All freshman applicants are considered within a competitive admission process. Students with good academic backgrounds may receive credit for some courses by examination after enrolling at Ohio State. With direct admission, a landscape horticulture faculty member is assigned to assist the student in program planning and is available for academic consultation. The sooner you decide your major, the more likely you will be to complete the academic program on schedule. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
Landscape Horticulture Requirements Students majoring in landscape horticulture take courses that introduce them to the profession through site visits and interactions with current professionals. In addition, they take courses in plant biology, plant materials, plant selection and planning, landscape management, and nursery management. Professional support courses provide instruction in key knowledge areas, such as land surveying, soil science, agribusiness management, insect and disease control, design of small gardens and properties, and computers in horticulture management. Minors More than 150 minors are available to students majoring in landscape horticulture, including agribusiness, natural resource management, plant pathology, and entomology. More about Landscape Horticulture Students are also required to go on at least one internship locally, nationally, or internationally.