Sustainable Horticulture, AAS
The associate of applied science in sustainable horticulture degree delivers courses and experiences that help students prepare for exciting green industry careers. Students will learn how to grow, schedule, transplant, harvest, and maintain plants in outdoor landscapes and controlled environments (e.g., greenhouses) and will discover how soils, hydrology, climate change, and urban environments affect plants and their ecosystem services. Students will also gain practical skills while designing, implementing, and maintaining horticultural systems (e.g., urban farms, residential and commercial landscapes, and conventional and passive solar greenhouses) that meet customer and stakeholder objectives. Whether you are interested in establishing ecologically friendly landscapes or producing vegetable crops, this program offers something exciting for you.
Associate of Applied Science
Required Courses
| ENG 110 | College Writing I | 3 |
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| ENG 160 | College Writing & Research | 4 |
| ENG 112 | Writing for the Workplace | 3 |
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| COM 210 | Professional Communication | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Technical Mathematics | 4 |
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| BUS 102 | Math for Business & Industry | 4 |
| HORT 100 | Introduction to Horticulture | 3 |
| HORT 110 | Horticultural Pest Management | 3 |
| HORT 115 | Horticulture Management | 3 |
| HORT 120 | Soils & Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| HORT 125 | Horticulture Technology | 3 |
| HORT 200 | Herbacious Plants | 3 |
| HORT 240 | Horticulture Capstone | 1 |
| HORT 278 | Horticulture Internship | 3 |
| WPE 112 | Safety & First Aid | 2 |
| | Greenhouse Management Concentration Courses | 12 |
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| | Landscape Management Concentration Courses | 12 |
| | Program Elective Courses | 10 |
| | Science | 4 |
| | Social Science | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 63