Horticulture - B.A.H. - Kent State Univ

The Bachelor of Applied Horticulture degree from Kent State University prepares students for careers in the horticulture industry. Graduates gain expertise in plant characteristics, sustainable practices, pest management, and advanced technologies. They can pursue roles as landscape designers, arborists, greenhouse managers, or in various other horticultural fields. The program includes hands-on learning experiences, internships, and coursework in areas such as plant propagation, irrigation design, and garden center management.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Applied Horticulture degree at Kent State University provides students with the academic background and learning environment to further their education beyond an associate degree. This program aids students in the development of managerial expertise in various horticultural domains, including a deep understanding of plant characteristics, safety procedures in the horticultural workplace, principles of agroecology and sustainable horticultural practices, pest management and the integration of advanced technologies to enhance precision farming. Additionally, students gain advanced knowledge in orchard production and management, landscape design and maintenance, local crop cultivation, plant propagation, greenhouse operations, soil science and tree care. This diverse skill set prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities such as landscape designers, arborists, greenhouse managers, parks or botanical garden managers, garden center managers, horticultural therapists, pest control specialists, educators/extension agents, botanist, florists and more.

Outline:

Program Requirements:

Major Requirements:
Course List:
BSCI 16001 HORTICULTURAL BOTANY (3 credit hours)
BSCI 26003 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION I (3 credit hours) or BSCI 26004 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION II (3 credit hours)
HORT 16002 INTRODUCTION TO AGROECOLOGY (3 credit hours)
HORT 16003 INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND SENSORS (1 credit hour)
HORT 26046 LANDSCAPE DESIGN I (3 credit hours) or HORT 36046 LANDSCAPE DESIGN II (3 credit hours)
HORT 35092 HORTICULTURE PRACTICUM (ELR) (6 credit hours)
HORT 36014 PLANT PROPAGATION AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION (3 credit hours)
HORT 36092 INTERNSHIP IN HORTICULTURE (ELR) (4 credit hours)
Technical Electives (6 credit hours):
BSCI 26004 PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION II
HORT 16004 DRONE TECHNOLOGY FOR HORTICULTURE
HORT 26002 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN HORTICULTURE AND PLANT SYSTEMS
HORT 36004 MARKET GARDEN PRODUCTION
HORT 36005 ORCHARD PRODUCTION - DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN
HORT 36195 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HORTICULTURE
HORT 46009 ADVANCES IN VITICULTURE PRODUCTION
HORT 46013 INTERNET OF THINGS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PRECISION FARMING: TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
Major Electives (6 credit hours):
BSCI 10120 BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB)
GEOG 31062 FUNDAMENTALS OF METEOROLOGY
GEOG 31080 GEOGRAPHY OF WINE
HORT 41096 INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN HORTICULTURE
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA):
BMRT 11000 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (3 credit hours)
COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (3 credit hours)
BSCI 10110 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) (4 credit hours) or CHEM 10030 & CHEM 10031 CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD (KBS) and CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB)
ESCI 21062 ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) (3 credit hours)
ESCI 41073 GEOLOGY OF OHIO (3 credit hours)
PHIL 21001 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (DIVG) (KHUM) (3 credit hours)
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 (1 credit hour)
Foreign Language (14 credit hours)
Kent Core Composition (6 credit hours)
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (3 credit hours)
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credit hours, minimum one course from each)
Kent Core Social Sciences (3 credit hours, must be from two disciplines)
Kent Core Additional (3 credit hours)
General Electives (17 credit hours, total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)

Graduation Requirements:

Minimum Major GPA: 2.000
Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000

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.

Semester One:
BSCI 10110 or CHEM 10030 and CHEM 10031 (4 credit hours)
!BSCI 16001 HORTICULTURAL BOTANY (3 credit hours)
!HORT 16003 INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND SENSORS (1 credit hour)
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 (1 credit hour)
Kent Core Requirements (6 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 15
Semester Two:
BMRT 11000 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (3 credit hours)
!BSCI 26003 or BSCI 26004 (3 credit hours)
!HORT 16002 INTRODUCTION TO AGROECOLOGY (3 credit hours)
Technical Elective (3 credit hours)
Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 15
First Summer Term:
HORT 35092 HORTICULTURE PRACTICUM (ELR) (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 3
Semester Three:
COMM 15000 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (3 credit hours)
Technical Elective (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 14
Semester Four:
ESCI 21062 ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) (3 credit hours)
!Major Elective (3 credit hours)
Kent Core Requirement (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 12
Second Summer Term:
HORT 35092 HORTICULTURE PRACTICUM (ELR) (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 3
Semester Five:
ESCI 41073 GEOLOGY OF OHIO (3 credit hours)
HORT 26046 or HORT 36046 (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 15
Semester Six:
PHIL 21001 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (DIVG) (KHUM) (3 credit hours)
Kent Core Requirements (6 credit hours)
General Electives (4 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 13
Third Summer Term:
HORT 36092 INTERNSHIP IN HORTICULTURE (ELR) (4 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 4
Semester Seven:
!HORT 36014 PLANT PROPAGATION AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION (3 credit hours)
!Major Elective (3 credit hours)
Foreign Language (4 credit hours)
General Elective (3 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 13
Semester Eight:
General Electives (10 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 13

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

University Requirements:

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation. NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements.

Bachelor's Requirements:
Flashes 101 (UC 10001) (1 credit hour) - Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) (2 courses) - Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) (varies) - Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
Kent Core (36-37 credit hours)
Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) (1 course) - Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
Upper-Division Requirement (39 credit hours) - Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
Total Credit Hour Requirement (120 credit hours)

Kent Core Requirements:

Kent Core Composition (KCMP) (6 credit hours)
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) (3 credit hours)
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (minimum one course each) (9 credit hours)
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) (6 credit hours)
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) (6-7 credit hours)
Kent Core Additional (KADL) (6 credit hours)
Total Credit Hours: 36-37

Careers:

Graduates of this program will be prepared for a wide range of career opportunities in the horticulture industry, including:

Landscape Designers
Arborists
Greenhouse Managers
Parks or Botanical Garden Managers
Garden Center Managers
Horticultural Therapists
Pest Control Specialists
Educators/Extension Agents
Botanists
Florists

Other:

Program Delivery: In person
Location: Salem Campus
Contact Information:
Example 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
Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook.