Landscape Horticulture and Design – Core Courses for Major
(Revised)
Revised2-22-08
University
requirements
One incoming semester of First Year Experience (1 hr) 0 hr
PLSC 171 (1) (in major requirements)
One semester of Freshman
English (ENGL 110) 3
hr
Discovery Learning
Experience (DLE) 3
hr
Multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender related content 3
hr
9 hr
College Requirements
Math 114 College Math and
Statistics 3
hr
Agricultural
and Natural Resources (9 hr) 9
hr
Literature and Arts (6 hr) 6
hr
Social
Science and Humanities (9 hr) 9
hr
CHEM 101 General Chemistry 4
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology, Geology, or Science 4
35 hr
Major requirements
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
PLSC 133 Ornamental Horticulture 3
PLSC 171 New Student
Colloquium 1
PLSC 201 Botany II 4
PLSC 204 Introduction to
Soil Science 3
PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab 1
PLSC 211 Herbaceous Landscape Plants 3
PLSC 212 Trees and Conifers 4
PLSC 214 Broad-Leaf
Evergreens and Shrubs 4
27 hr
In addition to completing the above requirements, one of the following concentrations must be completed;
Landscape Horticulture
Public Horticulture
Landscape Design
A. Landscape Horticulture Concentration
University
requirements
One incoming semester of First Year Experience (FYE) 0 hr
PLSC 171 (1) (in major requirements)
One semester of Freshman
English (ENGL 110) 3
hr
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (3 hr) 0 hr
PLSC 364 (3) (in concentration
requirements)
Multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender related content 3
hr
6 hr
College Requirements
Math 114 3
hr
Agricultural and Natural Resources (9 hr) 0 hr
FREC 150 (3), ENWC 201 (3), ENWC 205
(3), EGTE 104 (1) (in concentration requirements)
Literature and Arts (6 hr) 6
hr
Social
Science and Humanities 9
hr
CHEM 101 4
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology, Geology, or Science 4
26 hr
Major requirements
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
PLSC 133 Ornamental Horticulture 3
PLSC 171 New Student
Colloquium 1
PLSC 201 Botany II 4
PLSC 204 Introduction to
Soil Science 3
PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab 1
PLSC 211 Herbaceous Landscape Plants 3
PLSC 212 Trees and Conifers 4
PLSC 214 Broad-Leaf
Evergreens and Shrubs 4
27
hr
Concentration
requirements
EGTE 104 Land Surveying 1
ENWC 201 Wildlife
Conservation and Ecology 3
ENWC 205 Elements of Entomology 3
FREC 150 Economics of Ag
and Natural Resources 3
PLSC 232 Landscape Design
I 4
PLSC 331 Landscape
Construction Systems 4
PLSC 313 Turf
Establishment and Maintenance 4
PLSC 364 Environmental
Horticulture Internship 3
PLSC 403 Nursery and
PLSC 455 Issues in Plant and Soil Sciences 3
SPAN 105 Spanish 1-Elementary 4 36 hr
Three hours from the following Communication courses 3
AGRI 212 Oral
Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources
COMM 212 Oral Communication
in Business
COMM 350 Public Speaking
ENGL 312 Written
Communication in Business
ENGL 410 Technical Writing
Three hours from the following Business-related courses 3
ACCT 207 Accounting
ACCT 352 Law and Social
Issues in Business
CNST 200 Consumer Economics
CNST 242 Consumer Movement
in Perspective
ECON 151 Introduction to
Microeconomics
ECON 152 Introduction to
Macroeconomics
FREC 201 Records and
Accounts
FREC 212 Food Retailing
and Product Management
FREC 302 Management of
Agribusiness Firms
FREC 404 Food and Fiber
Marketing
FREC 406 Agricultural and
Natural Resource Policy
FREC 430 Establishing and
Managing a Food and Agribusiness
PHIL 200 Business Ethics
POSC 220 Introduction to
Public Policy
POSC 301 State and Local Government
PLSC 333 Bidding and Estimating
Hours
of Required Courses 101
hr
Elective Credits 23
hr
Total Credit Hours
Required for Graduation 124 hr
B. Landscape Design Concentration
University
requirements
One incoming semester of First Year Experience (FYE) 0 hr
PLSC 171 (1) (in major requirements)
One semester of Freshman
English (ENGL 110) 3
hr
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE, 3 hr) 0 hr
PLSC 364 (3) (in concentration
requirements)
Multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender related content 3
hr
6 hr
College Requirements
Math 114 3
hr
Agricultural and Natural Resources (9 hr) 8 hr
EGTE 104 (1) (in concentration
requirements)
Literature and Arts (6 hr) 3 hr
ART129 or 130 or 138 (3) (required
art course)
Social Science and Humanities 9 hr
CHEM 101 4
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology, Geology, or Science 4
31 hr
Major requirements
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
PLSC 133 Ornamental Horticulture 3
PLSC 171 New Student
Colloquium 1
PLSC 201 Botany II 4
PLSC 204 Introduction to
Soil Science 3
PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab 1
PLSC 211 Herbaceous Landscape Plants 3
PLSC 212 Trees and Conifers 4
PLSC 214 Broad-Leaf
Evergreens and Shrubs 4
27
hr
Concentration requirements
EGTE 104
PLSC 103 Landscape and Field Sketching 4
PLSC 202 History of Landscape Design 3
PLSC 203 Portfolio Review (in sophomore year) 1
PLSC 232 Introductory Landscape
Design I 4
PLSC 333 Estimating and Bidding 1
PLSC 301 CAD for Landscape Designers 3
PLSC 330 Landscape
Construction Materials and Methods 4
PLSC 331 Landscape
Construction Systems 4
PLSC 364 Internship 3
PLSC 408 Advanced Landscape
Design 4
PLSC 450 Planting Design 4
PLSC 455 Issues in Plant and Soil Sciences 3
SPAN
105 Spanish I - Elementary 4
43 hr
Support Courses –
Three hours from the following Art courses: 3
ART 129
Design in Visual Arts
ART 130
Drawing I: Tools and Techniques
ART 138 Elementary Drawing and Painting 1
Three hours from the following Business-related courses 3
ACCT 207 Accounting
ACCT 352 Law and Social
Issues in Business
CNST 200 Consumer
Economics
CNST 242 Consumer Movement
in Perspective
ECON 151 Introduction to
Microeconomics
ECON 152 Introduction to
Macroeconomics
FREC 201 Records and
Accounts
FREC 212 Food Retailing
and Product Management
FREC 302 Management of
Agribusiness Firms
FREC 404 Food and Fiber
Marketing
FREC 406 Agricultural and
Natural Resource Policy
FREC 430 Establishing and
Managing a Food and Agribusiness
PHIL 200 Business Ethics
PLSC 403 Nursery and
POSC 220 Introduction to
Public Policy
POSC 301 State and Local
Government
6 hr
Hours of Required
Courses 111
hr
Elective Credits 13
hr
Total Credit Hours
Required for Graduation 124
hr
*Portfolio
Review
Students will be admitted to the concentration upon
successful completion of 45 credit hours of undergraduate study (cumulative
grade point average of 2.5 or higher) and submission of an acceptable portfolio
of their own work. The Landscape Design Concentration candidate is required to
attend their portfolio review. No
student will be admitted to the concentration without a successful portfolio
review.
Prior to review, a candidate must have successfully
completed PLSC 103, Integrated Field Sketching and Computer Sketching (a course
that will help students prepare a portfolio for the review process); PLSC 202, History
of Landscape Architecture; PLSC 232, Basic Landscape Design and one of the ART courses
listed above in “Support Courses”.
Students should submit 15 to 20 images or examples of their creative
work, along with a writing sample, that will offer insight into their creative
problem solving skills and experiences in visual arts.
Examples of projects acceptable for the portfolio include
(but are not limited to) figure and landscape drawing and/or painting, ceramics,
photography, digital design work and written projects. A minimum of one project from each of the
required courses must be included in the portfolio.
The candidate’s portfolio will be reviewed by a committee
comprised of PLSC faculty and professionals in the landscape design field. Students will be reviewed on individual merit
and not compared to other applicants.
For each review, the portfolios are ranked into two categories:
admissible and not admissible. If a
student receives a “not admissible” portfolio review, academic advising is
provided to help the student choose an alternate concentration based on the
talents and strengths of the student.
C. Public Horticulture Concentration
University
requirements
One incoming semester of First Year Experience (FYE) 0 hr
PLSC 171 (1) (in major requirements)
One semester of Freshman
English (ENGL 110) 3
hr
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) 0 hr
PLSC 253 Triad Internship (3) (in
concentration requirements)
Multi-cultural, ethnic,
and/or gender related content 3
hr
6 hr
College Requirements
Math 114 3
hr
Agricultural and Natural Resources (9 hr) 3 hr
FREC 150 (3), ENWC 205 (3) (in
concentration requirements)
Literature and Arts 6
hr
Social Science and Humanities 9 hr
CHEM 101 General Chemistry 4
Chemistry, Physics,
Biology, Geology, or Science 4
29 hr
Major requirements
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
PLSC 133 Ornamental
Horticulture 3
PLSC 171 New Student
Colloquium 1
PLSC 201 Botany II 4
PLSC 204 Introduction to
Soil Science 3
PLSC 205 Introduction to Soil Science Lab 1
PLSC 211 Herbaceous Landscape Plants 3
PLSC 212 Trees and Conifers 4
PLSC 214 Broad-Leaf
Evergreens and Shrubs 4
27
hr
Concentration Requirements
FREC 150 Economics of Ag
and Natural Resources 3
LEAD 100
Leadership, integrity, and change 3
ENWC 205 Elements of
Entomology 3
PLSC 202 History of Landscape
Architecture 3
*PLSC 253 Triad Internship 3
PLSC 313 Turf
Establishment and Maintenance 4
LEAD 404
Leadership in organizations 3
PLSC 433
PLSC 465 Seminar: Public
Horticulture 1
**PLSC 453 Capstone Public
Horticulture Practicum 3
29 hr
Three hours from the following Communication courses 3
COMM 212 Oral
Communication in Business
COMM 350 Public Speaking
ENGL 312 Written
Communications in Business
Six hours from the following Business courses 6
ACCT 207 Accounting
ACCT 352 Law and Social
Issues in Business
PHIL 200 Business Ethics
FREC 201 Records and
Accounts
FREC 406 Agricultural and
Natural Resource Policy
POSC 220 Introduction to
Public Policy
POSC 301 State and Local
Government
PLSC 403 Nursery and
Three hours from the following Related
Issues in Management courses 3
UAPP 602 Intro. To
Comprehensive Planning 1
UAPP 616 Volunteer
Management 1
UAPP 621 Conflict Resolution 1
UAPP 642 Strategic
Planning: Public & Nonprofits 1
UAPP 644
Grantsmanship and Proposal Writing 1
UAPP 670 Fund
Dev.: Fundraising from Individuals 1
UAPP 671 Fund
Dev.: Fundraising from Institutions 1
Hours
of Required Courses 103
hr
Elective Credits 21
hr
Total Credit Hours
Required for Graduation 124
Credit
* Triad Internship
** Capstone Public Horticulture Practicum