Passionate About Plants

Plant Sciences Major

Study Plant Sciences at Cornell

As a Plant Sciences undergrad you can:

Explore. 6 concentrations with flexibility to take courses at Cornell's other colleges.

Collaborate. Learn from world-class plant scientists, try out undergraduate research.

Succeed. Our graduates are leaders who feed the world, protect the environment, and bring beauty to our landscapes.

So much to offer

More information

Plant Sciences Major information page - View course requirements, admissions instructions and more.

Student research:

Internships

Clubs and activities:

Plant Science profiles

Read about the experiences of Plant Sciences Major undergraduates.

Cornell Chronicle senior profiles:

ray_jacobsx65 Raymond Jacobs ('09) served as president of Hortus Forum, the undergraduate horticulture club and took advantage of travel, study abroad and hands-on experiences available to Plant Science majors.

barbara_conolly Barbara Conolly ('08) at age 48 sold her house and entered Cornell to pursue her passion for plants.

Study wines and vines!

grapes65x80 Viticulture and Enology Major - One-of-a-kind program tailored to New York and other cool-climate regions. See also From Vine to Wine in Cornell Alumni Magazine.

Public horticulture careers

Public horticulture -- the art and science of cultivating plants in spaces for public use and enrichment -- is one possible career path for students in the undergraduate Plant Sciences major. In this video, Michael Dosmann (PhD '07), shares how his educational experiences led to his current position as curator of living collections at Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum.

View more videos at the Center for Public Horticulture website.