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The Master of Science in Horticulture degree program at a distance is designed specifically to meet the needs of today’s working professional. Horticulture is the application of basic scientific information to the growing and use of edible (fruits, nuts, and vegetables) and ornamental plants (annual and perennial flowers and woody plants).Today’s horticulture students focus on the challenges and practices of genetics and breeding, propagation, biotechnology, production, management, handling and storage, marketing, and use of horticultural plants. This non-thesis degree program requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate coursework and is considered a terminal degree. A maximum of six hours of coursework from another institution may be evaluated for transfer to Texas Tech University. Students must take the last 6 semester credit hours from Texas Tech University. An oral exam is required during the graduating semester.

Consider the benefits of Texas Tech University's Master of Science in Horticulture Degree @ a distance!

Degree Plan Requirements* (36 Semester Hours)

The following courses will be available at a distance although not all courses will be offered every semester.

PSS 5001 Problems in Plant and Soil Science
PSS 5231 Applied Geostatistics
PSS 5307 Pesticides
PSS 5316 Advanced Arboriculture
PSS 5317 Advanced Nursery Management
PSS 5319 Advanced Interiorscaping
PSS 5324 Mode & Mechanism of Herbicide Action
PSS 5326 Advanced Seed Science
PSS 5331 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
PSS 5334 Soils and Crops in Arid Lands
PSS 5335 Soil Physics
PSS 5415 Advanced Greenhouse Crop Production
PSS 5429 Advanced Principles of Weed Science
PSS 6001 Selected Topics in Plant and Soil Science
PSS 6301 Quantitative Agricultural Remote Sensing
PSS 6331 Advanced Evironmental Soil Science

*All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C.

For more details on these courses, visit the TTU PSS course information page. 

How to Apply in the MS @ Distance Program

Complete and submit the Texas Tech University Graduate Admissions Application.

Complete and submit a letter of interest (DOC) and request three letters of recommendation be sent to the Plant and Soil Science Graduate Advisor.

Upon acceptance, students will work with an advisor and their Graduate Advisory Committee composed of three members to ensure the student's continuous progress towards the degree.

Students are subject to all degree regulations as outlined in the TTU Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog and the Department of Plant and Soil Science Graduate Handbook (PDF).

For more inforation on our advisors, etc. visit our Contact Us page.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in reporting courses, policies and other statements, the University reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice.