2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Nov 22, 2024

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Horticulture (HO) Major

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Leo Schleicher, Coordinator
Department of Plant Science
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
and
CHEM 106-106L
Credits: 7

Electives: 29-30

General Electives: 5-6

Technical Electives: 24

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to develop a plan of study that addresses one of the following suggested areas of emphasis. Select 24 credits from one of the following lists:

Production Emphasis: 24

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
PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3

Business Emphasis: 24†††

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
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 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics * (COM) (G) Credits: 3
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 476-576 - Marketing Research Credits: 3
AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3

Food Crops Emphasis: 24

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
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

Turfgrass Emphasis: 24

PS 343-343L - Weed Science and Lab Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
AST 434-434L - Landscape Irrigation and Lab Credits: 3
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
PS 323 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrient Management Credits: 3

Science Emphasis: 24

Students wishing to pursue a graduate degree or laboratory science career should replace biology, math and chemistry in the core curriculum with these courses:

BIOL 151-151L

;

MATH 120

; and

CHEM 112-112L

. In addition, students should take

, and

. Remaining credits should be used to support a focus area in horticulture.

Total Required Credits: 128

Notes:

^† Modules must be different than those used to satisfy core curriculum.

^†† Students seeking a Business Minor must take either BADM/ECON 370, BADM 310, BADM 334, or BADM 350.

^†††It is recommended that studnets take no more than 6 credits of HO/AST courses in developing a plan of study for the Business Emphasis.

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.