INTRODUCTION

The faculty and staff of the Department of Horticulture welcome you to our department. The Department of Horticulture at LSU has a long-standing tradition of high-quality undergraduate training in the discipline of horticulture. Our department was the first in the southern United States to offer a Ph.D. degree in horticulture; hence, many of the research and teaching faculty in other southern horticulture departments received their degrees at LSU. Throughout several decades of continuous undergraduate training, our program has graduated people who are leaders in the field of horticulture, not only in Louisiana, but also throughout the United States and the world. You are now following in the footsteps of those leaders by selecting horticulture as your profession.

Because you are a vital and important part of our department, we want to be certain you thoroughly understand the program of academic training upon which you have embarked. The Undergraduate Policy Committee of the Department of Horticulture has, therefore, prepared this handbook to acquaint you with our expectations of you and to let you know what you can expect of us. We also hope to give you a few hints along the way which can make your journey through academia less complicated and more rewarding.

Second Edition
April 1, 1996
Undergraduate Policy Committee
	D. R. LaBonte, Chair
	J.S. Kuehny
	E.W. Bush
First Edition
	D. W. Walker, in memoriam

WHAT IS HORTICULTURE?

Horticulture is the science and art involved in the marketing processing, cultivation, and propagation of ornamental plants, flowers, turf, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Horticulture is unique among plant sciences because it not only involves science and technology, but it also incorporates art and principles of design.

Horticulture, as an industry, is divided on the basis of crop and plant use. For instance, horticulture can be divided into two groups including edible plants and aesthetic plants, meaning those grown for their beauty. The branch of horticulture which deals with the production, storage, processing, and marketing of vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, lettuce, peppers, and sweet corn, is called olericulture. The science and practice of fruit and nut production is called pomology. Pomological crops include apples, oranges, blueberries, pecans, and strawberries. Floriculture is the cultivation and management of cut flowers, flowering plants, and foliage plants. Plants used as cut flowers include chrysanthemums, roses, carnations, and orchids. Easter lilies, poinsettias, and begonias are grown as flowering potted plants. Examples of foliage plants include philodendron, ferns, and ficus. Nursery crop culture is the propagation, growing, and maintenance of young trees, shrubs, grown covers, and vines. Landscape horticulture entails the design and construction of sites, as well as the planting and maintenance of woody and herbaceous plants, turfgrass, ornamental bulbs, and related crops.

CAREERS IN HORTICULTURE

Career opportunities in horticulture are numerous and diversified. The Department of Horticulture offers three distinct areas of concentration in the Plant and Soil Systems curriculum to fit the personal needs of our students. Our Ornamental, Olericulture and Pomology Option is our most diverse option. This area offers entrepreneurial opportunities for eager and aggressive graduates. Careers in design, arrangement, installation and maintenance of outdoor landscapes and the expanding interiorscape market flourish in urban areas. Other entrepreneurial and professional employment opportunities exist in the nursery crop production industry and in retail sales. Many students interested in this option intern nationwide at prestigious arboretums, amusement parks and large-scale nurseries. This option is also flexible enough to fulfill the needs of students interested in the production of fruits, nuts, and vegetables and the allied service sector, i.e. field representatives for produce buyers, food processors, or crop consultants. The Turfgrass Management Option trains students to manage golf courses, athletic or recreational fields. Aggressive turfgrass management specialists often command some of the highest salaries available in professional agriculture. The Science option is for students interested in teaching and/or research in horticulture. Most students taking this option pursue an advanced degree.
 
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE REGULATIONS

Admission to the College of Agriculture

Any freshman student who has a declared major in one of the horticultural areas of Plant and Soil Systems will be admitted directly into the College of Agriculture. All other students who have attempted less than 60 semester hours and have not been admitted to a senior college are placed in the Junior Division. Junior Division students who wish to major in Horticultural Systems are welcome to seek the advice of a faculty adviser in the Department of Horticulture, even though they have an adviser in the Junior Division. Plant and Soil Systems majors are urged to enter the College of Agriculture as soon as they have met the minimum requirements as stated in the current catalog. Presently, Junior Division students must have completed at least 24 hours with a 2.0 gradepoint average (GPA) on all work taken, and have earned a grade of C or better in English 1002 and Mathematics 1021, before they can be admitted to the College of Agriculture. Students admitted from other divisions of LSU must meet the same requirements as those admitted from the Junior Division.

Transfer students from accredited colleges and universities who have met the general entrance requirements of the University and who have pursued college courses equivalent to those offered in the Junior Division may be admitted to the College on the same conditions as those governing the entrance of students from the Junior Division. Transfer credits acceptable for admission purposes shall be valid for degree credit in the College only to the extent to which they represent courses acceptable in the curricula of the College. Transfer students applying for credit in our Department may be required to take a comprehensive examination before credit is allowed.

Students will not receive credit for work taken concurrently at another college or university without prior written approval from the Dean's office. Up to one-fourth of the number of hours required for the baccalaureate degree may be taken through the Division of Continuing Education, either by correspondence study or extension classes or both. Before scheduling such work, however, students should obtain approval from the Dean's office.

Maximum Credit Load

Students may register for a maximum of three semester hours beyond the number prescribed for the current semester in their curriculum if, during the preceding semester, they maintained a 3.00 GPA with no grade lower than a "C". In no case, however, will students be permitted to register for more than 21 semester credit hours in a fall or spring semester. Maximum loads for the summer term are 10 hours for the long summer session and 6 hours for each short session with a maximum of 12 hours carried in any combination of summer sessions. Under no circumstances can these maximums be exceeded in a regular semester or 10 semester credit hours in a summer term. To be classified as full-time, students must register for at least 12 semester hours of credit in a regular semester and 6 hours in a summer term.
 
Enrollment in 3000- and 4000-level Courses

Any student with at least 60 semester credit hours earned can take a 3000 or 4000-level course. Students with less than 60 semester hours of credit can enroll in 4000-level courses only if they have earned a 3.50 GPA on 50 hours or a 3.00 GPA on 57 hours. Students who have at least 55 hours with a 2.00 GPA (or 50 hours. with a 3.00 GPA) can enroll in 3000-level courses except for courses in College of Business Administration. If a student enrolls in these courses and does not meet one of these criteria, the Dean's office will ask the student to drop the course in question. If the student does not drop the class voluntarily, the Dean's office will drop the student from the class.

Catalog Issue

It is the responsibility of each student to learn the university regulations and requirements that apply to them. The primary source of this information is the LSU General Catalog. Students are committed to fulfill the degree requirements stated in the catalog issue which is in effect at the time they first enrolled in LSU and course requirements stipulated in an official Plant and Soil System degree audit signed by the student. Students may also elect a subsequent catalog if desired. If a student drops out for more than one regular semester (fall or spring semester), the degree and curricular requirements for that student will be determined by the catalog in effect at the time of re-admission to the University.

Any transfer student (from another institution) or student seeking a second-degree will have to use the catalog that is in effect at the time the student enters the College of Agriculture and declares a major formally. Continuing students seeking a second degree are assumed to have begun the first and second degrees concurrently.

Scholastic Probation and Suspension

At the end of any semester or summer term, students whose GPA on all work attempted in the LSU System is less than 2.00 will be placed on scholastic probation. Students will remain on scholastic probation until they have a GPA of 2.00 or higher on all LSU work attempted and all work attempted. Students who are on scholastic probation will be dropped from the University in any semester in which they fail to earn a 2.00 on the semester average. Consult the LSU General Catalog for additional information concerning re-entry into the LSU System after being dropped from the University. A student cannot transfer any course taken at another institution during the period of academic suspension.

Students who fail to earn a 2.00 GPA in each of two consecutive semesters and whose LSU or cumulative GPA is below a 2.00 will be dropped from the College of Agriculture for one regular semester.

Students who fail a course at LSU must repeat the course within the LSU System to receive credit for the course.
 

Degree Requirements

In order to graduate, students must complete the Horticultural Systems curriculum with a GPA of at least 2.00 on all work taken which did not terminate in grades of "P", "W", or "I". The last 30 semester hours must be taken in residence in the College of Agriculture. The Dean's office will not approve for credit, correspondence courses completed during the final 30 semester hours of a student's degree program.

In order to receive a second bachelor's degree in the College, a student must complete at least 30 semester credit hours beyond the hours earned for the first degree. Students must meet the requirements of the second degree program, even if more than 30 semester credit hours are needed to complete the curriculum requirements.

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS - Areas of Concentration

Turfgrass Management Area - Curriculum Requirements

Plant and Soil Systems Curriculum - College of Agriculture

Freshman Year			Sophomore Year
Biology 1201	3		Agronomy 2051	4
Biology 1208	1		Chemistry 2060 or 2061	3
Biology 1402	4		Agric. Econ. 2003 or 2030	3
Chemistry 1201	3		Approved Electives	3
Chemistry 1202	3		Horticulture 2061	3
Chemistry 1212	2		Horticulture 3012	3
English 1000 or 1001	3		Humanities elec from core	6*
English 1002	3		Social Sci. elec from core	3*
Horticulture 2050	4		Free Electives or ROTC	3
Math 1020 or 1021, 1022	6			31
	32

Approved Electives (23 hrs)

Accounting 2000 or 2001 Agricultural Econ 1003  Agricultural Econ 3413  Agricultural Econ 4433  Agronomy 3000  Agronomy 3011or 3012 or 3013 Agronomy 4064  BAE 2307  Dairy 2072 Economics 2030  Entomology 4006 Finance 3200 Horticulture 2001

3 3 3 3 3 1-3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2

Horticulture 3000  Horticulture 3010 Horticulture 4012  Horticulture 4071 Horticulture 4083 Horticulture 4085 Horticulture 4096 ISDS 1100 or EXST 2000  Landscape Arch 1151  Landscape Arch 2152  Landscape Arch 3122  Marketing 3401 Marketing 3431

3 3 1-3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3

*See General Education Section of the LSU Catalog for these courses

Ornamental, Olericulture and Pomology Area - Curriculum Requirements

Plant and Soil Systems Curriculum - College of Agriculture

Freshman Year			Sophomore Year
Biology 1201	3		Agric. Econ. 2003 or 2030	3
Biology 1208	1		Agronomy 2051	4
Biology 1404	4		Chemistry 2060 or 2061	3
Chemistry 1201	3		Horticulture 2061	3
Chemistry 1202	3		Horticulture 2076	3
Chemistry 1212	2		Horticulture 3012	3
English 1000 or 1001	3		Humanities elec from core	6*
English 1002	3		Social Sci. elec from core	3*
Horticulture 2050	4		Free Electives or ROTC	3
Math 1020 or 1021, 1022	6		Approved Electives	3
	32			34

 

Junior Year			Senior Year
Agronomy 4052	4		Horticulture 4070	3
English 2002 or 3002	3		Horticulture 4086	3
Entomology 2001	3		Plant Health 4070	4
Horticulture 3000 or 3010	3		Free Electives or ROTC	3
Horticulture 3015	3		Approved Electives	21
Landscape Arch. 2121	3			34
Plant Health 3060	4
Plant Health 4000	3
Speech 2060	3
Art elective from core	3*
	32

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE: 132

Approved Electives (24 hrs)

Accounting 2000 or 2001 Agricultural Econ 1003  Agricultural Econ 3413  Agricultural Econ 4433  BAE 2307  Dairy 2072 Economics 2030  Entomology 4006 Finance 3200 Forestry 4040 Horticulture 2001 Horticulture 3000 Horticulture 3010 Horticulture 4010

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

Horticulture 4012 Horticulture 4021 Horticulture 4051 Horticulture 4083 Horticulture 4085 Horticulture 4090 Horticulture 4096 ISDS 1100 or EXST 2000  Landscape Arch 1151  Landscape Arch 1153 Landscape Arch 2152  Landscape Arch 3122  Marketing 3401 Marketing 3431

1-3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3

*See General Education Section of the LSU Catalog for these courses

Horticulture Science Area - Curriculum Requirements

Plant and Soil Systems Curriculum - College of Agriculture

Freshman Year			Sophomore Year
Biology 1202	3		Agric. Econ. 2003 or 2030	3
Biology1208	1		Agronomy 2051	4
Biology 1402	4		Chemistry 2060 or 2061	3
Chemistry 1201	3		Horticulture 2061	3
Chemistry 1202	2		Horticulture 2076	3
Chemistry 1212	3		Horticulture 3012	3
English 1000 or 1001	3		Speech 2060	3
English 1002	3		Humanities elec from core	6*
Horticulture 2050	4		Social Sci. elec from core	3*
Math 1020 or 1021, 1022	6		Free Electives or ROTC	3
	32			34

 

Junior Year			Senior Year
Agronomy 4052	4		Experimental Stats 4001	4
Biochemistry 2083	3		Horticulture 3000 or 3010	3
Dairy 2072	3		Horticulture 4096	4
English 2002 or 3002	4		Free Electives or ROTC	3
Entomology 2001	3		Approved Electives	20
Horticulture 4012	3			34
Plant Health 3060	4
Plant Health 4000	3
Approved Electives	3
Art elective from core	3*
	32

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE: 132

Approved Electives (23 hrs)

Agronomy 4064 Biology 2051 Biology 3090 Biology 4024 Biology 4034 Biology 4041 Chemistry 2262 Chemistry 2264 Entomology 4012 Horticulture 3000 Horticulture 3010 Horticulture 4010 Horticulture 4012

4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 6 3 3 1-3

Horticulture 4021 Horticulture 4051 Horticulture 4083 Horticulture 4085 Horticulture 4090 ISDS 1100 or EXST 2000  Math 1550 Math 1552 Physics 2001 Physics 2002 Plant Health 4012 Plant Health 4070

3 3 4 4 3 3 5 5 3 3 3 4

  *See General Education Section of the LSU Catalog for these courses

Course Substitution Procedures

Horticulture majors sometimes encounter course scheduling conflicts, mostly caused by low enrollment in upper-level courses. This is a problem particularly for courses offered only on alternate years. For this reason (and occasionally others), students may substitute courses required in their degree program with other courses. The following criteria must be met.

1. Substitutions will not be approved for courses the student has already failed.
2. Replacement courses should be taught at a level compatible to or greater that of the substituted courses. That is, a 4000-level course can be used as a replacement for another 4000-level course. A 2000-level course cannot be used as a substitution for a 3000- or 4000-level course. Replacement courses should be related to the subject matter of the substituted courses whenever possible.
3. The Dean's office will not approve substitutions for courses after the student has enrolled in the replacement course. All requests for course substitutions must be submitted to the College of Agriculture prior to registration and enrollment (or the last day to add classes).
4. Course substitution requests are initiated with the student's faculty adviser. All substitutions must be approved by the student's faculty adviser, the Department Head, and the Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture.
5. The Dean of Agriculture and the Office of Academic Affairs must approve any request for substitutions to the General Education Core courses

Required of all students seeking a minor in horticulture:

HORT 2050 General Horticulture 4
HORT 2061 Plant Propagation 3
HORT 2076 Foliage Plants and Greenhouse Management 3

Select at least three of the following courses:

HORT 3000 Horticultural Internship 3
HORT 3010 Research Problems 3
HORT 4021 Florist Crop Production 3
HORT 4051 Processing of Fruits and Vegetables 3
HORT 4071 Nursery Management 3
HORT 4083 Principles and Practices in Olericulture 4
HORT 4085 Principles and Practices in Fruit and Nut Production 4
HORT 4086 Turfgrass Management 3
HORT 4087 Turfgrass Science 3
HORT 4096 Post-Harvest Physiology 4
Total hours 19-22

Catalog Statement:

In order to graduate with a minor in horticulture, students in the College of Agriculture must complete Horticulture 2050, 2061, and 2076 and at least three of the following courses: Horticulture 3000, 3010, 4021, 4051, 4071, 4083, 4085, 4086, 4087, and/or 4096. Students majoring in Plant and Soil Systems may not elect this minor.

^*subject to approval

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Horticulture (HORT)

2050 General Horticulture (4) F,S 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Science and art of modern horticultural plant production, including propagation, fertilization, pest control, and pruning; major groups of garden crops including vegetables, fruits and nuts, ornamentals, houseplants, and florist crops; lab includes propagation and culture of garden plants in field and greenhouse.

2061 Plant Propagation (3) S-O Prereq: HORT 2050. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles of sexual and asexual propagation; specific methods for reproduction of plants.

2076 Foliage Plants and Greenhouse Management (3) F-E 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Managing commercial and home greenhouses; identification and study of major greenhouse foliage plants.

3000 Horticultural Internship (3) Prereq: HORT 2050 and written consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 sem. hrs. credit. Work experience in horticultural industries culminating in acceptable written reports and a seminar presentation.

3010 Research Problems (3) May be taken for a maximum of 6 sem. hrs. credit. Independent research under a faculty adviser culminating in an oral and written research report.

3012 Culture and Management of Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Crops (3) F-O Prereq: HORT 2050 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs lab. Required field trips. Culture and management of fruit, nut, and vegetable crops production; review of Louisiana commercial fruit, nut, and vegetable crops industries.

3015 Urban Landscape Management (3) S-E Prereq HORT 2050 and LA 2121 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Management of the landscape through proper installation, soil management, plant care, pesticide management, employee management, and cost accounting.

4010 Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture (3) S-E Prereq: HORT 2050 or equivalent. Current status of cultivation throughout the world; production practices; postharvest handling, international trade of tropical/subtropical horticultural crops.

4012 Special Topics in Horticulture (1-3) V Prereq: consent of the instructor. May take for a maximum of 6 semester hours of credit when topics vary. Lab/field trips may be required. Subject areas not covered in other horticultural courses.

4021 Florist Crop Production (3) S-E Prereq: HORT 2076 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles and practices involved in production of a range of floricultural crops, including potted plants and cut flowers; post-harvest treatment and marketing practices.

4051 Processing of Fruits and Vegetable (3) S-O Prereq: FDSC 1049 or HORT 2050 or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Methods of processing horticultural crops, includes canning, freezing, dehydration, and fermentation.

4064 Principles of Plant Breeding (4) See AGR0 4064.

4071 Nursery Management (3) F-O Prereq: PBIO or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Principles and practices involved in commercial production, management, and marketing of nursery crops.

4083 Principles and Practices in Olericulture (4) F-E Prereq. AGRO 2051 and HORT 2050. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Required field trips. Review of U.S. commercial vegetable industry, seed handling, field microclimate modification, transplant handling, stand establishment, influence of soil chemical and physical properties and greenhouse vegetable production.

4085 Principles and Practices in Fruit and Nut Production (4) S-O Prereq: HORT 2050 or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Physiological principles involved in growing pomological crops; overview of state, U.S., and worldwide fruit and nut industry; marketing and production strategies.

4086 Turfgrass Management (3) S-E PBIO 1202, AGRO 2051, or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Required field trips. Also offered as AGRO 4086. Turfgrass identification and adaptation; establishment and maintenance of high quality turf areas; turfgrass pests and their control.

4090 Golf Course Operations (4) S Prereq: HORT 4086. 3 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Golf course management; construction, cultural practices, environmental concerns.

4096 Post-Harvest Physiology (4) S Prereq: PLHL 3060. 3 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Physiological changes associated with storage and handling of fruits and vegetables; current practices used in extending shelf live; basic and applied laboratory analysis techniques.

Planned Course Offerings

	ODD Fall	ODD Spring	EVEN Fall	EVEN Spring
HORT 2050	X	X	X	X
2061		X		X
2076			X
3000	X	X	X	X
3010	X	X	X	X
3012	X
3015		X		X
4010				X
4021				X
4051		X
4071	X
4083			X
4085		X		X
4086				X
4090		X		X
4096		X		X

This table is included as a long-term planning guide for Horticultural Systems majors. The Department of Horticulture reserves the right to alter these planned course offerings without notification. Courses may be offered during the designated fall, spring, or summer semester of an "off year" if the Undergraduate Coordinator and the instructor determine that demand for the course is sufficient to warrant offering the course. Courses offered during "off years" must meet the minimum class size established in LSU Policy Statement #37. That is, at least 15 students must enroll in courses numbered between 1000-3999 (excluding Horticulture 3000 and 3010). At least 10 students must enroll in courses numbered between 4000-4999. Exceptions to this policy require the approval of the Dean of Agriculture and the Office of Academic Affairs.

Course Offerings of Allied Departments
 
 

	ODD 1999/00			Even 2000/01
	Fall	Spr	Sum	Fall	Spr	Sum
AGRO 4052		X			X
ENTO 2001	X			X
ENTO 4012		X			X
LA 2121	X			X
PLHL 3060	X			X
PLHL 4000		X			X
PLHL 4012	X
PLHL 4070	X			X

These course offerings were derived from class schedules of previous semesters and were confirmed by the appropriate departments. The Department of Horticulture assumes no responsibility for the offering of these courses by other departments.

SPECIAL COURSES

HORTICULTURAL INTERNSHIP (HORT 3000)

This course is designed to provide students in horticulture the opportunity to receive college credit while gaining practical experience in horticulture industries such as production horticulture, nursery operations, florist-trade establishments, landscape installation and maintenance, marketing and customer relations. Such experience increases awareness of the relevancy between working and classroom instruction. Additionally, students will gain experience with equipment and real world work situations not available at LSU.

This course is offered every semester. Students earn 3 semester hours of credit for each semester they are enrolled in the course. Students may enroll for a maximum of 2 semesters (6 semester credit hours maximum).

Employer Responsibilities

1. Employers may recruit students; students may apply with employers; or students may choose from a list of potential employers available from the Internship Coordinator and apply with the employer.
2. The employer may hire a student for any season: summer (May-August), fall (August-December), or spring (January-May).
3. The length of working time is variable, depending on the total number of weeks and hours per day a student works. Students receive 1 semester hour of credit for at least 133 hours of work (3.3 weeks) for a total of 3 semester hours of credit for each semester the student is enrolled in the course. The minimum number of hours a student can work during one semester is 399 hours (40 hours per week for 10 weeks). Certain employers may require interns to work longer.
4. Final acceptance of a student's internship is based upon the employer's personal decision and approval of the department. An agreement form must be completed by the student and signed by the employer and Internship Coordinator before work begins.
5. The employer should insure that a student working on an internship rotates duties in order to provide a well-rounded experience for the student.
6. Employers are asked to complete a mid-term and final evaluation form for each student intern. These are to be reviewed with the student and returned to the Internship Coordinator. Employer evaluations constitute a significant portion of the student's final grade.

1. Students may contact potential employers directly to apply for internship positions. A list of potential employers is available from the Internship Coordinator.
2. The student may work any season: summer (May-August), fall (August-December), or spring (January-May).
3. The student must register for Horticulture 3000 before beginning the internship. Since interns are expected to work full-time during the internship, they should not register for any courses other than Horticulture 3000 without the written approval of the Internship Coordinator and the Undergraduate Coordinator.
4. The student must complete the Horticultural Internship Program Agreement, which may be obtained from the Internship Coordinator, have the agreement approved and signed by all parties and returned to the Internship Coordinator before registration in Horticulture 3000 will be approved. The student cannot begin working until the form has been returned and their registration in Horticulture 3000 has been approved.
5. Two reports will be submitted by the student describing her/his work experience. A suggested outline for these reports is available from the Internship Coordinator. The reports should be written in the format of a term paper, using complete sentences with correct grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Reports should demonstrate college-level communication skills.
6. The student is to be employed full-time for ten or more weeks during the internship experience. Students receive 1 semester hour of credit for 133 hours of work (3.3 weeks) for a total of 3 semester hours of credit for each semester the student is enrolled in the course. Certain employers may require interns to work longer. Students may receive a maximum of a 6 semester hours of credit for Horticulture 3000. Student may not intern more than once with the same employer.
7. The student's grade will be based upon written reports, the timeliness of such reports, and the employer's evaluation of the intern's performance.

1. The Internship Coordinator is responsible for reviewing the Horticultural Internship Program Agreement form submitted by the student to insure that the internship experience proposed meets with the guidelines established for Horticulture 3000. The Internship Coordinator must approve all Program Agreements forms before work begins.
2. The Internship Coordinator will receive the reports of the employer and intern. The Coordinator will evaluate the written and oral reports submitted by the student. The student's grade will be determined by the evaluation of their written and oral reports, the timeliness of such reports, attendance at the seminars of other interns, and the employer's evaluation of the intern's performance.
3. The Internship Coordinator will maintain a list of prospective internship employers and make that list available to prospective interns.

Students are expected to choose a faculty member as a research adviser for the project according to the student's interests and the faculty member's area of expertise. The selection of a single research adviser will not prevent the student from working with other faculty members. The student must obtain written permission from the research adviser before registration in Horticulture 3010 will be approved. This prerequisite is not intended to preclude students from enrolling in the course, but rather to insure that each student enrolled in Horticulture 3010 will receive the assistance from the faculty they expect and deserve.

Grades will be based on:

1. The thoroughness of a written mid-term progress report (25%), submitted to and evaluated by the research adviser.
2. A final written research report (50%) submitted to and evaluated by the research adviser. The format of the final written research report should follow that established by the American Society for Horticultural Science for its scientific publications as described in the ASHS Publications Manual.
3. An oral final research report presented in a departmental seminar (25%) evaluated by the Research Problems Coordinator.

1. Investigation of vegetable seed treatments for the improvement of seed vigor.
2. Nutrient uptake of blueberry plants growing in various organically-amended soil mixes.
3. In vitro culture, propagation, and regeneration of important Louisiana horticultural crops, such as strawberry, sweet potato, native iris, blueberry, Irish potato, peach, pepper, citrus, etc.
4. Effect of plant growth regulators on growth of ornamental landscape plants during the summer.
5. Determination of maturity indices and storage requirements of Louisiana produce grown for fresh-market distribution.
6. An analysis of the predominant translocated sugars and sugar alcohols in Louisiana fruit crops.
7. Photoperiodic control of morphogenesis in greenhouse floral crops.
8. Physiological effects of allelopathic crop residues on field crops.
9. Identification of critical periods of flood damage susceptibility to field-grown vegetables and fruits.
10. The effect of environmental stress on horticultural plant metabolism and productivity.

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 STUDENT ADVISING

Philosophy and Procedures

LSU's Touch-Tone Registration System (REGGIE) allows students to register for courses from any touch-tone telephone. With this system, most students do not have to see an adviser before registering. You are, nevertheless, strongly urged to schedule an appointment with your academic adviser at least once every semester, preferably before preregistering. Students on academic probation, students with an undeclared major, new and re-entry students, and participating athletes must be advised before REGGIE will let them register. In fact, a student's faculty adviser is the only person who can authorize a student's registration if their schedule has been "flagged" by Reggie. Students who try to register by telephone and are denied access to the system, should see their faculty adviser.

Although students have the primary responsibility for their own advisement at LSU, faculty advisers can assist students with the selection of courses most appropriate for their career interests and scholastic ability. Faculty advisers are not ordinarily expected to assist students with the tasks of selecting specific class sections. Most re-entry students should be able to select the courses they wish to take before meeting with their faculty adviser. The role of the faculty adviser in that case usually is to affirm the course selections proposed by the student. The faculty adviser is a guide, not a supervisor. The student is the ultimate superintendent of his/her own degree program. Students are, therefore, strongly encouraged to chart their progress towards a degree on the curriculum progress sheet designed for their area of concentration, which is included in this handbook (pp. 8-10). Students are asked to bring their most current progress sheet with them to advisement meetings.

Faculty Advisers

Adviser		Area of Concentration		Office		Phone
Edward W. Bush		Ornamental Horticulture		257 J.C. Miller		388-1044
Dr. Charles E. Johnson		Fruit & Vegetable		226 J.C. Miller		388-1039
Dr. Jeff S. Kuehny		Floriculture & Ornamental		255 J.C. Miller		388-1043
Dr. Don R. LaBonte		Breeding & Genetics (Undergraduate Coordinator)		131 J.C. Miller		388-1024
Dr. Carl Motsenbocker		Vegetable		225B J.C. Miller		388-1036
Dr. David H. Picha		Postharvest Physiology		125 J.C. Miller		388-1032
Dr. P. W. Wilson		Food Systems		129 J.C. Miller		388-1025

 SCHOLARSHIPS

William L. Hawthorne Memorial Scholarship

Donor: Prof. and Mrs. Percy L. Hawthorne
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Junior or Senior
Value: $500
Criteria: Recipient must be a junior or senior majoring in Horticulture at LSU, preferable from Louisiana or Mississippi, with a GPA of no less than 2.75
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture with approval of the Dean, College of Agriculture.

Travis P. Hernandez Memorial Scholarship

Donor: LSU Horticulture Alumni Association and friends and family of Dr. Travis P. Hernandez
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Sophomoe, Junior or Senior
Value: $500
Criteria: Recipient must be a sophomore, junior or senior majoring in Horticulture at LSU, resident of Louisiana. Selection based academic performance, financial need, and participation in activities.
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture.
 
John E. Love Memorial Scholarship

Donor: LSU Horticulture Club
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Senior/graduate student
Value: $250
Criteria: Recipient must be a senior who expects to do graduate work in horticulture or a graduate student. Must be an active member of the LSU Horticulture Club as defined in the Club's constitution. Senior must have a 2.75 GPA; graduate student, 3.25 GPA or better.
Selection: Made by the officers of the LSU Horticulture Club.

T. K. McKnight Memorial Scholarship

Donor: T. K. McKnight Memorial Scholarship
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Junior, Senior, or graduate student
Value: $1000
Criteria: Recipient must be a junior, senior, or graduate student with a GPA of 3.0 or better, resident of Louisiana, exhibiting interest in the field of horticulture. Selection based on academic performance and financial need
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture

John J. Mikell Memorial Scholarship

Donor: LSU Horticulture Club
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Undergraduate
Value: $500
Criteria: Recipient must be an undergraduate major in horticulture at LSU demonstrating leadership abilities and have at least a 2.75 GPA. Must currently be an active member of the LSU Horticulture Club and must have held membership for two previous semesters prior to receiving this award.
Selection: Made by the officers of the LSU Horticulture Club and faculty advisers.

Julian C. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Donor: LSU Horticulture Alumni Association and friends and family of Dr. Julian C. Miller
Number given: One/annual
Classification: Junior or senior
Value: $500
Criteria: Recipient must be a junior or senior majoring in horticulture at LSU. Selection is based on scholastic ability, financial need, and participation in activities.
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture.

Nicole Melissa Munn Memorial Scholarship

Donor: Family and friends of Nicole Melissa Munn.
Number Given: One/annual
Classification: Senior
Value: $100
Criteria: Recipient must be a senior major in horticulture at LSU, have a 3.4 GPA in major subjects, and be ranked in the upper 30% of his/her class. Selection is based on scholastic ability, genuine care and concern for others, and the ability to communicate well with others.
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture.

Donald W. Newsom Scholarship

Donor: Family and friends of Dr. Donald W. Newsom
Number given: One/annual
Classification: Undergraduate or graduate student
Value: $200
Criteria: Recipient must be either an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in horticulture at LSU. Selection is based on scholastic ability and participation in activities.
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture.

James Fontenot Scholarship

Donor: Family and friends of Dr. James Fontenot
Number given: Two/annual
Classification: Undergraduate or graduate student
Value: $1,000
Criteria: Recipient must be either an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in horticulture at LSU. Selection is based on scholastic ability and participation in activities.
Selection: Made by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Horticulture.
 

 General Scholarship Selection Procedures

The Undergraduate Policy Committee will functions the Scholarship Committee and select scholarship recipients from among those undergraduate and graduate students who submit scholarship applications. The criteria used for selection will be based upon those prescribed by the original donors. The Undergraduate Coordinator is responsible for confirming the academic information provided by students on their applications. The Undergraduate Policy Committee will seek the advice and recommendations of the Graduate Policy Committee concerning graduate student scholarship applicants.

Scholarship applications will be distributed to all qualified students by the Undergraduate Policy Committee on or before June 1st. Applications should be returned to the designated person by the first business day in July. The committee will inform both scholarship recipients and those not awarded scholarships by no later than August 1st.

Scholarship recipients are expected to write letters of appreciation to scholarship donors and the families of persons memorialized by a scholarship. These scholarships are very important to the donors. Frankly, in some cases, the gifts made by families have been sacrificial. These donors would very much appreciate an acknowledgement of their gift from the students who benefit from their generosity.

Scholarship Application Form
Department of Horticulture
Louisiana State University

TO PRINT OUT THIS FORM SEE: Scholarship Application
 

Name	Student Number
Local Address	Local Phone
City State	Zip code
Permanent Address	Phone
City State	Zip Code
State of Legal Residence	Major  Option

Classification: FR SO JR SR M.S. Ph.D.

Grade point average:         Overall _____
                                          at LSU _____

For graduate students:        Bachelors (B.S./B.A.; date?)
                                            Masters (M.S./M.A.; date?)

Total number of hours earned toward present degree:

Anticipated Graduation date:

Basis for application:        Financial Need             Scholastic Ability                 Both

Please describe your career plans upon graduation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Please describe departmental, university, and/or community activities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You may include below any additional information you believe would be helpful to the selection committee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

By signing below, I am expressing my intention to enroll as a full-time student next semester.
Signature / Date

STUDENT WORK

Student work in the Department of Horticulture can be an important complement to coursework. Student work may vary in scope, e.g. cleaning glassware and preparing media for tissue culture to planting, hoeing, and data collection in the field. Seldom are we able to accommodate all requests for employment. If your are interested in student work, fill out the enclosed application. The undergraduate policy committee will periodically review applicants as openings occur in the department. Most hiring is done at the beginning of each term (fall, spring, and summer).

Student Employment Application
Department of Horticulture
Louisiana State University

TO PRINT OUT THIS FORM SEE: Student Employment Application
 

Name	Student Number
Local Address	Local Phone
City State	Zip code
Permanent Address	Phone
City State	Zip Code
State of Legal Residence	Major  Option

Classification: FR SO JR SR

Grade point average:         Overall_____
                                         at LSU_____

Total number of hours earned

Basis for application:                Financial Need?                     Experience?

Please state why you want student work in the Department of Horticulture.