The profession of horticultural therapy employs plants, gardens, and greenhouses as tools for treating mental, physical, and social disabilities. The profession requires the integration of plant systems and culture techniques with human psychology and health. This program, which is fully accredited by the American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA), will enable students to pursue professional registration through AHTA. For additional information, contact Joel Flagler at the Bergen County Cooperative Extension office (flagler@njaes.rutgers.edu).
On-Campus Adviser: Nrupali Patel, Foran 337A (npatel@sebs.rutgers.edu)
Program Website: http://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/horttherapy
Managing Department Webpage: http://plantbiology.rutgers.edu
Required Courses (18)
11:776:210 Principles of Botany (3) or 11:776:242 Plant Science (3) 11:776:225 Introduction to Horticultural Therapy (3)
11:776:310 Plant Propagation (3)
11:776:325 Horticultural Therapy Techniques and Programming (3)
11:776:432 People-Plant Relationships (3)
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science (3) (adviser-approved practical experience in horticultural therapy)
Electives (11)
11:776:221 Principles of Organic Crop Production (3)
11:776:302 General Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:321 Greenhouse Systems Management (3)
11:776:439 Nursery Crop Production (3)
11:776:495,496 Special Problems in Plant Science (by arrangement)
01:830:377 Health Psychology (3) or 01:830:340 Abnormal Psychology (3)
or other adviser-approved electives
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
