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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Horticultural Science – Horticulture Management Option 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Horticultural Science requires 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
AFE 100 - Issues in Agriculture, Food and Environment 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA)
MA 109 - College Algebra 3 - 5 Credit Hours
HRT 100 - Introduction to Horticulture Professions 1 Credit Hours
HRT 240 - Introduction to Floral Design 3 Credit Hours

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
HRT 200 - Principles of Horticultural Science 3 Credit Hours
STA 210 - Making Sense of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours (fulfills UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning)
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

CHE 104 - Introductory General Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
ENT 220 - Plague, Pests, and Pestilence: History and Global Perspective 3 Credit Hours
HRT 220 - Introduction to Plant Identification 3 Credit Hours
OR
PLS 220 - Introduction to Plant Identification 3 Credit Hours
HRT or PLS Course Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CHE 108 - Introduction to Inorganic, Organic and Biochemistry Without Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
PLS 366 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 4 Credit Hours
HRT or PLS Course Credit(s): 3
HRT or PLS Course Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

HRT 310 - Horticultural Crop Physiology 3 Credit Hours
HRT 320 - Woody Horticultural Plants 3 Credit Hours
OR
HRT 330 - Herbaceous Horticultural Plants 3 Credit Hours
HRT or PLS Course Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

HRT 350 - Horticultural Plant Propagation 3 Credit Hours
Horticultural Production Systems Course Credit(s): 4
Pest / Environmental Management Course Credit(s): 3-4
HRT or PLS Course Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

HRT 395 - Independent Research in Horticultural Science 1 - 3 Credit Hours
OR
HRT 399 - Experiential Learning in Horticulture - Internship 1 - 3 Credit Hours
Horticultural Production Systems Course Credit(s): 4
Pest / Environmental Management Course Credit(s): 3-4
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

HRT 425 - Controlled Environment Systems and Management 3 Credit Hours
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3