Botany Certificate Program

OVERVIEW

The NYBG Botany Certificate Program is designed to deepen a student’s scientific understanding of the plant kingdom. Engage in subjects such as native flora, ethnobotany, ecology, and botanical nomenclature. Courses reflect the Garden’s strengths in botanical science research, as well as its world-famous and unequalled resources—the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, housing 7.8 million dried plant specimens, and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, with its collection of more than 550,000 volumes, nearly 12,000 serial titles, and over 11 million archival documents.

During the course of the program, students will come to know plants: how they function, grow, develop, and reproduce; and learn to identify a wide array of plants by stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.

REQUIRED COURSES

COURSE	CODE		HOURS
Plant Structure	BOT 315		24
Plant Physiology*	BOT 316	P	21
Plant Diversity	BOT 317	P	24
Dendrology: Woody Plant Identification	BOT 375		15
Herbaceous Plant Identification	BOT 376		15
One of the four Native Flora courses:			12
Native Flora in Autumn*	BOT 331		--
Native Flora in Winter*	BOT 332		--
Native Flora in Spring	BOT 333		--
Native Flora in Summer	BOT 334		--
Elective courses			58
TOTAL REQUIRED HOURS			169

 

ELECTIVES

Elective course offerings vary with every catalog season.

 

* Courses offered in the Fall-Winter Season

P= Courses with a prerequisite before you can register