Adviser: Gary Altman, Foran 184 (gla32@sebs.rutgers.edu)
Program Website: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/hort-therapy/degreereq.html
Managing Department Webpage: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/
Required Courses (27 credits)
Group I: Horticultural Therapy Course Requirements (9)
11:776:201 People-Plant Relationships (3)
11:776:225 Horticultural Therapy: Concept and Skills (3)
11:776:325 Horticultural Therapy Techniques and Programming (3)
Group II: Human Sciences Course Requirements (9)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
01:830:271 Principles of Developmental Psychology (human life span development) (3)
01:830:340 Abnormal Psychology (3)
Group III: Horticulture Course Requirements (9)
11:776:211 Introduction to Horticulture
11:776:310 Plant Propagation (3)
11:776:391 Weeds, Diseases, and Insects of Plants (3) OR Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management* (3)
Electives (6-7 credits)
Group I Electives (choose one from the list below):
01:830:371 Group Dynamics (3)
01:830:335 Adult Development and Aging (3)
Group II Electives (choose one from the list below):
11:776:302 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:321 Greenhouse Systems Management (3)
11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3)
11:550:235 Herbaceous Plants in the Landscape (3)
11:550:340 Planting Design (4)
Internship (1-3 credits)
11:776:425 Special Topics in Horticulture Therapy
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science
11:776:427 Vocational Skills Training in Horticultural Therapy (3)
