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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Horticulture B.S. (Program focus: Business Option)
Sample Plan: Organic Horticulture-Business Option
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1001 - Plant Propagation : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
HORT 1905 - Freshmen Seminar 2.0 cr
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP
HORT 2031 - Organic Food: How to grow it, where to buy it, can it feed the world 3.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 1015 - Plant Families for Plant People : 4.0 cr
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
HORT 2121 - Agricultural Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology : 4.0 cr : WI
HORT 3131/5131 - Student organic Farm: Planning, growing and marketing organic product 3.0 cr
PLPA 2001 - Introductory Plant Pathology 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
HORT 4096 - Professional Experience Program: Internship : 1.0 cr
HORT 4461 - Horticultural Marketing : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
ENTO 1005 Insect Biology 4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MGMT 3001 - Fundamentals of Management : 3.0 cr
HORT 5032 - Organic Vegetable Production (offered Spring odd years) 3.0 cr
HORT 4015 - Advanced Woody & Herbaceous Plant Topics 1.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
HORT 5031 - Organic Viticulture & Fruit Production (offered Fall of odd years) 3.0 cr
ACCT 2051 - Introduction to Financial Reporting : 4.0 cr
APS 4072 What does it mean to be green? Growing Organic 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
HORT 4401 - Plant Genetics and Breeding : 4.0 cr