UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

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Horticulture Landscape Design and Management Option

Bachelor of Science Degree. Horticulture. Landscape Option. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Plant and Earth Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  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.