Horticultural Science (BS): Production Systems and Entrepreneurship in Horticulture Concentration
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The Bachelor of Science in Horticultural Science: Production Systems and Entrepreneurship in Horticulture Concentration is one of the four concentrations offered in by the Department of Horticultural Science. Students are offered a unique look at various aspects of Horticulture.听听
The Production Systems and Entrepreneurship in Horticulture Concentration concentration is a menu driven concentration that allows students to direct their education in either ornamental or edible plant production. Students are required to take two Biology courses, Soil Science, General Chemistry, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Whole Plant Physiology, and a lower level Genetics. The remaining courses for the major are selected from a series of topical menus: Plant Protection Electives, Business Electives, and Advised Electives.听
Students can follow paths toward nursery or greenhouse operations, vegetable or fruition production, and entrepreneurship or pursue a graduate degree.
Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor
Department of Horticultural Science
114 Kilgore Hall, Campus Box 7609
North Carolina State 福利逼站
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609
919.515.1208
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| 础尝厂听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| 辞谤听础尝厂听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| Communication | 3 | ||
| Public Speaking | |||
| Interpersonal Communication | |||
| Small Group Communication | |||
| Mathematics & Sciences | |||
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| 惭础听114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听121 | Elements of Calculus | ||
| 辞谤听惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | ||
| 辞谤听厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | ||
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| 颁贬听220 &补尘辫;听颁贬听222 | Introductory Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 | |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 | |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| 辞谤听笔叠听200 | Plant Life | ||
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| Foundational Courses | |||
| 贬厂听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| 贬厂听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听200 &补尘辫;听厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| 贬厂听301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| 笔叠听321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| ANS/HS 215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| 辞谤听颁厂听211 | Plant Genetics | ||
| 贬厂听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 础贰颁听360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| Select one of the following Environmental Electives: | 3 | ||
| Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | |||
| Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | |||
| Climate Change and Sustainability | |||
| Environmental Ethics | |||
| Select one of the following Internship/Research/Training courses: | 3 | ||
| Horticulture Internship | |||
| Research Experience in Horticultural Science | |||
| Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | |||
| Electives | |||
| Plant Protective Elective | 6 | ||
| Business Electives | 9 | ||
| Advised Electives 3 | 19 | ||
| GEP Courses | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 6 | ||
| Total Hours | 123 | ||
| 1 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
| 2 | Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement. |
| 3 | 19 credits minimum; At least 3 credits from Broad Scope; Remaining 16 credits from can be from Broad-Scope, Ornamental, or Edible Plant Electives |
Plant Protective Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 颁厂听414 | Weed Science | 4 | |
| 颁厂听415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
Select a maximum of one of the following: | |||
| Forest Pathology | |||
| Principles of Plant Pathology | |||
| Forest Pathology | |||
Business Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship Electives | |||
| 础颁颁听280 | Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听370 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听475 | Horticulture Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听201 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听310 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听413 | New Venture Planning | 3 | |
| Management Electives | |||
| 础搁贰听303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| 础搁贰听332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听360 | Marketing Methods | 3 | |
Advised Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-Scope Electives | |||
| 贰狈罢听203 | An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听401 | Honey Bee Biology and Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| 贬厂听280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| 贬厂听440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| 贬厂听491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 | |
| 笔驰听211 | College Physics I | 4 | |
| 笔驰听212 | College Physics II | 4 | |
| Ornamental Plant Electives | |||
| 颁厂听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| 贬厂听302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| 贬厂听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| 贬厂听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| 贬厂听411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| 笔叠听220 | Local Flora | 3 | |
| Edible Plant Electives | |||
| 叠础贰听435 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| 叠础贰听535 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| 贵厂听250 | Basics of Food Safety & Quality | 3 | |
| 贵厂听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵厂听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贬厂听421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听423 | Viticulture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| 贬厂听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贬厂听521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听523 | Viticulture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 笔叠听215 | Medicinal Plants | 3 | |
| 笔叠听325 | Culinary Botany | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 础尝厂听103 or 础尝厂听303 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 贬厂听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 |
| 贬厂听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 |
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 叠滨翱听183 or 笔叠听200 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology or Plant Life | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | 听 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | 听 | |
| Small Group Communication | 听 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 听 | |
| Elements of Calculus | 听 | |
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 听 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | 听 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Advised Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 听 | |
| Climate Change and Sustainability | 听 | |
| Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 听 | |
| Environmental Ethics | 听 | |
| ANS/HS 215 or 颁厂听211 | Agricultural Genetics or Plant Genetics | 3 |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| 颁贬听220 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听200 | Soil Science | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Additional Breadth | 3 | |
| 贬厂听301 | Plant Propagation | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Horticulture Internship (Select one of the following:) | 听 | |
| Research Experience in Horticultural Science (Select one of the following:) | 听 | |
| Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science (Select one of the following:) | 听 | |
| Plant Protection Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| ARE/BUS Elective | 3 | |
| 贬厂听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| 笔叠听321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 |
| Plant Protection Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| ARE/BUS Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| PB/AEC 360 | Ecology | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advised Elective | 3 | |
| ARE/BUS Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
Career Opportunities
Horticulture graduates fill positions in production, processing, sales, service, and outreach. Among these are:
- County extension agents
- Vocational agriculture teachers
- Plant breeders
- Landscape designers and landscape contractors
- Floral crop grower or floral designer
- Fruit and vegetable growers
- Business owners
- Orchard, nursery, greenhouse, and garden center managers
- Research, production, and promotional specialists with commercial seed, fertilizer chemical, and food companies
- Urban horticulture specialists
- Garden writers
- Quality control technologists
- USDA specialists
- County and state government planners
- Leaders in other phases of agricultural and industrial developments
- Students also prepare for careers in research, teaching or extension in horticulture