Academic Programs

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

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

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