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Environmental Horticultural Science

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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree
2009-2011
2007-2009 Degree Requirements
2005-2007 Degree Requirements
2003-2005 Degree Requirements

* 60 units upper division
* 2.0 GPA
* General Writing Requirement (GWR)
* United States Cultural Pluralism (USCP)

Note:  No major, support or concentration courses may be taken as credit/no credit.

MAJOR COURSES
HCS 110 Orientation to Horticulture and Crop Science 2
HCS 120 Principles of Horticulture and Crop Science 4
EHS 123 Landscape Installation and Maintenance 4
HCS 124 Plant Propagation 4
EHS 126 Landscape and Environmental Horticulture Construction 2
EHS 231, EHS 232 Plant Materials I, II 4,4
PPSC 311 Agricultural Entomology 4
PPSC 321 Weed Biology and Management 4
HCS 327 Abiotic Plant Problems 3
PPSC 427 Diseases and Pest Control Systems for Ornamental Plants 4
BIO 435 Plant Physiology or HCS 410 Crop Physiology 4
HCS 461 Senior Project I 2
HCS 462 Senior Project II 2
HCS 463 Senior Seminar 1
CONCENTRATION COURSES 42
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SUPPORT COURSES     
BOT 121 General Botany (B2 & B4)* 4
BOT 323 Plant Pathology or BOT 324 Ornamental and Forest Pathology 4
BUS 207 Legal Responsibilities of Business 4
BUS 212 Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors 4
CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry (B3 & B4)* 5
CHEM 312 Survey of Organic Chemistry (transfer equivalent CHEM 212)
5
ECON 201 Survey of Economics (D2)* 4
MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*
(MATH 116 & MATH 117 substitute)
4
SPAN 111 Elementary Hispanic Language and Culture (USCP) 4
SS 121 Introductory Soil Science 4
SS 221 Fertilizers 4
STAT 218 Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences (B1)* 4
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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)
72 units required; 24 units are in Support.
 
See page 50 for complete GE course listing.
Minimum of 12 units required at the 300 level.
Area A  Communication (12 units)
A1 Expository Writing....................................
4
A2 Oral Communication.................................
4
A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing......
4
 
Area B  Science and Mathematics (no add’l units req’d)
B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support..
0
B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support.................
0
B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support...........
0
B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course
 
Area C  Arts and Humanities (20 units)
C1 Literature ...................................................
4
C2 Philosophy .................................................
4
C3 Fine/Performing Arts ..................................
4
C4 Upper-division elective ...............................
4
Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)
4
 
Area D/E  Society and the Individual (16 units)

D1 The American Experience (40404) .............
4
D2 Political Economy * 4 units in Support.........
0
D3 Comparative Social Institutions ...................
4
D4 Self Development (CSU Area E) ................
4
D5 Upper-division elective ...............................
4
 
Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
*
4 units in Major...............................................

0
48
   
ELECTIVES........................................................
0
188
 
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