Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Forest Seedling Nursery Management Minor

This minor will prepare students to work in state, private and federal forest seedling nurseries with the production of conifer and hardwood bareroot and container seedlings used in the reforestation programs throughout North America. Successful graduates of this minor will become knowledgeable in the process of seedling production from seed collection, sowing, cultivation, irrigation, pest management, lifting, packing, storing and outplanting.  Along with seedling cultivation, students will also become familiar with the business aspect of running a forest-tree seedling nursery.

Core Minor Courses

CodeTitleHours
FORY 5140Forest Regeneration and Seedling Production3
HORT 2240Plant Propagation3
HORT 3000Growth and Development of Horticultural Plants3
ACCT 2810Fundamentals Of Accounting3
Total Hours12

Restricted Elective Courses - Select any 1 of 3 options

CodeTitleHours
HORT 5230Nursery Management4
SCMN 3710Logs: Mngt of Fulfillment Proc3
HRMN 3420Human Resource Management3