Botany Certificate Electives

Students seeking a Certificate must complete at least 58 elective course hours.

Elective course offerings vary with every catalog season. Browse this page to discover what's currently scheduled.


May

Discover the many herbs and spices prized for centuries to heal, to revitalize the immune system, and to treat and prevent asthma, insomnia, flu, and more.
264BOT346AO 05/12 Tu 10:00am-12:00pm Bijkerk
ONLINE

June

Explore how trees function, grow, and interact with their environment. In this class, you'll review essential processes such as photosynthesis, water transport, nutrient uptake, and respiration, and how these processes occur in trees as compared to other plants. Topics also more...
264BOT412 06/02 Tu 5:00pm-7:00pm Finley
NYBG

Have you wondered why plants are green? What makes a tomato red? Or why exactly do leaves turn red or brown in the fall? This class will explore the diversity of colors in plants. You'll gain insight into the chemistry more...
264BOT374O 06/24 We 10:00am-12:30pm Bijkerk
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