Certificate in Horticultural Therapy (34-37 credits)

Adviser: Gary Altman, Foran 184 (gla32@sebs.rutgers.edu)

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Managing Department Webpage: Here

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)