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

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENG 110College Writing I

3

or

ENG 160College Writing & Research

4

ENG 112Writing for the Workplace

3

or

COM 210Professional Communication

3

MATH 106Technical Mathematics

4

or

BUS 102Math for Business & Industry

4

HORT 100Introduction to Horticulture

3

HORT 110Horticultural Pest Management

3

HORT 115Horticulture Management

3

HORT 120Soils & Plant Nutrition

3

HORT 125Horticulture Technology

3

HORT 200Herbacious Plants

3

HORT 240Horticulture Capstone

1

HORT 278Horticulture Internship

3

WPE 112Safety & First Aid

2

Greenhouse Management Concentration Courses

12

or

Landscape Management Concentration Courses

12

Program Elective Courses

10

Science

4

Social Science

3

Total Credit Hours: 63