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Horticulture Turfgrass Management

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

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; HORT 235; Approved Electives

Course Information:

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

Required Program Courses
Course	Name	Credit
AGRI 113	PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY	3
HORT 110	INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL PLANTS	4
HORT 114	TURF MANAGEMENT I	3
HORT 124	LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION	3
HORT 125	LANDSCAPE PLANTS I	3
HORT 126	HORTICULTURAL PLANT PRUNING	2
HORT 130	LANDSCAPE PLANTS II	3
HORT 132	PLANT DISEASES AND INSECTS AND THEIR CONTROL	3
HORT 213	LANDSCAPE LAYOUT AND DESIGN	3
HORT 226	OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR	5
HORT 229	HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	3
HORT 235	ADVANCED TURF MANAGEMENT	3
HORT 237	GARDEN FLOWERS	3

Elective Courses
Course	Name	Credit
	APPROVED ELECTIVES * * * *	2 to 4

* 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 214, 216, 218, 255; AGBUS 115.

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