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
General Education CW (ENGL 100) - 3
General Education S (BIOL 150) - 3
General Education M (MATH 146) - 3
General Education EC (ESM 105 Intro to Environmental Science) - 3

Total semester credits - 15

General Education SL (CHEM 115) - 4
General Education HW (P ED) - 1
HORT 169 Intro to Horticulture - 3
General Education HF - 3
General Education SB - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - .5

Total semester credits - 14.5

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propagation - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants  - 3
CHEM 230 Gen Organic Chem - 3
General Education SL (CHEM 215) - 1
AGEC 230 Ag Economics I - 3

Total semester credits - 16

AGEN 150 Intro to Ag Engineering - 3
HORT 255 Turfgrass Management - 3
HORT 250  Sustainable Landscape Design - 4
ESM 151 Intro to Land Use Theory and Practice - 3
General Education CA (ENGL 200) - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - .5

Total semester credits - 16.5

Summer Session

HORT 270/370 Hort Internship - 4

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
CROP 257 Genetics - 3
HORT 268 Herbaceous Perennials - 3
or HORT 245 Interior Plantscapes - 3
Choose 2 of the following 3:
HORT 201 Hardscape Design - 1
HORT 202 Landscape Irrigation Mgmt - 1
HORT 203 Design/Mgmt of Landscape Lighting & Water - 1
or AGEN 333 Landscape Construction - 3

Total semester credits - 14 or 15

J-term

HORT 358 Landscape Design Practicum - 3
or SOIL 325 Hydric Soils & Wetland Environments - 3

General Education HF - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
Global perspectives course - 3
SCTA 116 Business Comm - 3
or Foreign Language
General Education SB - 3

Total semester credits - 16

Senior
Year

AGEC 361 Hort Business Mgmt - 3
or AGBI 251 Ag Biochemistry - 3
ESM 411 Site Planning and Development - 3
or AGEN 368 CAD - 3
General Education MD - 3
AFES 310 Human Resource Mgmt - 3
or AGEC 410 Professional Selling - 3

Total semester credits - 15

CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
HORT 327 Vegetable Science - 4
or HORT 347 Fruit Science - 4
HORT 452 Arboriculture/Nursery Mgmt - 3
HORT 485 Hort Senior Seminar - 1
Diversity course (MNGT 330) - 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.
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
General Education CW (ENGL 100) - 3
General Education S (BIOL 150) - 3
General Education M (MATH 146) - 3
General Education EC (ESM 105 Intro to Environmental Science) - 3
Total semester credits - 15

General Education SL (CHEM 115) - 4
General Education HW (P ED ) - 1
HORT 169 Intro to Horticulture - 3
General Education HF - 3
General Education SB - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - .5
Total semester credits - 14.5

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propogation - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants - 3
CHEM 230 Gen Organic Chem - 3
General Education SL (CHEM 215) - 1
AGEC 230 Ag Economics I - 3
Total semester credits - 16

AGEC 150 Introduction to Ag Engineering - 3
HORT 255 Turfgrass Management - 3
SCTA 116 Business Communications - 3
or Foreign Language
General Education CA (ENGL 200) - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - 0.5
Total semester credits - 12.5

Summer Session

HORT 270/370 Hort Internship - 4

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
Diversity course (MNGT 330) - 3
CROP 257 Genetics - 3
General Education SB - 3
Total semester credits - 15

General Education HF - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
Global perspectives course - 3
Directed elective course - 3 or 4
Total semester credits - 13 or 14

Senior
Year

BIOL 333 Entomology - 3
AGBI 251 Ag Biochemistry - 3
or AGEC 361 Horticultural Business Management - 3
HORT 347 Fruit Science - 4
General Education MD - 3
AFES 310 Human Resource Mgmt - 3
or AGEC 410 Professional Selling - 3
Total semester credits - 16

CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
HORT 327 Vegetable Science - 4
HORT 420 Floriculture - 4
HORT 485 Hort Senior Seminar - 1
Directed elective course - 3 or 4
Total semester credits - 16 or 17

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
General Education CW (ENGL 100) - 3
General Education S (BIOL 150) - 3
General Education M (MATH 146) - 3
General Education EC (ESM 105 Intro to Environmental Science) - 3

Total semester credits - 15

General Education SL (CHEM 115) - 4
General Education HW (P ED) - 1
HORT 169 Intro to Horticulture - 3
General Education HF - 3
General Education SB - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - .5

Total semester credits - 14.5

Sophomore
Year

HORT 200 Plant Propagation - 3
SOIL 120 Introductory Soil Science - 3
HORT 352 Woody Landscape Plants  - 3
CHEM 230 Gen Organic Chem - 3
General Education SL (CHEM 215) - 1
AGEC 230 Ag Economics I - 3

Total semester credits - 16

AGEN 150 Intro to Ag Engineering - 3
HORT 255 Turfgrass Management - 3
SCTA 116 Business Communications - 3
or Foreign Language
General Education CA (ENGL 200) - 3
General Education HW (PE activity course) - .5
General Education HF - 3

Total semester credits - 15.5

Summer Session

HORT 270/370 Hort Internship - 4

Junior
Year

HORT 310 Greenhouse Mgmt - 3
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology - 3
HORT 347 Fruit Science
CROP 257 Genetics - 3
General Education SB - 3


Total semester credits - 16

Global Perspectives course - 3
SOIL 311 Soil Fertility - 4
HORT 327 Vegetable Science
Directed elective course - 3 or 4

Total semester credits - 14 or 15

Senior
Year

AGEC 361 Horticultural Business Mgmt - 3
or AGBI 251 Ag Biochemistry - 3
Crop 368 Sustainable Agriculture - 3
or ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability - 3
General Education MD - 3
AFES 310 Human Resource Mgmt - 3
or SOCI 245 Environmental Sociology - 3

Total semester credits - 15

CROP 435 Crop Physiology - 4
AGEC/ESM 445 Land Use and Sustainable Ag Law - 3
Diversity course (Mngt 330) - 3
HORT 485 Hort Senior Seminar - 1
Directed elective course - 3 or 4

Total semester credits - 14 or 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.