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Therapeutic Horticulture Option

  • Confirm coursework requirements for Professional Registration by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA).
  • All course work must have a passing grade of C– or above or a pass for a pass/fail course.
  • An AHTA approved and supervised 480-hour internship is also required for Professional Registration by the AHTA.
Course List
Code Title Credits
Plant Materials  
Select two courses from the following: 2-4

HORT 226

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS I: DECIDUOUS HARDWOODS AND CONIFERS  

HORT 228

LANDSCAPE PLANT MATERIALS II: SPRING FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS  

HORT 251

TEMPERATE TREE FRUIT, BERRIES, GRAPES, AND NUTS  

HORT 255

HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIALS  

HORT 433/CROP 433

SYSTEMATICS AND ADAPTATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS  
Ecology  
HORT 318 ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS 3
Technology  
HORT 380 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN 3
Horticultural Communication  
HORT 318 ^APPLIED ECOLOGY OF MANAGED ECOSYSTEMS 3
HORT 407 SEMINAR 1
HORT 411 HORTICULTURE BOOK CLUB 1
Capstone  
HORT 481 HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES 4
Horticultural Science and Technology  
Select two courses from the following: 6-8

ENT 322

HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING  

HORT 260

ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING  

HORT 285

PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND THEORY: CERTIFICATE COURSE  

HORT 314

PRINCIPLES OF TURFGRASS MAINTENANCE  

HORT 315

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: MAINTENANCE, CONSERVATION, RESTORE  

HORT 350/FES 350

URBAN FORESTRY  

HORT 351

FLORICULTURE AND GREENHOUSE SYSTEMS  

HORT 358

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES  

HORT 360

IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE  

HORT 361

PLANT NURSERY SYSTEMS  

HORT 485

ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN TOOLS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE  
Horticultural and Social Sciences  
GRN 267 Professional Therapeutic Horticulture at PCC 3
GRN 268 Therapeutic Horticulture Strategies at PCC 2
GRN 269 Therapeutic Horticulture Skills I at PCC 2
GRN 270 Therapeutic Horticulture Programming at PCC 2
GRN 271 Therapeutic Horticulture Skills II at PCC 2
GRN 272 Therapeutic Gardens at PCC 3
PSY 201 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 4
PSY 202 *GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 4
PSY 350 HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT 4
PSY 381 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 4
Select two additional courses from the following: 7-8

HDFS 311

INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT  

HDFS 313

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT  

HDFS 314

ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING  

PSY 330

BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR  

PSY 432

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY  

PSY 433

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY  

PSY 485

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION  

PSY 498

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY  

SOC 350

HEALTH, ILLNESS AND SOCIETY  

SOC 432

SOCIOLOGY OF AGING  

SOC 439

WELFARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES  

SOC 440

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY  

SOC 442

SOCIOLOGY OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE  
Ecology and Sustainability Ecosystems Courses  
Meets Synthesis requirements. Each course must be from a different department.  
Contemporary Global Issues  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 351

*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 352/ECON 352

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

BI 301

*HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS  

CROP 330

*WORLD FOOD CROPS  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 330

*GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION  

HORT 331/ENT 331

*POLLINATORS IN PERIL  

SUS 350

*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

WSE 470

*FORESTS, WOOD, AND CIVILIZATION  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  
Science, Technology and Society  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 411

*INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL  

ANS 315

*CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE  

BI 348

*HUMAN ECOLOGY  

BOT 324

*FUNGI IN SOCIETY  

ENGR 350

*SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING  

ENSC 479

^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES  

FES 435/TOX 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 477/NR 477

*AGROFORESTRY  

FES 485

*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

FST 421

FOOD LAW  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

HEST 310

*INTRO TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED DESIGN  

HORT 330/ENT 300

*PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

HSTS 421

*HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY  

NUTR 312

ISSUES IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH  

PH 313

*ENERGY ALTERNATIVES  

PHL 325

*SCIENTIFIC REASONING  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  

SUS 304

*SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT  
Total Credits 66-73

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)