

BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
AET 150 Applications in Ag Engineering - 3
ESM 445 Land Use and Sustainable Ag Law - 3
University Req GP - 3
Elective - 3

Total semester credits - 15

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 41-44 cr.
Foundation Courses in CAFES - 12 cr.
Core Horticulture Courses - 16 cr.
Fruit Vegetable Sustainable Systems Courses - 27-28 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 20 cr.
Electives - 0-4 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.