The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective.
WARNING: The following information reflects a degree requirement which expired as of Summer 2024. Please click the appropriate link under "Degree Programs" on the right side of this page to view the currently effective requirements for this program. If a link to this program does not appear, the program may no longer be available, or may be available under a different academic unit. You can find past requirements under the appropriate archived catalog.
Landscape, Nursery, and Greenhouse Management (120 Credits)
The IPS - Landscape, Nursery, and Greenhouse Management major is a horticulture-based program that prepares students for opportunities in landscape plant management and in the propagation, production, marketing, and use of potted crops, bedding plants, trees, shrubs, and cut flowers. This is an exciting major for students interested in owning or managing a nursery or greenhouse; attending graduate school in horticulture; working for university extension offices and research greenhouses, maintaining public gardens, arboretums, landscapes, and parks; or working as wholesale horticultural-product brokers. Students in this major are encouraged to gain hands-on experience and earn scholarships through participation in the Horticulture Club.
A student may be admitted to an IPS major upon making their intention known to the department.
A student may be admitted to an IPS major upon making their intention known to the department.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 107 [BSCI] or 120 [BSCI] | 4 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]1 | 3 or 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| HORT / CROP SCI 102 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106, 107, or 120 | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| HORT / CROP SCI 202 | 4 |
| MATH 140 [QUAN], 171 [QUAN], 202 [QUAN], or STAT 212 [QUAN] | 3 or 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CHEM 101 [PSCI] or 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| HORT 330 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| SOIL SCI 201 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
| HORT 357 | 3 |
| HORT 358 | 1 |
| Horticulture Elective2 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENTOM 343 [M] | 3 |
| Horticulture Elective2 | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ENTOM 351 | 3 |
| HORT 331 | 3 |
| HORT 351 | 4 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Third Term | Credits |
| (Summer Session) HORT 399 | 1 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Advanced Plant Science Elective 3 | 3 |
| Horticulture Elective2 | 3 |
| PL P 300 or 429 | 2 or 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Advanced Plant Science Elective3 | 3 |
| HORT 4164 | 3 |
| HORT 425 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| SOIL SCI 302 [M] or 441 | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | COM 102 or H D 205 recommended. |
| 2 | Horticulture Electives (9 credits minimum): Approved courses include CROP SCI 301, 305, 401 [M], 443, HORT 310, 313, 320, 350, SOIL SCI 101, or as approved by advisor. |
| 3 | Advanced Plant Science Electives (6 credits): BIOLOGY 301, 332 [M], 372 [M], 409, 462, HORT 345, 418, 430, 445, 480, SOE 300, 450, 454, 464, or as approved by advisor. |
| 4 | CROP SCI 411 [M] can be taken in the fall as an alternative to HORT 416. |