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Horticulture - B.A.H.

Cultivate your green thumb with Kent State's horticulture program. Our Bachelor of Applied Horticulture degree provides hands-on training in plant cultivation, landscape design, and sustainable practices. With experienced faculty, cutting-edge facilities, and real-world experience, you'll gain the skills needed to succeed in the horticulture industry. Enroll now and bring your love of plants to life. Read more...

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Program Information

Program Description

Full Description

The Bachelor of Applied Horticulture degree provides students with the academic background and learning environment to further their education beyond an associate degree. The program aids students in the development of managerial expertise in areas of landscape design, turfgrass management and urban forestry, as well as landscape design, golf courses, sports turf management, arboriculture, environmental sustainability, plant propagation and greenhouse and nursery operations.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of plant characteristics, use, identification, and taxonomy.
  2. Develop knowledge of the proper safety procedures and their application in the workplace.
  3. Develop proper business protocol and specific horticulture concentration applications in the work place.
  4. Interpret soil test results, analyze and determine the best corrective course of action.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of pest identification, taxonomy, integrated pest management, and control strategies.
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
BSCI 16001HORTICULTURAL BOTANY 3
BSCI 26002ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PEST MANAGEMENT 3
BSCI 26003PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION I 3
BSCI 26004PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION II 3
GEOG 16001SOIL AND HORTICULTURAL MANAGEMENT 3
HORT 16001INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE 1
HORT 26001OCCUPATIONAL REGULATIONS AND SAFETY 2
HORT 26016IRRIGATION DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE 3
HORT 26018LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 3
HORT 36014PLANT PROPAGATION AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION 3
HORT 36018LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION II 3
HORT 36025PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HORTICULTURE (WIC) 13
HORT 36046LANDSCAPE DESIGN II 3
HORT 36092INTERNSHIP IN HORTICULTURE (ELR) 4
HORT 46014GARDEN CENTER AND NURSERY PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 3
Cooperative Work Experience, choose from the following:6
HORT 26011
COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN TREE CARE
HORT 26021
COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
HORT 26031
COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE IN TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT
Technical Electives, choose from the following:6
HORT 26010
& HORT 26012
ARBORICULTURE
and URBAN FORESTRY
HORT 26020
& HORT 26046
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
and LANDSCAPE DESIGN I
HORT 26030
& HORT 26032
TURF GRASS MANAGEMENT
and GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
Major Electives, choose from the following:6
GEOG 31062
FUNDAMENTALS OF METEOROLOGY
GEOG 31080
GEOGRAPHY OF WINE
HORT 36034
SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT
HORT 41096
INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN HORTICULTURE
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
ARTH 22007ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) 3
BMRT 11000INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3
CHEM 10030CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD (KBS) 3
CHEM 10031CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) 1
COMM 15000INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
GEOG 17064GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (DIVD) (KSS) 3
GEOG 31070POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3
GEOG 37010GEOGRAPHY OF OHIO 3
ESCI 21062ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) 3
ESCI 41073GEOLOGY OF OHIO 3
PHIL 21001INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (DIVG) (KHUM) 3
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Foreign Language 24-8
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)3
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)3
Kent Core Additional3
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credits hour, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 35
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

Minimum C grade is required to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

2

Courses in one foreign language or American Sign Language in proficiency required. This requirement may be fulfilled by one of the following two conditions: (1) passing the first two semesters of any foreign language or American Sign Language, or (2) passing a foreign language course at the Elementary II level or above.

3

Students are recommended to complete another internship (e.g., HORT 46092).

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
!BSCI 16001 HORTICULTURAL BOTANY 3
CHEM 10030 CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD (KBS) 3
CHEM 10031 CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB) 1
!HORT 16001 INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE 1
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours12
Semester Two
BMRT 11000 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3
BSCI 26003 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION I 3
HORT 26018 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 3
!Technical Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
First Summer Term
Cooperative Work Experience 3
 Credit Hours3
Semester Three
!BSCI 26004 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION II 3
COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
!GEOG 16001 SOIL AND HORTICULTURAL MANAGEMENT 3
!HORT 26001 OCCUPATIONAL REGULATIONS AND SAFETY 2
HORT 26016 IRRIGATION DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Four
!BSCI 26002 ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PEST MANAGEMENT 3
!Major Elective 3
ESCI 21062 ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) 3
!Technical Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Summer Term
HORT 36018 LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION II 3
Cooperative Work Experience 3
 Credit Hours6
Semester Five
ARTH 22007 ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) 3
GEOG 17064 GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (DIVD) (KSS) 3
ESCI 41073 GEOLOGY OF OHIO 3
!HORT 36025 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HORTICULTURE (WIC) 3
!HORT 36046 LANDSCAPE DESIGN II 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Six
PHIL 21001 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (DIVG) (KHUM) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
General Electives 3
 Credit Hours15
Third Summer Term
HORT 36092 INTERNSHIP IN HORTICULTURE (ELR) 4
 Credit Hours4
Semester Seven
GEOG 37010 GEOGRAPHY OF OHIO 3
!HORT 36014 PLANT PROPAGATION AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION 3
!Major Elective 3
Foreign Language 4
General Elective 2
 Credit Hours15
Semester Eight
GEOG 31070 POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3
!HORT 46014 GARDEN CENTER AND NURSERY PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 3
Foreign Language 0-4
 Credit Hours6
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Salem Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

-6.5%

decline

952,300

number of jobs

$68,090

potential earnings

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

4.8%

about as fast as the average

685,000

number of jobs

$67,840

potential earnings

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

10.1%

much faster than the average

1,188,000

number of jobs

$31,730

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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