Universities, Colleges and Organizations Offering Education or Training in Horticultural Therapy
AHTA wishes to encourage all our colleagues worldwide to develop their own horticultural therapy training and credentialing programs within their respective countries. We are pleased to communicate and share our knowledge with other international associations about the practice and profession of horticultural therapy.
Horticultural Therapy Degrees
Bachelor’s and Master’s
Colorado State University
Concentration in HT with a BS in Horticulture, students take part of the curriculum through the Horticultural Therapy Institute
Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
Room 111 Shepardson
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173
970-491-0877
Contact:tracy.smith-jones@colostate.edu
Kansas State University
Baccalaureate*, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees, Curricula in Horticultural Therapy
Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-5506
785-532-1420
For Undergraduate program information, contact:
Dr. Richard Mattson, 785-532-1420,mattson@ksu.edu
For graduate program information, contact:
Dr. Candice Shoemaker, 785-532-1431,cshoemak@ksu.edu
ANNOUNCING NEW ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HORTICULTURAL THERAPY
Horticultural therapy has a long and successful history at K-State. K-State was the first university to offer a Bachelor’s degree in horticultural therapy in 1973 and has the longest running undergraduate and graduate programs of any university. This distinguished role of leadership in education and research continues with the fall 2009 launch of the first distance-learning graduate certificate program in horticultural therapy. The 16-credit hour program of study is offered primarily online. Two on-site week-long sessions provide intensive experiences in a variety of horticultural therapy settings, under the guidance of leading practitioners in the profession of horticultural therapy. The program is designed to enhance the credentials and professional stature of working professionals in their current positions and to advance in their career. Classes begin this fall.
Learn more at http://www.dce.k-state.edu/ag/horticultural-therapy/
Questions or comments? E-mail us at cshoemak@ksu.edu or call 785-532-1431.
Oregon State University
Option in Therapeutic Horticulture with a BS in Horticulture.
Department of Horticulture
4017 Ag & Life Sciences Bldg
Corvallis, OR 97331-7304
(541) 737-5448
Contact: Kelly Donegan, Head Advisor, donegank@hort.oregonstate.edu
Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences
Department of Plant Biology
Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
732-932-9711
flagler@aesop.rutgers.edu
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Arts in Horticulture can opt for specialization in Horticultural Therapy
Attn: Sharon Duray,sduray@ag.tamu.edu (undergraduate program)
Joe Novak,j-novak@tamu.edu
Department of Horticultural Sciences
HSFB 204B
College Station, TX 77843
979-862-3116
U.S. Horticultural Therapy Certificate Programs
AHTA-Accredited
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Horticultural Therapy Certificate program (HTC) offers unparalleled opportunities for student emersion into the field of Horticultural Therapy. The HTC program is designed for professionals in health and human services who want to enrich their practice, add a skill set or embark upon a new career. This unique curriculum is an intensive 6 month program that combines onsite education with hands-on training and user-group interaction with an emphasis on supervised practice in conducting HT activities with clients. Students will also complete 480 hours of supervised internship required toward professional registration with AHTA. All course work is accredited through the Garden’s partnership with Oakton Community College. The three required courses are to be taken concurrently and are worth a total of 12 credit hours.
Attn: Amelia Simmons -Hurt
Manager, Certificate Programs
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
htcertificate@chicagobotanic.org
P: 847-835-8293
F: 847-835-5484
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/school/certificate/hort.php
Accredited through April 30, 2014
Delaware Valley College
The Horticultural Therapy Certificate Program provides traditional and non-traditional students with unique educational and professional opportunities to benefit special populations through horticultural therapy as well as the general public through therapeutic horticulture. The program includes three concurrent courses in horticultural therapy with hands-on learning and two courses in ornamental horticulture. The professors can provide further supervision for students to conduct horticultural therapy activities with clients in order to meet the required 480-hour internship towards professional registration with AHTA.
Attn: Dr. Mingwang Liu, Ms. Nancy Minich, HTR
Dept. of Natural Resources & Biosystems Management
700 E. Butler Ave., Doylestown, PA 18901
P: 215-489-2293
F: 215-489-2404
Mingwang.Liu@delval.edu
http://delval.edu/natural
Accredited January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2014.
Horticultural Therapy Institute
At the non-profit, Horticultural Therapy Institute (HTI), our mission is to provide education and training in HT to those new to , or experience with, the practice of using gardening and plants to improve the lives of others. Our faculty is dedicated to teaching best practices with passion, and our past students form a community of learners that become horticultural therapy practioners in a variety of settings. All classes are offered in a hybrid distance learning format where students attend in-person classes (Thursday-Sunday) only once a semester. Students travel from across the U.S. as well outside of the country to attend classes. All classes are approved for academic credit through Colorado State University as well as CEU's (continuing education units). Take one class, or the full certificate program and see how our curriculum can meet your needs.
Attn: Rebecca Haller, HTM
PO Box 461189
Denver, CO 80246
303-388-0500
F: 303-388-1914
www.htinstitute.org
Linking people with plants
Accredited through April 30, 2014
Legacy Health System Therapeutic Horticulture
Legacy Health System Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate program includes six therapeutic horticulture courses: Professional Therapeutic Horticulture, Strategies for Therapeutic Horticulture, Therapeutic Skills I, Therapeutic Horticulture Programming, Therapeutic Sills II and Therapeutic Gardens.
Ther courses are transscripted for college credit through Portland Community College and are taught on campus at Legacy Hospitals in Portland, OR. The next series of six courses begins summer 2010. For more information, please contact Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR at thazen@lhs.org, 503-413-6507 or Jan Abushakrah, PhD, Gerontology Faculty Department Chair, Portland Community College - Sylvania Campus, jabushak@pcc.edu.
Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR, QMHP
Coordinator of Legacy Therapeutic Gardens & HT Legacy Health System
1015 NW 22nd Ave. Suite 529
Portland, OR 97210
503-413-6507
F: 503-413-8103
thazen@lhs.org
Accredited through April 30, 2014
Please join us for the 2010 Therapeutic Garden Design Team Workshop. Click here for the workshop details and registration.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Attn: Jean Larsen
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chaska, MN 55318-9613
larso095@umn.edu
Accredited through April 30, 2014
New York Botanical Garden
Attn: Duncan Himmelman
Program Manager, Adult Education
200th Street & Kazimiroff Blvd.
Bronx, NY 10458
718-817
dhimmelman@nybg.org
www.nybg.org
Accredited through June 30, 2015
Rutgers University School of Environmental & Biological Sciences Horticultural Therapy Certificate Program
Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
201-336-6780
flagler@aesop.rutgers.edu
www.aesop.rutgers.edu/~horttherapy
Accredited through April 30, 2014
Temple University - Ambler College
Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002-3999
267-468-8181
F: 267-468-8188
Linda Palmarozza -lpalmarr@temple.edu
Accredited through October 1, 2010
Horticultural Therapy Courses
One semester class or more offered
Edmonds Community College
20000 68th Avenue, West
Lynnwood, WA 98036-5999
425-640-1595
Karen Townsend -karen.townsend@edcc.edu
www.edcc.edu
Kansas State University
Division of Continuing Education
241 College Court Building
Manhattan, KS 66506-6007
785-532-5575
800-622-2578
information@k-state.edu
www.dce.ksu.edu
Murray State University
Attn: Dr. Patrick Neal Williams, HTM
401 South Oakley
Department of Agricultural Services
Murray, KY 42071-3345
270-890-7056
F: 270-809-3441
Greenhouse: 270-767-0467
pat.williams@murraystate.edu
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Attn: Julia Laughlin
Associate Professor/Department Head
Horticulture
Agriculture Technologies
400 N. Portland
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
405-945-3348
F: 405-945-3382
jlaugh@osuokc.edu
Orange Coast Community College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-432-5072
Portland Community College
Gerontology Department, Classes taught at:
Legacy Health System
Attn: Teresia Hazen, MEd, HTR, QMHP
1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Ste. 529
Portland, OR 97210
503-413-6507
thazen@lhs.org
Temple University - Ambler College
Attn: Linda Palmarozza
Dept. of Landscape Architecture & Horticulture
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002
215-283-1292
lpalmarr@temple.edu
Tennessee Technological University
Attn: Douglas Airhart, PhD, HTM
School of Agriculture
Box 5034
Cookeville, TN 38505
931-372-3288
dairhart@tntech.edu
Spring Semester of odd years (3 credits: 2hr. lecture, 2 hr. lab)
