Dec 08, 2025

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

2008-2009 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

Requirements for Horticulture Major – Production Specialization - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Summer Term:

Choose one of the following

HO 494 - Internship Credits: (1-12)
HO 496 - Field Experience Credits: (1-12)

Junior and Senior Years:

Electives Credits: 9
(Fall and Spring)

BOT 327 - Plant Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
BOT 327L - Plant Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 312 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 312L - Plant Propagation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 330 - Arboriculture Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 350 - Environmental Stewardship in Horticulture Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 383 - Principles of Crop Improvement Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 383L - Principles of Crop Improvement Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 412 - Greenhouse Management Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 412L - Greenhouse Management Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 415 - Nursery Management Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 464 - Senior Project I Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
HO 465 - Senior Project II Credits: 2
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM) Credits: 4
* (Fall and Spring)
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Fall and Spring)
PS 305 - Insect Biology (COM) Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 305L - Insect Biology Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Choose one from the following:

HO 240 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 411 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)

Choose 10 credits from the following:

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
(Spring)
AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
HO 322 - Turfgrass Pests Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 322L - Turfgrass Pests Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 331 - Arboricultural Operations Credits: 1
(Spring)
HO 430 - Urban Forest Management Credits: 3
(Spring)
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
LA 321 - Golf Course Design Credits: 1
(Fall)
PS 343 - Weed Science Credits: 2
(Fall)

Requirements for Horticulture Major – Business Specialization - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

Freshman Year:

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 100 - Survey of Horticulture Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 111 - Biology of Horticulture Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
HO 111L - Biology of Horticulture Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 201 - General Botany (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 201L - General Botany Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 221 - Turfgrasses Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 221L - Turfgrasses Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 222 - Fundamentals of Turf Management Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 222L - Fundamentals of Turf Management Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 231 - Greenhouse Crop Production Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 250 - Woody Plants: Trees Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 250L - Woody Plants: Trees Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 260 - Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 290 - Professionalism in Horticulture Seminar Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 213 - Soils Credits: 2
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 213L - Soils Lab Credits: 1
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 223 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 223L - Principles of Plant Pathology Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)

Choose one from the following:

HO 240 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 411 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)

Summer Term:

Choose one of the following

HO 494 - Internship Credits: (1-12)
HO 496 - Field Experience Credits: (1-12)

Junior and Senior Years:

Electives Credits: 3
(Fall and Spring)

BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 327 - Plant Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
BOT 327L - Plant Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 312 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 312L - Plant Propagation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 330 - Arboriculture Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 350 - Environmental Stewardship in Horticulture Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 464 - Senior Project I Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
HO 465 - Senior Project II Credits: 2
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
PS 305 - Insect Biology (COM) Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 305L - Insect Biology Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Choose 6 credits from the following:

AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
(Spring)
AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 240 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 322 - Turfgrass Pests Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 322L - Turfgrass Pests Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 331 - Arboricultural Operations Credits: 1
(Spring)
HO 383 - Principles of Crop Improvement Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 383L - Principles of Crop Improvement Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 411 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 412 - Greenhouse Management Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 412L - Greenhouse Management Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 415 - Nursery Management Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 421 - Turfgrass Stress Physiology Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 430 - Urban Forest Management Credits: 3
(Spring)
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
LA 321 - Golf Course Design Credits: 1
(Fall)
PS 343 - Weed Science Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 343L - Weed Science Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)

Choose 9 credits from the following:

See note below

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

Note:

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

Requirements for Horticulture Major-Food Crops Specialization - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Freshman Year:

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 100 - Survey of Horticulture Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 111 - Biology of Horticulture Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
HO 111L - Biology of Horticulture Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

BOT 201 - General Botany (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 201L - General Botany Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 221 - Turfgrasses Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 221L - Turfgrasses Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 222 - Fundamentals of Turf Management Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 222L - Fundamentals of Turf Management Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 231 - Greenhouse Crop Production Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 250 - Woody Plants: Trees Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 250L - Woody Plants: Trees Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 260 - Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 290 - Professionalism in Horticulture Seminar Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 213 - Soils Credits: 2
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 213L - Soils Lab Credits: 1
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 223 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 223L - Principles of Plant Pathology Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)

Summer Term:

Choose one of the following

HO 494 - Internship Credits: (1-12)
HO 496 - Field Experience Credits: (1-12)

Junior and Senior Years:

Electives Credits: 8
(Fall)

AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
(Spring)
AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
BOT 327 - Plant Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
BOT 327L - Plant Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
ENTR 202 - Human Resource Operations in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
(Fall)
ENTR 204 - Finance/ Venture Capital in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
(Fall)
ENTR 301 - Marketing/Promotion in Entrepreneurship Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 312 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 312L - Plant Propagation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 330 - Arboriculture Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 350 - Environmental Stewardship in Horticulture Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 412 - Greenhouse Management Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 412L - Greenhouse Management Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 464 - Senior Project I Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
HO 465 - Senior Project II Credits: 2
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
PS 305 - Insect Biology (COM) Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 305L - Insect Biology Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Choose one of the following:

HO 240 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 411 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)

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
HFM 171 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
HFM 251 - Foodservice Sanitation Credits: 1
MCOM 161 - Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing (COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 161L - Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing Studio (COM) Credits: 0
MICR 231 - General Microbiology (COM) Credits: 4
MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
MICR 311 - Food Microbiology Credits: 4
NFS 111 - Food, People and the Environment Credits: 3
NFS 151 - Food Safety and Technology Credits: 3
NFS 341 - Food Science Credits: 4
NFS 341L - Food Science Lab Credits: 0
NFS 351 - Principles of Food Processing Credits: 3

Requirements for Horticulture Major-Turfgrass Specialization - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

Freshman Year:

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 100 - Survey of Horticulture Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 111 - Biology of Horticulture Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
HO 111L - Biology of Horticulture Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

BOT 201 - General Botany (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 201L - General Botany Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HO 221 - Turfgrasses Credits: 1
(Fall)
HO 221L - Turfgrasses Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 222 - Fundamentals of Turf Management Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 222L - Fundamentals of Turf Management Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 231 - Greenhouse Crop Production Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 250 - Woody Plants: Trees Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 250L - Woody Plants: Trees Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 260 - Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 290 - Professionalism in Horticulture Seminar Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 213 - Soils Credits: 2
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 213L - Soils Lab Credits: 1
** (Fall or Spring)
PS 223 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 223L - Principles of Plant Pathology Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)

Choose one from the following:

HO 240 - Vegetable Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)
HO 411 - Fruit Crop Systems Credits: (1-3)
(Spring)

Summer Term:

Choose one of the following

HO 494 - Internship Credits: (1-12)
HO 496 - Field Experience Credits: (1-12)

Junior and Senior Years:

Elective Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)

AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
(Spring)
AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
BOT 327 - Plant Physiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
BOT 327L - Plant Physiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)
CHEM 108 - Organic and Biochemistry (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall or Spring)
CHEM 108L - Organic and Biochemistry Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
(Spring)
HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 312 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 312L - Plant Propagation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
HO 321 - Golf Course Management Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 321L - Golf Course Management Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 322 - Turfgrass Pests Credits: 2
(Fall)
HO 322L - Turfgrass Pests Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 330 - Arboriculture Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 350 - Environmental Stewardship in Horticulture Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 421 - Turfgrass Stress Physiology Credits: 2
(Spring)
HO 422 - Current Issues in Turfgrass Science Credits: 1
(Spring)
HO 464 - Senior Project I Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
HO 465 - Senior Project II Credits: 2
(Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101 - Survey of Physics (COM) Credits: 4
* (Fall or Spring)
PHYS 101L - Survey of Physics Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Fall or Spring)
PS 305 - Insect Biology (COM) Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 305L - Insect Biology Lab (COM) Credits: 1
(Fall)
PS 343 - Weed Science Credits: 2
(Fall)
PS 343L - Weed Science Lab Credits: 1
(Fall)
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Choose 10 credits from the following:

CA 381, Professional Behavior at Work Credits: 3

AST 213 - Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power Credits: 3
AST 213L - Ag, Industrial and Outdoor Power Lab Credits: 0
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
BOT 405-505 - Grasses and Grasslike Plants Credits: 3
BOT 405L-505L - Grasses and Grasslike Plants Credits: 0
HO 383 - Principles of Crop Improvement Credits: 3
HO 383L - Principles of Crop Improvement Lab Credits: 0
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
LA 321 - Golf Course Design Credits: 1
PS 323 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrient Management Credits: 3

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, and CHEM 464-464L. Remaining credits should be used to support a focus area in horticulture.