CIP Code: 01.0601 | NOVA Code: 3350
Purpose
The curriculum is designed to prepare students for full-time employment within the field of commercial horticulture as well as for those presently working who seek further knowledge and advancement.
Graduates of the program are prepared for managerial/supervisory level positions in areas which include landscape design and installation, grounds maintenance, floristry, greenhouse and nursery management, garden center operation, and sales and marketing in related industries.
Students in this program have an opportunity to gain career-related work experience through Cooperative Education or an internship in their area of emphasis.
Related Specialization
Landscape Design
Two Years
Plan of Study Grid
| 1st Semester |
|---|
| ENG 111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
| HRT 100 |
Introduction to Horticulture |
3 |
| HRT 127 |
Horticultural Botany |
3 |
| HRT 160 |
Applied Mathematics for the Green Industry |
2 |
| HRT 201 |
Landscape Plants I |
3 |
|
3-4 |
|
Quantitative Reasoning |
|
|
Statistical Reasoning () |
|
|
|
SDV 100
|
College Success Skills
or Orientation to: |
1 |
| | Credits | 18-19 |
| 2nd Semester |
|---|
| HRT 115 |
Plant Propagation |
3 |
| HRT 120 |
History of Garden Design |
3 |
| HRT 202 |
Landscape Plants II |
3 |
|
3 |
|
Introduction to Business |
|
|
Entrepreneurship |
|
|
Leadership Development |
|
|
Small Business Management |
|
|
Principles of Management |
|
|
Planning for Small Business |
|
| 3 |
|
|
Principles of Public Speaking |
|
|
Introduction to Human Communication |
|
|
Small Group Communication |
|
|
Interpersonal Communication |
|
|
Business and Professional Communication |
|
|
Intercultural Communication |
|
| | Credits | 12 |
| 3rd Semester |
|---|
| HRT 231 |
Planting Design I |
3 |
| HRT 245 |
Woody Plants |
3 |
|
3 |
HRT 259
|
Arboriculture
or Professional Turf Care |
3 |
|
3-4 |
|
Training for Commercial Pesticide Application |
|
|
Chemicals in Horticulture |
|
|
Introductory Chemistry I 1 |
|
|
General Chemistry I 1 |
|
| | Credits | 15-16 |
| 4th Semester |
|---|
| 2 |
3 |
| HRT 205 |
Soils |
3 |
| HRT 207 |
Plant Pest Management |
3 |
| HRT 275 |
Landscape Construction & Maintenance |
3 |
HRT 290
|
Coordinated Internship
or Cooperative Education |
1 |
|
3 |
| | Credits | 16 |
| | Total Credits | 61-63 |
Elective should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet requirements of the transfer institution.
