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ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY -- INTERIORSCAPE DESIGN

Richland (see above) only

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep)

  • Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.ORNAM.INTERIORSC

This option prepares an individual to enter the interiorscape industry which includes designing and maintaining tropical plants in commercial buildings, offices, and malls. The students will study design principles, management methods, tropical plant identification and maintenance, greenhouse production, and plant propagation techniques. Hands-on experience is emphasized in the coursework in addition to cooperative work experience.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HALT 1401 Principles of Horticulture 4
HALT 1217 Trees 2
HALT 1213 Economics Entomology 2
FMKT 1401 Floral Design 4
HALT 1315 Fundamentals of Landscape Planning 3
BIOL 1411 Introductory Botany OR 4
BIOL 1408 Biological Science OR (4)
CHEM 1405 Introductory Chemistry I (4)
19

SEMESTER II

HALT 1211 Shrubs, Vines, and Groundcovers 2
HALT 1303 Herbaceous Plants 3
HALT 2201 Arboriculture 2
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology OR 3
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology (3)
HALT 1253 Landscape Computer Design 2
15

SEMESTER III

HALT 1209 Interior Plants 2
HALT 2402 Greenhouse Crop Production 4
HALT 1422 Landscape Design 4
MATH 1324 Mathematics for Business and Economics I OR 3
POFT 1321 Business Math OR (3)
HALT 1320 Horticultural Calculations (3)
HALT 1319 Landscape Construction 3
ARTS 1311 2D Design OR 3
ARTS 1316 Drawing I (3)
19

SEMESTER IV

HALT 1351 Landscape Business Operations 3
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 2341 Interiorscaping 3
HALT 1205 Horticulture Soils 2
ITSC 1401 Introduction to Computers 4
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 3
18
Minimum Hours Required 71

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.

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