The Floriculture and Nursery Production Management graduate certificate is a 12 credit hour program designed for nursery, greenhouse and garden center professionals; extension agents involved in horticulture-related programs; and K-12 science teachers.
Description
The program offers a selection of courses focusing on floral and nursery crop production, including business management. Core courses provide a solid science background, enabling the student to gain a greater understanding of how ornamental and floral plants grow. This basic knowledge is then interwoven with practical cultural and production methods.
All coursework for this certificate is completed online through Great Plains IDEA consortium.
Program Website
https://agronomy.unl.edu/
Applying for Admission
This program is not currently accepting applications.
Requirements
Complete 12 credit hours as outlined here, with grades of B or higher in all classes. Only one course per "or" group below may be applied toward this certificate.
Course List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|
| HORT 824 | Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management | 3 |
| or HORT 842B | Plant Physiology |
| HORT 843A | Greenhouse Crop Production | 3-4 |
| or HORT 844A | Environmental Nursery Production Practices |
| HORT 843E | Advanced Interiorscaping | 3 |
| HORT 844B | Environmental Stress Physiology | 1 |
| HORT 888 | Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development | 3 |
| ENTO 803 | Management of Horticultural Crop Insects | 3 |
| or ENTO 812 | Entomology and Pest Management |
| or ENTO 813 | Biological Control of Pests |
| or ENTO 820 | Insecticide Toxicology |
| AGRO 896 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| or ENTO 896 | Independent Study in Entomology |
| or HORT 842A | Plant Pathology |