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Horticulture Certificate (HRC)

Type: Career, Certificate (C1)
 
Open Admissions
 
Division: STEM and Business
 
This certificate is designed for students wishing to become employed or self-employed in the horticulture industry or to enhance their knowledge base in horticulture for career advancement. Students are prepared for a wide range of employment opportunities in landscaping and landscape management, nursery and garden center operations, turf management and urban tree care.
 
If you have questions related to program admissions or applications, please contact info@northshore.edu or call 978-762-4188.

First Year

Fall

HRT101Introduction to Turf

3
HRT105Plants for the New England Landscape

3
HRT106Landscape Installation and Maintenance

3
HRT110Plant and Soil Science

3
HRT122Fundamentals of Plant Health

3
PRO100Introduction to the Professional Portfolio

1
Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

EVS104Exploring the Landscape of Sustainability

3
HRT103Landscape Design

3
HRT201Urban Tree Care

3
ITR200Internship

2
Total Credit Hours:11

Program Note

Communication and Mathematics proficiency required to graduate.

See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 27

Program Student Learner Outcomes

  • Utilize and integrate knowledge of plant science to both managed and naturally occurring horticultural systems.
  • Demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge and competency in managing plant systems.
  • Use insight and creativity to evaluate, design and improve managed and naturally occurring plant systems.
  • Demonstrate both proficiency and professionalism in skills that relate to working in environmental horticulture.
  • Appreciate and communicate the diversity of impacts horticulture has on people and communities.


Occupational Skills Required

  • Communication (written, verbal, body language)
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Computer skills (Work, Excel, Quikbooks, Landscape Design Software)
  • Working with tools and technology (personal safety and security)


Experiential Learning Required in Program

  • PRO100 - Introduction to the Professional Portfolio
  • ITR200 - Internship


Most Common Linked Occupation Title – All Education Levels

  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers


Most Common Linked Occupation Title – Associate’s or Less

  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers