2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 27, 2024

2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Horticulture (HO) Major

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Leo Schleicher, Coordinator
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory 201A
605-688-5136
e-mail: leo.schleicher@sdstate.edu

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Requirements for Horticulture Major, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 31

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
BOT 201-201L
or
CHEM 106-106L
Credits: 7

Specialization, Choose a specialization below: 29-31

Total Required Credits: 128

Production Specialization: 29-30

Elective Credits: 9

HO 383-383L - Principles of Crop Improvement and Lab Credits: 3
HO 412-412L - Greenhouse Management and Lab Credits: 3
HO 415 - Nursery Management Credits: 3
HO 440-540 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
or
HO 411-511 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)

Choose 10 credits from the following:

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
HO 322-322L - Turfgrass Pests and Lab Credits: 2
HO 331 - Arboricultural Operations Credits: 1
HO 440-540 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
or
HO 411-511 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3) (see note one below)
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3

Business Specialization: 30-31

Elective Credits: 6

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3

Choose 6 credits from the following:

AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
HO 322-322L - Turfgrass Pests and Lab Credits: 2
HO 331 - Arboricultural Operations Credits: 1
HO 383-383L - Principles of Crop Improvement and Lab Credits: 3
HO 412-412L - Greenhouse Management and Lab Credits: 3
HO 415 - Nursery Management Credits: 3
HO 421 - Turfgrass Stress Physiology Credits: 2
HO 411-511 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3) (see note one below)
HO 440-540 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3

Choose 9 credits from the following:

(see note two below)

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
BADM 280 - Personal Finance (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 351 - Business Law (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 476-576 - Marketing Research Credits: 3

Electives: 6

Food Crops Specialization: 29-30

AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
ENTR 202 - Human Resource Operations in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
ENTR 204 - Finance/ Venture Capital in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
ENTR 301 - Marketing/Promotion in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
HO 412-412L - Greenhouse Management and Lab Credits: 3
HO 440-540 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
or
HO 411-511 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)

Choose 10 credits from the following:

ABS 203 - Global Food Systems ** (G) Credits: 3
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
CA 230 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
ENTR 205 - Legal Issues/Business Structure/Risk Management Credits: 1
ENTR 207 - Financial Analysis/Record Keeping/Accounting in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
ENTR 304 - Strategy/Pricing/Location in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
ENTR 336 - Entrepreneurship I (COM) Credits: 3
ENTR 489 - Business Plan Writing and Competition (COM) Credits: 1
HMGT 171 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
HMGT 251 - Foodservice Sanitation Credits: 1
MCOM 161-161L - Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing and Lab (COM) Credits: 3
MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
MICR 311-311L - Food Microbiology and Lab Credits: 4
NFS 111 - Food, People and the Environment ** Credits: 3
NFS 151 - Food Safety and Technology Credits: 3
NFS 341-341L - Food Science and Lab Credits: 4
NFS 351-351L - Principles of Food Processing and Lab Credits: 3

Electives: 7-8

Turfgrass Specialization: 30-31

AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
HO 321-321L - Golf Course Management and Lab Credits: 2
HO 322-322L - Turfgrass Pests and Lab Credits: 2
HO 421 - Turfgrass Stress Physiology Credits: 2
HO 422 - Current Issues in Turfgrass Science Credits: 1
PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3

Choose 10 credits from the following:

AST 213-213L - Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power and Lab Credits: 3
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
BOT 405-405L/505-505L - Grasses and Grasslike Plants and Lab Credits: 3
AM 381 - Professional Behavior at Work Credits: 3
HO 383-383L - Principles of Crop Improvement and Lab Credits: 3
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
PS 323 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrient Management Credits: 3

Electives: 4-5

Notes:

Note One: Modules must be different than those used to satisfy core curriculum.
Note Two: Students seeking a Business Minor must take either BADM/ECON 370, BADM 310, BADM 334, or BADM 350.

Graduate Degree:

Students wishing to pursue a graduate degree or laboratory science career should replace biology, math and chemistry in core curriculum with these courses: BIOL 151-151L; MATH 120; and CHEM 112-112L. In addition, students should take BIOL 202-202L; BIOL 204-204L; CHEM 114-114L; CHEM 326-326L; CHEM 464, and CHEM 466. Remaining credits should be used to support a focus area in horticulture.

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

Horticulture (HO) Major

Requirements for Horticulture Major, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 31

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

College Requirements: 12

Major Requirements: 47

Specialization, Choose a specialization below: 29-31

Total Required Credits: 128

Production Specialization: 29-30

Choose 10 credits from the following:

Business Specialization: 30-31

Choose 6 credits from the following:

Choose 9 credits from the following:

Electives: 6

Food Crops Specialization: 29-30

Choose 10 credits from the following:

Electives: 7-8

Turfgrass Specialization: 30-31

Choose 10 credits from the following:

Electives: 4-5

Notes:

Graduate Degree:

Curriculum Notes: