The Certificate in Plant Tissue Culture

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18 semester hours

The certificate program in plant tissue culture is designed to prepare baccalaureate degree seeking students and non-degree seeking students for employment in the plant tissue culture industry. It focuses on course work that relates directly to this industry and facilitates immediate employment as laboratory proprietors, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory technicians. The curriculum includes a range of plant science and tissue culture courses that provide a strong theoretical base. Additionally, the student must complete six credit hours of Advanced Plant Tissue Culture, primarily a hands-on, laboratory-oriented course. Students in the Plant Tissue Culture Certificate Program must complete the prescribed courses (18 credits) with a cumulative grade average of 2.0 or better.

Courses for the Certificate in Plant Tissue Culture Program are as follows:

• HORT 262 Principles of Horticulture (3)
• HORT 264 Plant Propagation (3)
• HORT 303 Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture (3)
• HORT 304 Plant Tissue Culture Acclimatization (3)
• HORT 450 Advanced Plant Tissue Culture (2 semesters) (6)