BS Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

As of Fall 2022, the Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry major is no longer accepting new students. It has been absorbed into the Plant Sciences major as an area of specialization. Students majoring in Environmental Horticulture & Urban Forestry learn how plants improve the environment and the quality of our lives.

Faculty: College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Department: Plant Sciences | Duration: 114 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 114 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, core, electives components. Required courses include CMN 001 Introduction to Public Speaking; CMN 001V Introduction to Public Speaking Environmental Horticulture; ENH 006 Introduction to Environmental Plants; BIS 002A Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth; BIS 002B Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology & Evolution.

Career pathways

Students are encouraged to develop internships on or off campus to augment their activities in the classroom and laboratory. Internships are available with the department's greenhouse facility, the UC Davis Arboretum, landscape designers, local nurseries, government agencies, regional non-profits, and restoration firms.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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