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Attribute Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  BSCI 16001 Horticultural Botany    3  
  BSCI 26002 Ecological Principles of Pest Management 3  
  BSCI 26003 Plant Identification and Selection I 3  
  BSCI 26004 Plant Identification and Selection II 3  
  GEOG 16001 Soil and Horticultural Management 3  
  HORT 16001 Introduction to Horticulture 1  
  HORT 26001 Occupational Regulations and Safety 2  
  Technical elective 3  
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (23 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KBS CHEM 10030 Chemistry in Our World    3  
KBS CHEM 10031 Chemistry in Our World Laboratory 1  
KAD COMM 15000 Introduction to Human Communication 3  
KBS GEOL 21062 Environmental Earth Science 3  
  Kent Core Composition 3  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 3  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Social Sciences 3  
  General Elective 2 1  
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) 
  Landscape Design (15)  
  Turfgrass Management (15)  
  Urban Forestry (15)   
MINIMUM TOTAL 
60
  
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. Number of general elective credit hours required depends on meeting minimum 60 credit hours. 

 

 

Landscape Design Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  HORT 26016 Irrigation Design and Maintenance 3  
  HORT 26018 Landscape Construction 3  
  HORT 26020 Landscape Management 3  
  HORT 26021 Cooperative Work Experience in Landscape Management 3  
  HORT 26046 Landscape Design I 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15
  

 

Turfgrass Management Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)   Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  BMRT 11000 Introduction to Business 3  
  BMRT 21052 Professional Selling Techniques 3  
  HORT 26030 Turfgrass Management 3  
  HORT 26031 Cooperative Work Experience in Turfgrass Management 3  
  HORT 26032 Golf Course Management 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15
  

 

Urban Forestry Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)   Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  BMRT 11000 Introduction to Business 3  
  BMRT 21052 Professional Selling Techniques 3  
  HORT 26010 Arboriculture 3  
  HORT 26011 Cooperative Work Experience in Tree Care 3  
  HORT 26012 Urban Forestry 3  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15