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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental Horticulture B.S.Horticultural Science
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
The environmental horticulture major educates and prepares students in all phases of horticulture: crop and plant production; education (botanic gardens and arboreta); service oriented activities (landscaping and landscape maintenance); plant use and function (design, reclamation, and restoration); and recreation (golf courses and parks). Students gain experience in the use of plants to alter environments, restore damaged landscapes, improve the health and well-being of individuals, educate people about science and agriculture, improve community environments, and provide recreational and practical benefits to the public.
Students choose either a business or science option. Landscape design, a joint offering with the College of Design (CDES), combines architecture and landscape architecture courses available in CDES with the plant-based design courses available in CFANS.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Applied courses in horticultural science, soil science, entomology, plant pathology, and applied economics vary depending on program. All required courses must be taken A-F, and students must earn a grade of at least C-.
Foundation Courses
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1011 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1021 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
Professional Courses
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People
(4.0 cr)
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
HORT 4096 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
ENT 3005 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ENT 4015 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
ENT 4251 - Forest and Shade Tree Entomology
(3.0 cr)
Environmental Horticulture Options
Science Option
CHEM 1022 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
-OR-
Business Option
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
Take 3 or more course(s) from the following:
·
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management
(3.0 cr)
·
MGMT 3015 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
(4.0 cr)
·
HORT 4461 - Horticultural Marketing
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Floriculture/Nursery Production and Retail Management
21 credits are required.
Emphasis Area Requirements
APEC 3821 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
HORT 4015 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
HORT 5051 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HORT 4141W - Scheduling Crops for Protected Environments
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
HORT 3002W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
HORT 1xxx
·
HORT 4xxx
·
HORT 5xxx
Individualized
Students must submit a course of study in consultation with an adviser to the Department of Horticultural Science Undergraduate Studies Committee at least three semesters before graduation.
Students choose two required courses plus 16 additional credits to total at least 21 credits in consultation with an adviser.
Emphasis Area Requirements
Take 5 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
HORT 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Emphasis Area Credits
Take 16 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
HORT 3xxx
·
HORT 4xxx
·
HORT 5xxx
Landscape Design
49 credits are required.
Emphasis Area Requirements
ARCH 3301 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
ARCH 3711W - Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context
[SOCS, CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
HORT 4021 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
LA 1301 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
LA 3001 - Understanding and Creating Landscape Space
(4.0 cr)
LA 3204 - Holistic Landscape Ecology and Bioregional Practice
(3.0 cr)
LA 3413 - Introduction to Landscape Architectural History
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
LA 3501 - Environmental Design and Its Biological and Physical Context
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
LA 3571 - Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering
(3.0 cr)
HORT 4023 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
ARCH 3411W - Architectural History to 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750
[HIS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Design Electives
Exceptions must be approved by a faculty adviser.
Take 11 - 15 credit(s) from the following:
·
ARCH 4701W - Introduction to Urban Form and Theory
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees
(3.0 cr)
·
FNRM 4501 - Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People
(3.0 cr)
·
HORT 4015 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
HORT 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
HORT 5018 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
HORT 5023 - Public Garden Management
(2.0 cr)
·
HORT 5071 - Ecological Restoration
(4.0 cr)
·
LA 1201 - Learning from the Landscape
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
LA 1401 - The Designed Environment
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
LA 3002 - Informants of Creating Landscape Space
(4.0 cr)
Landscape Implementation and Management
21 credits are required.
Emphasis Area Requirements
HORT 4021 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
HORT 5009 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
HORT 5018 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FNRM 3501 - Arboriculture: Selection and Maintenance of Trees
(3.0 cr)
·
HORT 1xxx
·
HORT 3xxx
·
HORT 4xxx
·
HORT 5xxx
Turfgrass Science
20 credits are required.
Emphasis Area Requirements
HORT 4021 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
HORT 4061W - Turfgrass Management
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment
(3.0 cr)
HORT 4063 - Turfgrass Science
(3.0 cr)
HORT 4071W - Applications of Biotechnology to Plant Improvement
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
As part of their honors program, CFANS students complete CFAN 3100H; they must submit their project for this faculty-mentored honors experience to the honors committee for approval prior to registration.
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
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Course Equivalencies: | CI 1806/Math 1031 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Soil 2125/Soil 5125 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Course Equivalencies: | Chem 2301/Chem 2331H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Phys 1101W/Phys 1107 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | Econ 1101/1165 ApEc 1101/1101H |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | IBUS 3010/MGMT 3010/MGMT 3015 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ApEc 4461/Hort 4461 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Acct 2050/ApEc 1251/Dbln 2051 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Acct 2050/ApEc 1251/Dbln 2051 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
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Course Equivalencies: | BA 2551/SCO 2550 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Hort 4141W/Hort 6141 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 3021/BioC 3022/BioC 4331/ |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 3021/BioC 3022/BioC 4331/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Arch 3711W/Arch 3711V |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
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Course Equivalencies: | Arch 1301/LA 1301/5301 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | Arch 3411W/Arch 3411V |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | FNRM 4501/FNRM 5501 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 5071/Hort 5071 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 3021/BioC 3022/BioC 4331/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 3021/BioC 3022/BioC 4331/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |