Horticulture Minor
For information, contact the Department of Biology, 212 Pearson Hall, 513-529-3100.
This minor gives you a general understanding of horticulture and related fields.
Courses used for this minor cannot be used for the minor in Plant Sciences, except for BIO 115, BIO 116, or BIO 191. Only 10 credit hours may count in both the A.B. or B.S. in Botany or Biology. Advanced courses must represent at least 10 hours of the total of 18 hours. College chemistry and BIO 191 are recommended for this minor. A minimum 2.00 GPA is required for all courses in the minor; no courses for the minor may be taken credit/no-credit.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Biotechnology: Coming of Age in the 21st Century | ||
| Biological Concepts: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, and Diversity | ||
| Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular, and Molecular Biology | ||
| Evolution: Just a theory? | ||
| Plants, Humanity, and Environment | ||
| Field Botany | ||
| Ecology of North America | ||
| Plant Biology | ||
| Take the following: | ||
| BIO 306 | Basic Horticulture | 3 |
| Select at least one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Botanical Principles in Landscape Gardening | ||
| Viticulture and Enology | ||
| Select additional hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Plant Taxonomy | ||
or BIO 205 | Dendrology | |
| Plant Diversity | ||
| Internship | ||
| Environmental Plant Physiology | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18-20 | |