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Degree Plans - Ornamental Horticulture Technology - Landscape Management AAS (Archived)

ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY -- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

Richland only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep)

(Students pursuing this AAS program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: AAS.ORNAM.LAND.MANAG

This option prepares the student to enter the landscape contracting and the landscape installation and maintenance businesses. The student expands his preparation to meet his own specific goals through directing two semesters of cooperative work experience toward areas in which he desires greater preparation. Landscape management is the fastest growing field in ornamental horticulture and provides excellent employment opportunities. A student completing this option is also well prepared for work in city park departments.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HALT 1217 Trees 2
+HALT X2XX Horticulture Elective 2
HALT 1315 Fundamentals of Landscape Planning 3
HALT 1401 Principles of Horticulture 4
BIOL 1411 Introductory Botany OR 4
BIOL 1408 Biological Science OR (4)
CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I (4)
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
18

SEMESTER II

HALT 1211 Shrubs, Vines and Groundcovers 2
HALT 1303 Herbaceous Plants 3
+HALT X2XX Horticulture Elective 2
+HALT X2XX Horticulture Elective 2
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers 4
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics I OR 3
POFT 1321 Business Math OR (3)
HALT 1320 Horticultural Calculations (3)
HALT 1253 Landscape Computer Design 2
18

SEMESTER III

+HALT XXXX Horticulture Elective 2-3
HALT 1209 Interior Plants 2
HALT 2380 Cooperative Education- Horticulture Services Operations and Management, General OR 3
HALT 1391 Special Topics in Horticulture Services Operations and Management, General (3)
HALT 1422 Landscape Design 4
ACCT 2301 Principles of Accounting I OR 3
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting (3)
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology OR 3
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology (3)
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
20-21

SEMESTER IV

HALT 1351 Landscape Business Operations 3
HALT 2341 Interiorscaping 3
HALT 2331 Advanced Landscape Design 3
+HALT 13XX Horticulture Elective 3
ARTS 1311 2D Design OR 3
ARTS 1316 Drawing I (3)
15
Minimum Hours Required 71-72

+Horticulture Elective List:

HALT 1205 Soils 2
HALT 1213 Economic Entomology 2
HALT 1319 Landscape Construction 3
HALT 1224 Turfgrass Science and Management 2
HALT 1333 Landscape Irrigation 3
HALT 2201 Arboriculture 2

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer.

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