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2023-2024 University Catalog 
    
2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Horticulture: Landscape Design Concentration, BS


About the Program


Graduates in Landscape Design will be ready to create planting plans and construction site plans for landscape and garden development. They will be able to work with clients to determine requirements and oversee installation of new landscapes, especially at the small commercial/institutional and residential scales.

Horticulture Website

Horticulture Major Change (CODO) Requirements   

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (81 credits)


Landscape Design Concentration Selective Courses (15 credits)


  • Horticulture Supervision/Personnel Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (see Horticulture Supplemental Information )
  • Human Cultures: Humanities Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core)
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level) - Credit Hours: 3.00

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (36-37 credits)


Electives (2-3 credits)


  • Electives - Credit Hours: 2.00-3.00

GPA Requirements


  • 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Internship/Work Experience Requirement


A minimum of 320 hours of post-high school horticulture, farming, landscaping, turf management, and/or related work experience is required for a College of Agriculture baccalaureate of science degree from the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Summer work, intra-semester jobs, or internships can be used to satisfy this requirement. If you have questions about this requirement, contact your advisor. Contact your academic advisor to learn how to document your hours. The completed employment verification is required at least one semester before the student’s intended graduation term.

College of Agriculture Pass/No Pass Policy


College of Agriculture Undergraduate Pass/No Pass Policy  

Transfer Credit Policy


Transfer courses listed in the Purdue Transfer Equivalency Guide with specific Purdue Subject codes (e.g. BIOL) may be used to fulfill degree requirements at the discretion of the College of Agriculture. However, Agriculture transfer courses listed with “UND” Purdue Subject codes cannot be used for any requirements in the College of Agriculture at Purdue.

University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC) 

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

  • Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course).

Upper Level Requirement


  • Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
  • Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.

Sample 4-Year Plan


14 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16-17 Credits


14 Credits


16 Credits


16 Credits


15 Credits


16 Credits


Spring 4th Year


12-13 Credits


Pre-Requisite Information


For pre-requisite information, click here.

World Language Courses


World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japenese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS=Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish)

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.