RALEIGH, N.C. — Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture welcomes learners into the January 2025 online class January 6 – February 17, 2025 in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden. This course has no prerequisites, and learners can complete the materials at their own pace during the course weeks. This course is the prerequisite for other courses in this series, and is a thorough introduction to the practice.
In this course, students explore how Therapeutic Horticulture supports human health & wellness, including physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs. The course structure supports vibrant engagement via discussion threads and assignment feedback. It provides a unique opportunity to research, discuss, and reflect on people/plant relationships. Suitable for anyone, including allied health professionals and other practitioners interested in learning about and integrating this unique therapeutic method into their disciplines.
Later courses cover even more specific topics about the practice, and form a program that awards learners a Certificate in Therapeutic Horticulture in collaboration with North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina.
Lead instructor Sarah Tanke is a registered horticultural therapist with NC Botanical Garden in the therapeutic horticulture community engagement specialist role, and instructor Amy Bruzzichesi is also a registered horticultural therapist as NC State Extension Therapeutic Horticulture Program Manager. Both the course and the instructors have received OUTSTANDING reviews from hundreds of students across North Carolina, the U.S., and 18 countries!
Please share with anyone you think might be interested! We offer discounts for EMGVs, Extension Professionals, JC Raulston Arboretum volunteers, and NCBG volunteers. Discount information is listed below.
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For more information, please send a message to Amy Bruzzichesi: [email protected]
Seats are limited, so be sure to register soon! Students will have access to the course one week before the course launch date and an additional six months after the course ends.
Pricing:
$400 Tuition
$390 for Members (JCRA or NCBG)
$370 for NCBG Volunteers, JCRA volunteers, Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, and Extension Professionals with a discount code. Contact your Extension Agent to get the code. Your agent can obtain the code by sending an email from their work account to [email protected].
Payment for courses is accepted only via online payment, but there is a payment plan available to place a deposit at registration and pay the balance shortly before your course begins.
REGISTER NOW
To register for the course, first create an account with REPORTER, the registration system used by NC State for online courses. No worries – it’s easy, and you only have to do this once, no matter how many courses you take. Log into REPORTER and Create a Guest Account or click “Sign in/Sign Up” in the upper right corner of the registration page. It will take you through the steps to create an account. You will be set to explore any non-credit course with NC State.
Once you get into Reporter, go to the ‘Catalog’ option on the left-hand menu and click on it. Then, in the search bar for the Catalog page, type ‘Introduction to Therapeutic Horticulture.’ The course will come up with all of your registration options.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the growing world of Therapeutic Horticulture!
–Amy Bruzzichesi, N.C. State University
