Program Overview

Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Program in Horticulture

The Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Program (ABM) in Horticulture offers outstanding students an opportunity to earn both the bachelor's and master's degrees in less time and at less cost than usual. This program allows exceptional horticulture students to count up to 9 hours toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees.

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Horticulture can lead to a Master of Science in Horticulture or a Master of Agriculture in Horticulture in the ABM track. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in horticulture, including courses in plant breeding, tree fruit culture, small fruit and pecan culture, sustainable vegetable crop production, and post-harvest biology and technology.

Approved Courses

The following courses are approved for the ABM program:

• HORT 6100: Horticultural Plant Breeding (replaces HORT 5100)
• HORT 6110: Tree Fruit Culture (replaces HORT 5110)
• HORT 6120: Small Fruit and Pecan Culture (replaces HORT 5120)
• HORT 6130: Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production (replaces HORT 5130)
• HORT 6140: Post-Harvest Biology and Technology (replaces HORT 5140)
• HORT 6150: Retail Garden Center Management (replaces HORT 5150)
• HORT 6210: Landscape Bidding, Installation and Maintenance (replaces HORT 5210)
• HORT 6220: Greenhouse Management Science (replaces HORT 5220)
• HORT 6230: Nursery Management (replaces HORT 5230)
• HORT 6240: Public Garden Management (replaces HORT 5240)
• HORT 6330: Integrated Pest Management (replaces HORT 5330)
• HORT 6910: Horticulture Practicum (replaces HORT 5910)
• HORT 7040: Advanced Growth and Development of Horticultural Plants
• HORT 7050: Nutritional Requirements of Horticultural Plants
• HORT 7920: Graduate Internship (replaces HORT 3920)
• HORT 7960: Special Problems

Example Senior Year for Students in ABM Program

The following is an example of a senior year schedule for students in the ABM program:

Junior Year

• Fall:
  • HORT 3000: Growth and Development of Horticultural Plants
  • HORT 2060: Hydroponics: Principles and Techniques of Soilless Plant Production
  • ENTM 4020: Economic Entomology
  • Core Literature II or Core Humanities
• Spring:
  • HORT 5120: Small Fruit and Pecan Culture
  • HORT 3950: Careers in Horticulture
  • PLPA 3000: General Plant Pathology
  • Group 1 or 2
• Summer:
  • HORT 5110: Tree Fruit Culture
  • Group 1 or 2

Senior Year

• Fall:
  • Group 1 or 2
  • Group 1 or 2
  • HORT 4000: Pesticide Management in Horticulture
  • General Elective
  • UNIV 4AA0: Achieve the Creed
• Spring:
  • HORT 5130: Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production
  • HORT 5140: Post-Harvest Biology and Technology
  • HORT 5910: Horticulture Practicum
  • General Elective

Accelerated Master of Science in Horticulture

The following is an example of a fifth-year schedule for students in the ABM program:

Fifth Year

• Fall:
  • HORT 7950: Seminar
  • HORT 7990: Research and Thesis
  • Select 7 credits in elective courses
• Spring:
  • HORT 7950: Seminar
  • HORT 7990: Research and Thesis
  • Select 6 credits in elective courses

Total Hours: 21