Loftsgard Hall
Room 283
Loftsgard Hall is located
near the center of campus on Albrecht Boulevard, just west of Visitors
Lot E (Campus Map)
Horticulture
Horticulture is an art as old as the "ancient garden" and a science as new as today's "genetic engineering." It involves intensive cropping technology, including the development, production, distribution, and utilization of vegetables, fruits, woody landscape, and greenhouse plants. Horticulture is an industry, profession, business, vocation, and avocation. It is of universal value and application to the populace, whether rural, suburban, or urban. Horticulture enriches our lives with nutritious, delectable foods and the beauty and utility of creative plantscapes.
The program
The Department of Plant Sciences offers a four-year curriculum in horticulture leading to the B.S. There are five horticulture options: horticulture biotechnology, horticulture science, landscape design, production-business and urban forestry and parks.
Career Opportunities
Production - Producers of horticultural food crops for fresh
consumption or processing; nursery and greenhouse production of food
and ornamental crops; field positions for processing, marketing, and
seed companies; and plant propagation/tissue culture specialists.
Marketing - Positions in the retail/wholesale distribution of
horticultural products and buying, selling and distribution of supplies
and products used by the horticultural industries.
Industry - Management and sales positions in horticulture or
allied firms for fertilizers, seed, food and ornamental crops, pesticides,
equipment, processing and packaging.
Inspection - Field diagnosticians and inspectors for fresh and
processed products in federal or private agencies.
Landscaping - Planners, designers and installers of residential,
commercial, public, and recreational landscapes (both exterior and interior),
employment with nurseries, landscape management, and maintenance firms
or as private consultants.
Research - Positions at public and private institutions as technicians
in field and laboratory research. Areas of research include horticultural
plant breeding, pesticide evaluation, crop physiology, product testing
and quality control, plant propagation and biotechnology.
Arborist or Urban Park Forester - Selection, planting and management
of woody plants in urban environments.
Park Management and Maintenance - Positions in national, state
and local park systems, botanic gardens and arboreta.
Turf Management - Golf course superintendent, positions in grounds
and sports turf management and maintenance.
Communication - Writers/editors for television, radio, magazines
and newspapers.
Teaching and Extension - High school and technical school teachers;
extension personnel who assist growers, industry, and the public.
Graduate School - Graduates with master's degrees find positions
in research, extension service and private industry. Teaching positions
are available at community colleges, technical schools and other agriculture-related
institutions. They also are in demand for technical, supervisory, and
managerial positions in various horticultural industries.
Graduates with doctoral degrees are qualified for teaching, research
and extension positions at universities. They also may be employed for
research positions by the USDA, and other government agencies, public
and private botanical gardens and institutions and various horticulture,
breeding and biotechnology companies.
Scholarships
The Department of Plant Sciences awards 12 endowed horticultural scholarships each year. The Horticulture and Forestry Club also awards one scholarship. Contact the department for more information.
Co-Curricular Activities
An active Horticulture and Forestry Club meets monthly. Collegiate contests and exhibits provide educational and leadership opportunities. Field trips are made annually, exposing students to a diversity of horticultural enterprises and potential job opportunities. Club members propagate, grow and sell flowers and ornamental plants to finance social events, field trips, and scholarships.
High School Preparation
Students should take high school courses in the sciences, such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and vocational agriculture. English, communication and familiarity with computers also are essential.
Facilities
Loftsgard Hall, a state of the art facility, houses the Department of Plant Sciences, including classrooms, research labs and student learning centers. Other facilities include campus greenhouses, the Horticulture Research Farm and Arboretum near Absaraka and NDSU Research/Extension Centers located throughout the state.
- Agri. 150 - Agriculture Orientation 1
- Agri. 189 - Skills for Academic Success 1
- Biol. 150, 150L- General Biology I and Lab I 4
- Chem. 121, 122, 121L - General Chemistry I, II and Lab I 7
- Econ. 201 - Principles of Microeconomics or
- Econ. 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3
- Engl. 110, 120 - College Composition I, II 6
- Math. 103 - College Algebra
- (not required for biotech option) 3
- PlSc. 210, 211 - Horticulture Science and Laboratory 4
- Totals 26-29
- Major
Horticulure Horticulture landscape Production Urban -
Biotechnology Science Design Business Forestry-Parks - PlSc. 177 - Floral Design I - - 2 - -
- PlSc. 219 - Introduction to Prairie
- and Community Forestry - - - - 2
- PlSc. 341 - Landscape Bidding
- and Contracting - - 1 - -
- PlSc. 355 - Woody Landscape Plants 3 3 3 3 3
- PlSc. 360 - Horticultural Food Crops 4 4 - 4 -
- PlSc. 365 - Herbaceous Landscape
- Plants - - 2 - 2
- PlSc. 368 - Plant Propagation 3 3 - 3 -
- PlSc. 375 - Turfgrass Management - - 3 - 3
- PlSc. 412 - Nursery Production
- and Management - - - 3 -
- PlSc. 422 - Greenhouse Production
- and Management - - - 3 -
- PISc. 455 - Cropping Systems 3 3 3 3 3
- PlSc. 465 - Advanced Landscape
- Plants - - 2 - 2
- PlSc. 484 - Plant Tissue Culture
- and Micropropagation 2 2 - - -
- PlSc. 485 - Arboriculture Science - - - - 3
- PlSc. 486 - Eco-Physiology of
- Horticultural Crops 2 2 2 2 2
- PlSc. 491 - Seminar 1 1 1 1 1
- PlSc. Electives 5 5 4 1 2
- Ent. 350 - General Entomology 5 5 5 5 5
- NRM 150 - Natural Resources
- Management Orientation - - - - 1
- PlSc. 315 - Genetics 3 3 3 3 3
- PlSc. 315L - Genetics Lab 1 1 1 1 1
- PlSc. 323 - Principles of
- Weed Science - 3 3 3 3
- PPth. 324 - Introductory
- Plant Pathology 3 3 3 3 3
- PPth. 455 - Plant Disease
- Management - - 3 3 3
- PPth. 456 - Forest
- and Shade Tree Pathology - - 3 or 3 3
- Soil. 210 - Introduction to Soil Science - 3 3 3 3
- Bioc .460 -Foundations of
- Biochemistry and MolecularBiology I 4 - - - -
- Bioc .461 -Foundations of
- Biochemistry and MolecularBiology II 4 - - - -
- Bioc. 474 - Methods of
- Recombinant DNA Technology 3 - - - -
- Bot. 372 - Structure and
- Diversity of Plants and Fungi 4 4 4 4
- Bot. 380, 380L - Plant
- Physiology and Lab 4 4 - - -
- Bot. 460 - Plant Ecology - - 3 - 3
- Chem. 260 - Elements of
- Biochemistry - 4 - - -
- Chem. 341, 341L - Organic
- Chemistry I and lab 4 4 - - -
- Chem. 342 - Organic Chemistry II 3 - - - -
- Math. 146 - Applied Calculus I 4 4 - - -
- Micr. 202 - Introductory
- Microbiology 2 - - - -
- Micr. 202L - Introductory
- Microbiology lab 1 - - - -
- Phys. 120 - Fundamentals of Physics - 3 - - -
- Stat. 330 - Introductory Statistics 3 3 3 3 3
- CSci. 114 - Microcomputer Packages
- or CSci. 116 - Business Use of
- Computers 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
Humanities and Fine Arts/Social and Behavioral Science/Cultural Diversity
- Electives 9 9 9 9 9
Written and Oral Communications
- Comm. 110 - Fundamentals of
- Public Speaking 3 3 3 3 3
- Engl. 320 -Business and Professional Writing or
- Engl. 321 - Writing in the Technical Professions or
- Engl. 324 - Writing in the Sciences 3 3 3 3 3
Related
- Acct. 102 - Fundamentals of
- Accounting - - - 3 -
- Busn. 350 - Foundations of
- Management - - - 3 -
- Busn. 431 - Business Law I - - 3 - -
- Busn. 450 - Human Resources
- Management - - - 3 -
- HNES 426 - Parks and
- Recreation Administration - - - - 3
- LA 351 - Landscape Design - - - - 3
- PolS. 360 - Principles of
- Public Administration - - - - 3
- Wellness 2 2 2 2 2
- Minor in Landscape Architecture - - 16 - -
- Minor in Biotechnology
- ( 22 credits satisfied by
- courses listed for
- Horticulture Biotechnology option ) - - - - -
- General Electives 11-12 12-13 8-9 16-17 9-10
- Curriculum Totals 128 128 128 128 128
This sample curriculum is not intended to serve as a curriculum guide for current students, but rather an example of course offerings for prospective students. For the curriculum requirements in effect at the time of entrance into a program, consult with an academic adviser or with the Office of Registration and Records.
Contact Information
Dr. A. A. Schneiter,
Chair
Department of Plant Sciences
North Dakota State University
Loftsgard Hall 166
Fargo, ND 58105
Tel: (701) 231-7971
Fax: (701) 231-8474
E-mail:Louise.Heinz@ndsu.edu
Web: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/plantsci/
Office of Admission
North Dakota State University
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Fargo, ND 58105
Tel: (701) 231-8643
Fax: (701) 231-8802
Email: NDSU.Admission@ndsu.edu
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- Career Opportunities
- Scholarships
- Co-Curricular Activities
- High School Preparation
- Facilities
- Sample Curriculum
- Horticulture Options
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