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ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY -- LANDSCAPE NURSERY

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.LAND.NURS

This option prepares a student to enter both the landscaping industry and the nursery industry at a technician level. The program places emphasis on those skills required for success in landscape service, nursery production and landscape planning businesses. A student who completes this training is prepared for work in park and recreation departments, production nurseries, industrial parks and gardens.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HALT 1401	Principles of Horticulture	4
HALT 1217	Trees	2
HALT 1315	Fundamentals of Landscape Planning	3
HALT 1213	Economic Entomology	2
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 1253	Landscape Computer Design	2
HALT 1205	Horticulture Soils	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)
		16

SEMESTER III

HALT 1244	Propagation of Woody Ornamentals	2
HALT 2320	Nursery Production and Management	3
HALT 2402	Greenhouse Crop Production	4
HALT 1422	Landscape Design	4
PSYC 2301	Introduction to Psychology OR	3
PSYC 2302	Applied Psychology	(3)
ARTS 1311	2D Design OR	3
ARTS 1316	Drawing I	(3)
		19

SEMESTER IV

HALT 1319	Landscape Construction	3
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 2331	Advanced Landscape Design
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
		18

Minimum Hours Required

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.