Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Horticulture — Nursery and Greenhouse Science Track (HRTB)

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
HORT 1010 Introduction to Horticulture1BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology3
Core Mathematics1,23BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
Core History I33Core History II or Core Social Science33
 14 14
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
Core Literature I33HORT 2240 Plant Propagation3
HORT 3200 Woody Landscape Plant Identification I (Woody Landscape Plant Identification I)4HORT 3210 Woody Landscape Plant Identification II (Woody Landscape Plant Identification II)4
ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics or 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics3Core Literature II or Core Humanities33
CSES 2040 Basic Soil Science4COMM 1000 Public Speaking3
Core Social Science3Electives3
 17 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
HORT 3000 Growth and Development of Horticultural Plants3HORT 4100 Herbaceous Ornamentals4
HORT 3950 Careers in Horticulture2Group 12,43
Group 12,43PLPA 3000 General Plant Pathology4
ENTM 4020 Economic Entomology or 3040 General Entomology4Core Fine Arts3
HORT 2060 Hydroponics: Principles and Techniques of Soilless Plant Production3 
 15 14
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
HORT 5220 Greenhouse Management Science4HORT 5910 Horticulture Practicum4
HORT 5230 Nursery Management4Group 1 or 22,43
HORT 4000 Pesticide Management in Horticulture3Electives9
Group 1 or 22,43UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
 14 16
Total Hours: 120

Note: A minimum of 120 hours is required.

1

Any core MATH course, except MATH 1100 may be chosen.

2

 Course may be 3 or 4 hours.

3

All students must complete at least one literature course and a history sequence OR a literature sequence and at least one history course for a total of 12 hours in Humanities and 12 hours in Social Sciences. 

4

Group 1: HORT 2010 Fruit and Nut Production (4); HORT 2210 Landscape Gardening (4); HORT 2250 Art of Floral Design (3); HORT 3220 Arboriculture (4); HORT 3310 People and Plants: A History of Gardens in the Cultural Context (3); HORT 3920 Horticulture Internship (1-4); HORT 4270 Intermediate Landscape Design (4); HORT 4930 Directed Study (3); HORT 5110 Tree Fruit Culture (3); HORT 5120 Small Fruit and Pecan Culture (4); HORT 5130 Sustainable Vegetable Production (3); HORT 5150 Retail Garden Center Management (3); HORT 5210 Landscape Bidding, Installation and Maintenance (4); HORT 5240 Public Gardens Management (3).

Group 2: FLSP 1010 Elementary Spanish I (4); CTCT 2100 Power Equipment Technology (3); STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences (3); ACCT 2810 Fundamentals of Accounting (3) or ACCT 2110 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (3); CSES 3120 Principles of Weed Science (4); BATM 3560 Turf Systems Irrigation Design (3); RSOC 4410 Extension Programs and Methods (3); PLPA 5060 Plant Disease Management (4);  FORY 5650 Urban Forestry (3).