All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Agroecology and Landscape Design (ALD) is a degree that provides a foundation in the natural sciences with an emphasis on the application of ecological principles to managed landscapes and the production of horticulture or agronomic crops. Disciplinary synthesis is attained through advanced courses in design, soils, plant pathology, entomology, and integrated farm management. Students are prepared to become practitioners through internship experiences and completing cross-disciplinary courses in ethics, policy, and economics.
Core Major Requirements
| BIOL 1400 & BIOL 1450 | Principles of Biology 1 and Principles of Biology 2 | 4 |
| or BCOR 1400 & BCOR 1450 | Exploring Biology 1 and Exploring Biology 2 | |
| CHEM 1100 | Outline: General Chem w/lab | 4 |
| or CHEM 1400 & CHEM 1450 | General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 2 | |
| MATH 1077 | Exploring Modern Mathematics | 3 |
| or MATH 1234 | Calculus I | |
| NR 2030 | Ecology, Ecosystems & Environ | 3 |
| or BCOR 2100 | Ecology and Evolution | |
| STAT 1110 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| or STAT 1410 | Basic Statistical Methods 1 | |
| CDAE 1610 | Principles of Comm Dev Econ | 3 |
| PBIO 2040 | Plant Physiology | 4 |
| ALE 2380 | Commercial Plant Propagation | 4 |
| ALE 2610 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 4 |
| ALE 2620 | Soil Fertility & Conservation | 3 |
| ALE 2991 | Internship | 1 |
| or ALE 3090 | Diversified Farm Planning | |
| ALE 2810 | Prof Dev: Ag, Landscape, & Env | 1 |
Agroecology Concentration
| ALE 1210 | Intro to Agroecology | 3 |
| ALE 2560 | Permaculture | 3 |
| ALE 1100 & ALE 1150 | Home & Garden Horticulture and Home & Garden Horticulture Lab | 3-4 |
| or ALE 1370 | Living Landscapes | |
| ALE 2060 | Entomology & Pest Mgmt | 4 |
| ALE 2120 | Weed Ecology & Management | 3 |
| ALE 2170 | Plant Pathology | 4 |
| ALE 3120 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 |
| ALE/CDAE 3080 | Agricultural Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Diversified Farm Planning | ||
| Intro to Comm Entrepreneurship | ||
| Major electives - A minimum of 9 credits of approved course electives at 2000-level or above. Students are allowed to substitute a course or independent study up to 3 credits of the 9 required if given prior approval by the student’s advisor. Suggested electives: ALE 2200 - Cold Climate Viticulture (summer); ALE 2240 - Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production; ALE 2270 - Greenhouse Operations & Mgmt; ALE 2370 - Landscape Design Fundamentals; ALE 2540 - Composting Ecology & Mgmt; ALE 3100 - Diversified Farm Operations (summer); ALE 3210 - Sustainable Orchard Management; ALE 3320 - Biological Control; ALE 3380 - Ecological Landscape Design; ALE 3680 - Soil Ecology; ALE 3690 - Soil/Water Pollution & Bioremediation | ||
Landscape Design Concentration
| Choose two of the following: | ||
| Drafting Design I | ||
| Digital Illustration | ||
| Intro to Geog Info Systems | ||
| Home & Garden Horticulture and Home & Garden Horticulture Lab | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to Agroecology | ||
| Living Landscapes | ||
| Garden Flowers | ||
| Woody Landscape Plants | ||
| Landscape Design Fundamentals | ||
| Landscape Design Studio | ||
| Ecological Landscape Design | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6-8 | |
| Entomology & Pest Mgmt | ||
| Weed Ecology & Management | ||
| Plant Pathology | ||
| Permaculture | ||
| Major electives - A minimum of 9 credits of approved course electives at 2000-level or above. Students are allowed to substitute a course or independent study up to 3 credits of the 9 required if given prior approval by the student’s advisor. Suggested electives: ALE 2200 - Cold Climate Viticulture; ALE 2240 - Sustainable Vegetable Crop Production; ALE 2270 - Greenhouse Operations & Mgmt; ALE 2540 - Composting Ecology & Mgmt; ALE 3210 - Sustainable Orchard Management; ALE 3120 Advanced Agroecology; ALE 3080 Agriculture Policy and Ethics; ALE 3320 - Biological Control; ALE 3680 Soil Ecology; ALE 3690 - Soil/Water Pollution & Bioremediation; CDAE 2010 - Advanced Sketchup; CDAE 2660 - Intro to Community Entrepreneurship. | ||