Horticultural therapy
Gain the knowledge you need to design therapeutic gardens and provide a unique form of care for diverse populations when you earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Horticultural Therapy online from Oregon State University. Learn how to harness the restorative powers of plants to improve memory, coordination and mental health while developing the ability to help heal lives through nature.
In this certificate program, you’ll gain an understanding of how horticultural sciences impact modern social, economic, political and environmental issues. Course projects will enable you to gather and analyze data to evaluate horticultural systems, identify programmatic or design-related problems and recommend solutions.
Skills you’ll gain in OSU’s online horticulture therapy certificate program
As a student in Oregon State’s online horticulture therapy certificate program, you’ll gain the in-demand skills you need to stand out in the job market and level up your career. You’ll learn from expert Oregon State faculty who have real-world experience in the field.
- Therapeutic garden design
- Horticultural systems
- Plant propagation
- Human lifespan development
- Brain behavior
- Health psychology
Program details
Designed primarily for professionals who are already working in horticulture or behavioral health, this certificate program will provide you with the foundation to help treat patients with health or emotional problems through the healing influence of nature.
The online horticulture therapy certificate program is offered by Oregon State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Certificate requirements
A total of 30 quarter credits are required to earn your horticulture therapy certificate. Curriculum details and certificate requirements are available on Oregon State’s academic catalog.
Additional program features
Prerequisites
Depending on your educational background, you may need to complete additional coursework prior to enrolling in this program and taking the required certificate courses. We recommend that you evaluate this prior to applying for admission.
Start on the path toward registration with the AHTA
By earning Oregon State’s horticultural therapy certificate online, you’ll complete the American Horticultural Therapy Association's approved Therapeutic Horticulture Series, while taking other courses in horticulture or human sciences to help you prepare for AHTA registration. Oregon State is the only institution west of the Rocky Mountains that offers the AHTA-accredited certificate series fully online.
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You can gain highly specialized skills that are in demand by employers — and do it with less of a time and financial commitment — when you earn a microcredential online from Oregon State. Choose from a large and growing collection of these short-form offerings that can help you upskill quickly.
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Program specific questions
Get answers to your questions about pursuing an online horticultural therapy certificate.
Contact the College of Agricultural Sciences
Contact Anne Gearhart, the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Horticulture, at Anne.Gearhart@oregonstate.edu.
