Landscape Horticulture Technology – AS

Description: The A.S. degree in Landscape and Horticulture Technology prepares you for employment in the landscape industry as an agricultural or nursery and landscape professional or manager, landscape and groundskeeping manager, production manager and superintendent, landscape gardener, landscape designer, supervisor, park worker, and landscaping contractor. Course content includes, but is not limited to, instruction pertaining to an understanding of plant physiology and growth, plant nutrition and fertilization, plant classification and identification, propagation, pest management, pruning and shaping plants, maintenance of landscape plants, equipment management, marketing, environmental management, employability and human relations skills, and business management.

Length: 60 credit hours

PREFIX NUMBER		COURSE NAME	CREDIT HOURS
FIRST YEAR
Fall Term
	CGS 1100C	Introduction to Microcomputers using Windows	(G.E.)	3
^	ENC 1101	Freshman English I	(G.E.)	3
	HOS 1010	Introduction to Plant Science		3
*	ORH 1010	Introduction to Horticulture		3
	SLS 1106	First-Year Experience Seminar		1
				13
Spring Term
*	FRC 1211	Citrus Culture		3
	IPM 2671	Principles of Pest Management (Ornamental)		3
	OST 2335	Business Communications		3
	SPC 2608	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	(G.E.)	3
^	MAC 1105	College Algebra OR equivalent	(G.E.)	3
				15
Summer Term
	AGR 2915	Internship in Agriculture (Landscape/Horticulture Industry) OR
	AGR 2949	Co-op Education Training Assignment in Agriculture		2-3
				2-3
SECOND YEAR
Fall Term
	AOM 1310	Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (Landscape)		3
	MAN 2021	Principles of Management		3
	ORH 1220	Turfgrass Management		3
	SWS 1102	Soils and Fertilization		3
	PSY 2012	Introduction to Psychology OR	(G.E.)
	SYG 2000	General Sociology	(G.E.)	3
				15
Spring Term
	AEB 2102	Principles of Agri-Business Management		3
	FNR 1060	Environmental Science and Policy		3
*	LDE 2402	Landscape Design		3
**		Humanities Elective	(G.E.)	3
**		Social Science Elective	(G.E.)	3
				15
*	Check the course description for prerequisites.
^	It may be necessary to first enroll in a lower-level English, math, or reading course depending on college placement test scores.
**	It is your responsibility to meet with the instructional supervisor or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement.
NOTE: Many agriculture-specific courses are conducted as web-enhanced independent studies. A mandatory orientation is held the first week of class.