UVU Continuing Education

Degree Requirements

One-Year Certificate (27 credits)

The 27 credits are distributed as follows:
PLSC 2600 and 2620 (both required) - 4.5
Additional PLSC Courses Selected from Core Classes - 19-21
Courses selected from Approved Electives - 2-4

Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) (60 credits)

The AAS degree requires 60 credits, and a minimum of 30 credits are required to be from USU. 15 of the 30 remaining credits come from general education classes taken at USU, UVU, or any other approved institution. The other 15 credits come from approved equivalent or substitute classes (for example Spanish classes can count as an elective for the AAS, and UVU's Plant Biology can substitute for USU's Structure and Function of plants).

Technically, the 60 credits are distributed as follows:

Written Communication and General Education Requirements (all these can come from Gen Ed at UVU) - 15

ENGL WC 1010 or WC 1110 3 ENGL WC 2000 or WC 2010 -3 Social Sciences/Humanities - 6 Life Sciences/Physical Sciences - 3 (Biology is suggested to fill this requirement)

Professional Requirements

Core Courses - 32-36 credits (at least 1 credit is required in PLSC 2200)

BIS 1400 Microcomputer Application in Business - 3 (take ISYS 105a-f at UVU)
PSB 1050 Horticulture Orientation - 1
PLSC 2100 Introduction to Horticulture - 3
PLSC 2200 Pest Management - 3
PLSC 2250 Occupational Experience in Horticulture - 1-4 (arranged with instructor)
PLSC 2600 Annual & Perennial Plants - 1.5
PLSC 2620 Woody Plant Materials - 3
PLSC 2650 Identification of Plants in Production Agriculture - 1
PLSC 3050 Greenhouse Management and Crop Production - 4
PLSC 3300 Residential Landscapes - 3
PLSC 3400 Landscape Management - 3
PLSC 3700 Plant Propagation - 3
PLSC 3800 Turfgrass Management - 3
SOIL 3000 Fundamental Soil Science (required for BS) - 4

USU Approved Electives (Or Other Electives Approved by Advisor)

PLSC 2900 Special Problems in Horticulture - 1-4 (arranged with instructor)
PLSC 3500 Structure and Function of Plants (required for BS) - 3
PLSC 4400 Vegetable Production (required for BS) - 3
PLSC 4500 Fruit Production (required for BS) - 4

Bachelors Degree in Horticulture

View Degree Requirements (PDF)

We will be happy to discuss options available in your work toward a Bachelors of Science degree.

Residential Landscape Design and Construction

View Degree Requirements (PDF)