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Landscape Horticulture

Dalhousie University · Agricultural Campus, Truro and Bible Hill

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Checked 2026-11-10

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

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  • Minimum overall average of 70%.
  • Complete Academic English 12 and four additional Grade 12 academic subjects.
Dalhousie Landscape Horticulture high school entry requirements
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through Dal admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Academic records requested in your application portal
    • High school applicants provide mid-year and final results; Ontario and Nova Scotia applicants can include their student ID for automatic retrieval. Early applicants upload Grade 11 final marks and Grade 12 course registrations. College/university applicants submit official records from every postsecondary institution attended.
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  4. Step 4English proficiency evidence if required
    • Applicants from a country or school where English is not the primary instructional language need accepted proficiency evidence unless they meet an exemption. An offer can be conditional on providing the requested evidence.
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Applicant pathways
Canadian high school prerequisites

Canadian high school applicants

  • Minimum overall average of 70%.
  • Complete Academic English 12 and four additional Grade 12 academic subjects.
Dalhousie Landscape Horticulture high school entry requirements

Degree requirements

Required courses and electives
  • The diploma publishes four semesters of required courses, including Landscape Architecture Studios I, II and III.

Program facts

Courses

Published two-year Landscape Horticulture diploma sequence at the Agricultural Campus.

Year 1 · Semester I5 listed
  • APSC 1002Surveying3 credits
  • HORT 1000Landscape Plants I3 credits
  • HORT 1003Planting in Landscapes3 credits
  • LARC 1010Studio I:Introduction to Design3 credits
  • SOIL 2000Introduction to Soil Science3 credits
Dalhousie 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · Diploma in Landscape Horticulture
Year 1 · Semester II5 listed
  • EGLA 1000Composition3 credits
  • HORT 1005Landscape Construction Methods3 credits
  • LARC 1003Design Documents and CADD3 credits
  • LARC 1004Visual Communications I3 credits
  • LARC 1020Studio II: Site Design3 credits
Dalhousie 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · Diploma in Landscape Horticulture
Year 2 · Semester III5 listed
  • HORT 1001Landscape Plants II3 credits
  • HORT 2011Arboriculture3 credits
  • HORT 2002Vegetation Systems3 credits
  • LARC 2010Studio III: Design with Plants3 credits
  • MGTA 1004Introduction to Business3 credits
Dalhousie 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · Diploma in Landscape Horticulture
Year 2 · Semester IV2 listed

9 elective credit hours.

  • LARC 2002Grading and Drainage3 credits
  • LARC 2003Site Planning3 credits
Dalhousie 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · Diploma in Landscape Horticulture
Elective choices
  • Semester IV includes 9 elective credit hours.
Study locations
Campus
Agricultural Campus, Truro and Bible HillDalhousie · Landscape Horticulture (Diploma) program location

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Costs

Landscape Horticulture · Agricultural Campus technical-level courses

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall and Winter · CAD

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Tuition rate$253.30 per billing hour
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Residence
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Meal plan
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Domestic tuition is billed by course. The international guarantee, where shown, applies to eligible 2026–27 entrants.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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