Undergraduate Degree

The Fruit, Vegetable and Organic Horticulture Management program provides students with hands-on skills needed to thrive in the fruit and vegetable industries. Core courses lay the foundational principles in horticulture, soils, entomology and plant pathology. From there, students tailor their studies with courses in agribusiness, fruit and vegetable production, organic farming practices, greenhouse management and more. Upon completion of the program, graduates often lead careers in food crop industries; fruit and vegetable production; urban farming; organic farms and community-supported agriculture programs; greenhouse and controlled environment crop production; farmers’ markets; and irrigation installation and management.

Requirements for Fruit, Vegetable, and Organic Horticulture Management

Students must complete 48 credits from the following:

1.		All of the following courses (23 credits):
		AT	293	Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology					3
		CSS	110	Computer Applications in Agronomy					2
		CSS	210	Fundamentals of Soil Science					3
		ENT	111	Basics of Applied Entomology					2
		HRT	109	Introduction to Applied Plant Science					2
		HRT	203	Introduction to Horticulture					3
		HRT	204	Plant Propagation and Use					3
		HRT	207	Horticulture Career Development					1
		HRT	218	Irrigation Systems for Horticulture					2
		PLP	105	Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology					1
		PLP	105L	Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology Lab					1
2.		A minimum of 15 credits from the following courses:
		AE	151	Fabrication Technology					2
		AE	153	Engine and Equipment Technology					2
		AFRE	100	Decision-making in the Agri-Food System					3
		AFRE	130	Farm Management I					3
		AFRE	222	Agribusiness and Food Industry Sales					3
		AT	101	Spanish for the Agricultural Industry					2
		AT	202	Agricultural Regulation, Compliance and Safety					3
		CSS	124	Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems					2
		CSS	126	Introduction to Weed Management					2
		CSS	135	Crop Scouting and Investigation					3
		CSS	226L	Weed Science Laboratory					1
		HRT	218L	Irrigation Systems for Horticulture Laboratory					1
		HRT	242	Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation					1
		HRT	243	Organic Transplant Production					1
		HRT	251	Organic Farming Principles and Practices					3
		HRT	253	Compost Production and Use					1
3.		Completion of 10 additional elective credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.
Students who do not demonstrate English proficiency through the IAT-administered placement test or college-level transfer credit must complete AT 045 Agricultural Communications (2 credits) or an equivalent course as approved by the program coordinator.  Students who do not demonstrate math proficiency through the IAT-administered placement test or college-level transfer credit must complete AT 071 Technical Mathematics (2 credits) or an equivalent course as approved by the program coordinator.