Academic Programs

The following options are offered in the Department of Horticulture curriculum:

  1. Environmental Horticulture — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  2. Greenhouse Production and Management — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  3. Fruit and Vegetable Production and Management — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  4. Horticultural Communications and Public Education — 15 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  5. Planting, Design and Installation — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  6. Nursery Crops Production and Landscape Management — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  7. Public Garden Management and Administration — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  8. Science Option — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)
  9. Turfgrass Management — 12 credits (See suggested 4-year plan)

For a complete listing of curriculum requirements: http://www.hort.iastate.edu/courses/curriculum07-09.html

Department of Horticulture students participate in university-wide academic programs including the Honors Program, Undergraduate Research Assistant program and Women in Science and Engineering program. These programs are directed toward students demonstrating high grade point averages and provide unique opportunities for independent study and research.

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