Minor: Environmental Horticulture

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 24

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: A “C-” or better is required for all PSE courses.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences (PSE) coursework must be completed with a 2.0 cumulative average.

Contact Information: Stephanie Burnett, Associate Professor; Coordinator, Environmental Horticulture Program, 205 Deering Hall, (207) 581-2937

The courses, which make up the minor in Environmental Horticulture, are to be selected from the following approved list in consultation with the Program Coordinator.

Courses:

PSE 100 - Plant Science Credits: 4
PSE 140 - Soil Science Credits: 3
PSE 141 - Soil Science Laboratory Credits: 1
PSE 219 - Herbaceous Landscape Plants Credits: 3
PSE 221 - Woody Landscape Plants I Credits: 3
PSE 227 - Landscape Design and Construction Techniques Credits: 4

Plus one from the following list:

PSE 222 - Woody Landscape Plants II Credits: 3
PSE 325 - Turfgrass Management Credits: 3
PSE 415 - Greenhouse Management Credits: 4
PSE 424 - Plant Production Credits: 3

Plus one from the following list:

BIO 327 - Introductory Applied Entomology Credits: 4
BIO 452 - Plant Physiology Credits: 3
BIO 464 - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Credits: 4
PSE 320 - Soil Organic Matter Management Credits: 3
PSE 328 - Landscape Design Credits: 4
PSE 403 - Weed Ecology and Management Credits: 3
PSE 410 - Plant Propagation Credits: 4
PSE 440 - Environmental Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition Credits: 3
PSE 457 - Plant Pathology Credits: 4
PSE 469 - Soil Microbiology Credits: 4