BA/BS in Horticulture at Olds College in Olds, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Horticulture and Crop Science programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 5,070 per semester (CAD 1,845 per semester for local students).
This Bachelor of Applied Science in Horticulture at Olds College follows completion of the Horticulture Technologist Diploma or an equivalent credential and adds two further years of study combining horticultural science and technology with business concepts. Students work with integrated pest management and research methods, using the college's 15-acre constructed wetland, botanic gardens, and greenhouses as learning spaces. In the fourth year, students complete an eight-month Directed Field Study in a mentored workplace to gain hands-on experience. Delivery is hybrid: the fall intake begins online in November before on-campus learning starts in January in Olds, Alberta, with synchronous online and in-person classes, and the final year delivered entirely online while students work full-time. The program suits diploma graduates aiming for advanced or leadership roles in horticulture, including landscape design and construction, greenhouse and nursery production, urban agriculture, parks supervision, and orchard management, or those planning to start their own horticulture business.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.50 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science - Horticulture requires a minimum 2.5 GPA in the 60 credits of Olds College's own Horticulture Technologist Diploma, an equivalent diploma, or a degree in a closely related area; a Certified Journeyperson Landscape Horticulturist credential also qualifies. Applicants must meet Olds College's English Language Proficiency Requirement: IELTS Academic 6.0 in each band, TOEFL iBT with all bands 4.0 or higher, CAEL Online 60 overall with no band below 50, PTE Academic 55 overall with no skill below 55, Duolingo English Test 110, or Oxford ELLT 6 overall with no band below 5, unless the applicant has completed at least three years of study taught entirely in English. Out-of-province applicants are assessed against the college's Provincial Equivalency Chart, and international applicants must meet the same academic and language requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Olds College and its programs apply through ApplyAlberta, for both domestic and international applicants, with a $90 application fee either way. The college publishes no single institution-wide closing date: as of September 2026 applications for the current 2026-27 intake year are open, and applications for the 2027-28 intake year (Fall 2027 entry) open 1 October 2026 at 9 a.m., after which seats fill on a rolling, space-available basis up to each program's start date. International applicants follow the identical ApplyAlberta process and are advised to apply four to six months ahead of their intended start to allow for study-permit processing; no separate international closing date is published. This applies equally to competitive-seeming programs such as Veterinary Technology and Farrier Science, which set only an opening date, not a fixed deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
