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Intended for horticultural professionals and avid gardeners, this certificate in General Horticulture is designed to meet both the foundational and specialized educational needs of non-traditional students at the undergraduate level. Also open to NC State undergraduates.
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
COURSE # | TITLE | PREQ | UNITS |
---|---|---|---|
HS 201 | World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
HS 203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 |
Elective Courses (9 credit hours)
Select 3-4 courses from the following:
COURSE # | TITLE | PREQ | UNITS |
---|---|---|---|
HS 200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
HS 202 | Power of Plants: Appreciation and Use | 3 | |
HS 204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | Y | 3 |
HS 205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
HS 250 | Home Landscape Design | 3 | |
HS 280 | Hands-On Horticulture | 3 | |
HS 431 | Vegetable Production | Y | 4 |
HS 432 | Permaculture: Sustainable Living | 3 | |
HS 451 | Plant Nutrition | Y | 3 |
HS 462 | Postharvest Physiology | Y | 3 |
One course (of the 9 elective credit hours) may be selected from the following:
PP 315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 3 | |
PP 318 | Forest Pathology | Y | 4 |
CS210 | Lawn and Sports Turf | 3 | |
ENT 425 | General Entomology | Y | 3 |
SSC 200 | Soil Science | Y | 3 |
SSC 341 | Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | Y | 3 |
Student seeking the University Certificate in General Horticulture must have completed high school with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale and provide a transcript or copy of other such documentation indicating high school completion and grade point average.