2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
This major provides skills and training for employment in Florida's diverse environmental horticulture industry, including theme parks, plant production facilities and landscape management firms. Practical work experience in the form of internships is required in all specialization tracks of this major. International and study-abroad experiences are encouraged. An annual international horticultural tour is sponsored for the benefit of students in this major.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
All Specializations except Restoration Horticulture
All Specializations
Specialization: Environmental Horticulture Operations
Specialization: Landscape and Nursery Management
Specialization: Public Garden Management
Specialization: Restoration Horticulture
This specialization focuses on the biological and environmental horticultural sciences. Career opportunities include plant breeding, nutrition, growth regulation, and other areas of plant research.
This specialization studies the improvement of the human environment through proper selection, propagation, production and placement of plants in the exterior and interior landscapes. It combines business and plant production courses to provide the skills needed to manage a plant production facility or landscape firm.
This specialization prepares students for careers working with people and plants. Florida boasts more than 150 public parks, botanical gardens and theme parks. Majors will be exposed to many disciplines including horticulture, landscape architecture, business, communications and behavioral sciences.
This specialization prepares students to apply horticultural-based knowledge to the establishment, management and protection of plant communities. This background will allow students to be proficient in many aspects of applied plant science, including native/rare plant propagation, ex situ plant conservation, weed control, nursery production of native plants, and planting design and specification.
| Landscape and Nursery Horticulture |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for the Degree: 120 |
| Concentrations: Environmental Horticulture Operations, Landscape and Nursery Management, Public Garden Management, Restoration Horticulture |
| Minor: Yes, Environmental Horticulture |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: hort.ifas.ufl.edu/teaching/webfiles/ugrad |
This major provides skills and training for employment in Florida's diverse environmental horticulture industry, including theme parks, plant production facilities and landscape management firms. Practical work experience in the form of internships is required in all specialization tracks of this major. International and study-abroad experiences are encouraged. An annual international horticultural tour is sponsored for the benefit of students in this major.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
All Specializations except Restoration Horticulture
All Specializations
Specialization: Environmental Horticulture Operations
Specialization: Landscape and Nursery Management
Specialization: Public Garden Management
Specialization: Restoration Horticulture
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
-
Complete 1 of 6 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
AEB 3103 or ECO 2023, MAC 1147, BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, PHY 2004 or
PHY 2020
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) | 4 |
| Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 4 |
| Total | 14-15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B) | 4 |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE-P) | 3 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| MAC Mathematics or STA Statistics course (GE-M) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
This specialization focuses on the biological and environmental horticultural sciences. Career opportunities include plant breeding, nutrition, growth regulation, and other areas of plant research.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| ORH 3253C Introductory Nursery Management | 4 |
| Required electives (see list) | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| ORH 4804 and 4804L Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and Laboratory (2) | 3 |
| Required electives (see list) | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
| PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PLS 3221 and 3221L Plant Propagation (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| Required electives (see list) | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| HOS 4341 Advanced Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| Required electives (see list) | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
Required Electives - 16 hours
| AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agribusiness | 3 |
| AEE 3073 Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida | 3 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
| ORH 3000 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration | 4 |
| ORH 3222C Turfgrass Culture | 4 |
| ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management | 2 |
| ORH 4242C Arboriculture | 4 |
| ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment | 2 |
| ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture | 1-4 |
| PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals | 3 |
| PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops | 4 |
| SOS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management | 3 |
This specialization studies the improvement of the human environment through proper selection, propagation, production and placement of plants in the exterior and interior landscapes. It combines business and plant production courses to provide the skills needed to manage a plant production facility or landscape firm.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| Core electives (see list) | 6 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| AEB 3144 Introduction to Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AEB 4424 Human Resource Management in Agribusiness | 3 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| Core electives (see list) | 6 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
| PLP 3031C Diseases of Turf and Ornamentals | 3 |
| Core electives (see list) | 6 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Core Electives - Select 18 hours
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| LDE 3400C Residential Landscape Design | 3 |
| ORH 3254C Introductory Nursery Management | 4 |
| ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| ORH 4242C Arboriculture | 4 |
| ORH 4264C Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Culture | 4 |
| ORH 4804 and 4804L Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and Laboratory (2) | 3 |
| ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment | 2 |
| PLS 3221 and 3221L Plant Propagation (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
Professional Electives - Select 12 hours
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida | 3 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management | 3 |
| ORH 322C Turfgrass Culture | 4 |
| PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops | 4 |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
This specialization prepares students for careers working with people and plants. Florida boasts more than 150 public parks, botanical gardens and theme parks. Majors will be exposed to many disciplines including horticulture, landscape architecture, business, communications and behavioral sciences.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 |
| SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| Core electives (see list) | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| LAA 4935 Gardens of the World | 3 |
| ORH 3773 Public Gardens | 2 |
| Core electives (see list) | 6 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| LAA 2330 Site Analysis | 3 |
| AEE 3414 Leadership Development | 3 |
| AEE 4052 Communication Campaign Strategies in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| LAA 4830 Planning and Design of Recreation and Park Sites | 3 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AEB 4424 Human Resources Management in Agribusiness | 3 |
| AEE 3073 Intercultural Communications (S, I) | 3 |
| Core electives (see list) | 6 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Core Electives - Select 16 hours
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| ORH 3000 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration | 4 |
| ORH 3253C Introductory Nursery Management | 4 |
| ORH 4236C Landscape and Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| ORH 4242C Arboriculture | 4 |
| ORH 4804 and 4804L Annual and Perennial Gardening (1) and Laboratory (2) | 3 |
| ORH 4905 Independent Study of Environmental Horticulture | 1-3 |
| PLS 3221 and 3221L Plant Propagation (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| PLS 4242C Micropropagation of Horticultural Crops | 4 |
Professional Electives - Select 9 hours
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| AEB 4342 Agribusiness and Food Marketing Management | 3 |
| AGR 3303 Genetics | 3 |
| BCH 3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| BOT 2800C Plants in Human Affairs | 3 |
| LDE 3400C Residential Landscape Design | 3 |
| ORH 3053C Principles of Floral Art | 3 |
| ORH 4223 Golf and Sports Turf Management | 2 |
| ORH 4264C Greenhouse and Nursery Crop Culture | 4 |
| ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment | 2 |
| ORH 4874C Interior Landscape Practices | 3 |
| PLP 3002C Fundamentals of Plant Pathology | 4 |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
This specialization prepares students to apply horticultural-based knowledge to the establishment, management and protection of plant communities. This background will allow students to be proficient in many aspects of applied plant science, including native/rare plant propagation, ex situ plant conservation, weed control, nursery production of native plants, and planting design and specification.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
-
Complete 2 of 7 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
CHM 2046/2046L, AEB 3103 or ECO 2023, MAC 2233, BOT 2010C, BOT 2011C, PHY 2004 or PHY 2020
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| BOT 2010C Introductory Botany (GE-B) | 3 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) | 4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| BOT 2011C Plant Diversity (GE-B) | 4 |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) or Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics (GE-P) | 3 |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| BSC 2011 Integrated Principles of Biology 2 | 3 |
| PCB 2441 Biological Invaders | 3 |
| ORH 3513C Environmental Plant Identification | 3 |
| ORH 4848 Landscape Plant Establishment | 2 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 12 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| ORH 3000 Introduction to Ecosystem Restoration | 4 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| SOS 3022 and 3022L Introduction to Soils in the Environment (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| WIS 3402 Wildlife of Florida | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ORH 4941 Practical Work Experience | 2 |
| Total | 2 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| ORH 3815C Florida Native Landscaping | 3 |
| PLS 4601C Principles of Weed Science | 3 |
| PLS 3221 and PLS 3221L Plant Propagation (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| PLS 4343C Culture and Production of Aquatic Plants | 3 |
| HOS 4304 Horticultural Physiology | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| ORH 4905 Senior Capstone Project | 2 |
| PCB 3601C Plant Ecology | 3 |
| EES 4200 Chemistry of Carbon Compounds | 2 |
| Professional electives (see list) | 9 |
| Total | 16 |
Professional Electives - select 9 hours
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application | 3 |
| BOT 3151C Local Flora of North Florida | 3 |
| EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| EES 4050 Environmental Planning and Design | 3 |
| FOR 3153C Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FOR 3214 Fire Ecology and Management | 2 |
| FOR 4110 Ecology and Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems | 3 |
| FOR 4090C Urban Forestry | 3 |
| STA 3024 Introduction to Statistics 2 | 3 |
| SOS 4244 Wetlands | 3 |
| SOS 4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science | 3 |
| WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Perspectives | 3 |
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| WIS 3403C Perspectives in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | 3 |
| WIS 4203C Introduction of Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| WIS 4554 Conservation Biology | 3 |