Associate degrees in Horticultural Science: A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural species; and the scientific management of horticultural plant development and production through the life cycle.
First Semester
HRT-101 Fundamentals of Horticulture
HRT-102 Plant Science
HRT-104 Landscape Plants and Materials I
WRT-101 English Composition I
Elective Natural Sciences Elective or MAT/CIS— Mathematics/Computer Science
Elective
Second Semester
HRT-120 Interior Plantscaping
HRT-232 Plant Propagation
HRT-233 Landscape Plants and Materials II
WRT-201 English Composition II
Elective Social Sciences Elective
Program Information Ornamental Horticulture students are prepared for an ever expanding area of employment. By using program electives, students may tailor their individual programs to develop knowledge and skills to train them in specialties of their choosing. Students receiving an A.A.S. degree in Ornamental Horticulture may choose from a variety of career areas that include landscaping, landscape design, golf course management, garden center operation,...
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