Formal courses are offered as needed to serve the students in the various degree programs, and additional specialization may be obtained by enrolling in directed study, special topics, seminar, and other courses, with particular faculty members. An internship program also is available to provide students with practical job experience and to open doors for career opportunities. For advanced studies, specially equipped laboratories for histology, anatomy, and physiology and greenhouse laboratory units with controlled temperature and light programmed rooms and growth chambers are available. The university experimental forest of about 7,000 acres and a 1,145 acre field crop, orchard, and livestock experiment station are close to the campus. Excellent field and laboratory facilities are also available at research and extension centers at Aberdeen, Parma, and Twin Falls.
Faculty members are concerned with the needs and interests of individual students.
Questions regarding programs, arrangements, or facilities are welcome. Under the plant science degree, students can study horticultural science, landscape horticulture, crop management, crop science, and plant protection. Students can choose either a science option or a management option. The science option is recommended for students interested in graduate study or research work directed toward professional careers in the sciences of plant physiology, pathology, breeding, weed control, and agronomic or horticultural production. The management option is for students who are interested in field crop management, pest management, or in the management and operation of commercial nurseries, greenhouses, landscapes, recreational parks, and related industries.