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Horticulture Landscape Management

Associate in Applied Science (Career Program) - 65 Credit Hours

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Program Information:
Employment opportunities are available with schools, colleges, parks, golf courses, industrial plants, cemeteries, construction contractors and highway departments, to name only a few. The student will be employed in a nursery, garden center or golf course during the sophomore year. The student works eight weeks during one semester of the sophomore year for 40 hours per week.

Program Accreditation:
National accreditation by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET).

Recommended Course Sequence:

Fall Semester 1:
ENGL 110; Mathematics; AGRI 112; HORT 110; HORT 114

Spring Semester 1:
Communication; Social Science; AGRI 113; HORT 124; HORT 125; HORT 126

Summer Semester 1:
HORT 130; HORT 132

Fall Semester 2:
Humanities; HORT 213; HORT 237; Approved Electives

Spring Semester 2:
Social Science; HORT 226; HORT 229; Approved Electives

Course Information:
Required General Education Courses
CourseNameCredit
 COMMUNICATION * * 3
 HUMANITIES * 3
 MATHEMATICS * * * 3
 SOCIAL SCIENCE * 3
 SOCIAL SCIENCE * 3
AGRI 112BASIC SOILS 4
ENGL 110COMPOSITION I 3

Required Program Courses
CourseNameCredit
AGRI 113PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY 3
HORT 110INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL PLANTS 4
HORT 114TURF MANAGEMENT I 3
HORT 124LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 3
HORT 125LANDSCAPE PLANTS I 3
HORT 126HORTICULTURAL PLANT PRUNING 2
HORT 130LANDSCAPE PLANTS II 3
HORT 132PLANT DISEASES AND INSECTS AND THEIR CONTROL 3
HORT 213LANDSCAPE LAYOUT AND DESIGN 3
HORT 226OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR 5
HORT 229HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3
HORT 237GARDEN FLOWERS 3

Elective Courses
CourseNameCredit
 APPROVED ELECTIVES * * * * 5 to 7

*  See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

**  COMM 110, 113 or 3 additional hours in composition courses numbered 111 or above, such as ENGL 111, 116 or 125.

***  AGBUS 118; MAT 106, MATH 110 or higher based upon Math Placement Test.

****  Recommended Electives: HORT 134, 210, 214, 216, 218, 219, 238, 241, 245, 255; AGBUS 115.

For Program Information Contact:
Agricultural and Industrial Technology Department
AIT Building
Room 118
(309)694-5415 or (309)694-8446