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What is Horticulture?
Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants. The Horticulture minor is designed to provide students with both an overview and in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of horticulture. This minor provides opportunities for students from all colleges to learn more about the science and art of horticultural plants and their productive uses. The range of courses allows considerable flexibility for students to tailor the minor to their particular needs. The Horticulture minor meets the increasing demand for a horticulture emphasis for related majors and offers a general education for those seeking to use the minor for its avocational appeal.
You Might Like This Program If...
You want working knowledge of how to grow plants and to better understand the beneficial influences plants have on society (such as for food, esthetics, ecological, recreational, etc.). You have an interest in the horticulture field because it differs from botany in that it incorporates both science and aesthetics in the study of plants. It provides the perfect interface for students who wish to understand not only the science of plants but also the art of plant growing.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| Requirements for the Minor | 18 |
The minor in Horticulture consists of a minimum of 18 credits.
Requirements for the Minor
A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor, as specified by Senate Policy 59-10. In addition, at least six credits of the minor must be unique from the prescribed courses required by a student's major(s).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Courses | ||
| Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| HORT 101 | Horticultural Science  | 3 |
| HORT 202 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| HORT 315 | Environmental Effects on Horticultural Crops | 3 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better | ||
| Select 3 credits in systematics of the following: | 3 | |
| Herbaceous Perennial and Annual Identification | ||
| Ornamental Plant Materials | ||
| Ornamental Plant Materials | ||
| Horticultural Systematics | ||
| Select 6 credits in foundation and production courses of the following: | 6 | |
| Plant Nutrition | ||
| Plant Breeding | ||
| Post-Harvest Physiology | ||
HORT 420 | ||
| Small Fruit Culture | ||
| Deciduous Tree Fruits | ||
| Vegetable Crops | ||
| Flower Crop Production and Management | ||
| Retail Horticulture Business Management | ||
| Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology | ||
Academic Advising
The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.
Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.
READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY
University Park
Tarrah Geszvain
Academic Adviser
117 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-6087
thg110@psu.edu
Career Paths
Career opportunities exist in marketing and sales, plant health and protection, public gardens and arboretums, greenhouse and nursery production and management, cooperative extension, farm management, and with government or non-government agencies.