Horticultural (Plant) Science
The Horticulture Program provides students with a strong foundation of skills for a variety of career paths within landscaping, ornamental horticulture and arboriculture. Students who choose to major in Horticulture are prepared to continue their education or enter into the workforce. Students are offered a varied curriculum that explores careers, presents technical and botanical knowledge and develops an awareness and appreciation of our natural resources. Students in the Plant Science Program can focus on the following concentrations: Urban Forestry, Landscape Management, & Horticulture.
Career Pathways
Entry Level
Retail
Production and sales
Public Gardens
Landscape Construction
Hardscape Construction
Plant and Tree Care Workers
Trade/Technical
Industry Consultant
Pest Control and Management
Communications and Publications in Industry Manuals
Landscape and Hardscape Design
Professional
Marketing
Research Technology in Plant Pathology
Teaching and Education
Government Inspection
Landscape Management and Ownership
Hardscape Management and Ownership
Tree Care and Arbor Management and Ownership
Certifications
OSHA 10
Tree Care Academy
Eligible Certifications once the student turns 18 years old
Massachusetts Certified Arborist
Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist
Massachusetts Certified Landscape Professional
Hoisting Engineer's License
ISA Certified Arborist
Pesticide Applicators License
Skills
Horticulture majors learn a variety of skills for college and careers. Among the skills taught and learned are…
Establish and maintain a healthy work environment
Develop effective management practices and organizational skills
Develop a commitment to professional standards
Ability to work effectively across disciplines as part of a team within the Horticulture industries.
Teamwork through hands-on and on-the-site fieldwork
Development of creativity and crafting landscape designs
Mathematical skills such as measurement, algebraic formulas, and geometric shapes
Develop and maintain physical activity
Ability to explore and analyze weight, texture, density, malleability, and permeability of materials
Development in the knowledge of species, organisms, and botanics
Projects and Field Trips
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Harvard Museum of Natural History Glass Flower Collection
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Working with the town Tree Warden of Walpole on Tree Inventory systems
Internships
The Horticulture program is proud to have a partnership with Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum
Articulation Agreements
Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst will award 3 free credits to any graduate of the Norfolk Aggie Horticulture program who is accepted to a Stockbridge bachelor degree program.
