Horticulture is the science of production, processing, and marketing of fruit, vegetable, greenhouse, and landscape crops. Students in horticulture study physiology, culture, harvest, quality control, sales, and utilization of horticultural crops. Horticulture prepares students to be orchard managers, vegetable farm or greenhouse operators, landscape contractors, golf course and park horticulturists, seed and supply company representatives, state and federal nursery inspectors, and educators in schools and extension.

Admission
Students who meet University admission requirements may be accepted directly into the Davis College as Horticulture majors.

Curriculum
West Virginia University baccalaureate graduates are expected to possess knowledge and experience in three broad clusters of learning: Cluster A, the arts and humanities; Cluster B, the social and behavioral sciences; and Cluster C, mathematics and natural sciences. Therefore, in addition to developing competence in major and minor fields of study, West Virginia University graduation requirements include courses to be taken in the three cluster areas.

Accreditation
WVU is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Career Opportunities
Graduates can find employment as orchard, vegetable farm or greenhouse managers; landscape contractors; golf course and park horticulturists; seed and supply company representatives; state and federal nursery inspectors; and educators in schools and extension offices.

Graduate School Opportunities
Most land-grant universities in the United States have graduate programs in horticulture. Graduates in Horticulture may enter these graduate programs or go directly into the workforce with a B.S. degree.

Salary Ranges
The average salary range for graduates with bachelor's degrees in horticulture averages between $25,000 to $30,000.

Course Work
Courses English Composition and Rhetoric Fine arts and humanities (Cluster A) Social and Behavioral sciences (Cluster B) Natural sciences and mathematics (Cluster C) (Must elect a minimum of eight hours in biology, eight hours in chemistry, and three hours in college algebra or equivalent.) Courses in Agriculture Free and Restricted electives Total	Hours 6 12 12 24 45 37 136
Required courses for the Horticulture option include: ARE 150 or ECON 201; AGRN 202 and 203; BIOL 101, 102, 103, 104; CHEM 231 or 233 and 235; CS 101; ENTO 404; HORT 220, 420, and six additional hours of Horticulture; PPTH 401. Please see the current WVU Undergraduate Catalog for complete course descriptions.

The Davis College has 18 undergraduate major fields of study which are divided into five academic divisions: Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences; Forestry; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Resource Management. The excellent instructional facilities of the Davis College offer students many learning opportunities. The Agricultural Sciences Building contains most offices, classrooms, and laboratories for agricultural programs. Percvial Hall houses the Division of Forestry's offices, classrooms, and laboratories, including the wood processing facilities. In Allen Hall, Family and Consumer Science classes are held, and the laboratory nursery school is located on the Evansdale Campus. Maintaining eight farms, two campus greenhouses, and more than 8,000 acres of forest land for teaching and research, the Davis College offers students a variety of educational opportunities with hands on experiences.

Students in the Davis College are offered fields of study that complement various careers. The study of ecology is interwoven throughout the courses to offer students the education necessary for careers emphasizing the protection of environmental quality and the management, utilization, and conservation of our soil, water, forests, wildlife, domestic animals, food, and fiber.

Majors in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences
Agribusiness Management & Rural Development: B
Agricultural & Environmental Education: B, M
Agricultural Resource Economics: M
Agricultural Education: M
Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences: M
Agronomy: B, M
Animal & Food Sciences: D
Animal & Veterinary Sciences: B, M
Basic Sciences: B
Biochemistry: B
Child Development & Family Studies: B
Entomology: M
Environmental Microbiology: M
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics: B
Environmental Protection: B
Family and Consumer Sciences: M
Forest Resources Management: B
Forest Resources Science: D
Forestry: M
Genetics & Developmental Biology: M, D
Horticulture: B, M
Human Nutrition & Foods: B
Interior Design: B
Landscape Architecture: B
Natural Resource Economics: D
Plant Pathology: M
Plant & Soil Sciences: D
Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Resources: B, M
Reproductive Physiology: M, D
Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising: B
Wildlife & Fisheries Resources: B, M
Wood Industries: B
B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate