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Summer Semester 2023 Catalog

Golf Turf and Landscape Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and Columbia County Site.

Entrance Dates: Fall
Length of Program: Two Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 13

Program Description: The Golf Turf and Landscape Specialist program includes courses that specifically focus on topics related to golf course turf management. Topics include soils and fertilization, plant growth requirements, plant propagation, irrigation, golf course turf management, pest management, equipment utilization, and non-turf golf course maintenance.

Employment Opportunities: A graduate of this program may expect to find career opportunities as a greenskeeper, grounds maintenance technician, spray technician, irrigation specialist, and assistant golf course superintendent.

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 13 credits

GCMT 1145GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

3

HORT 1000HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

3

HORT 1080PEST MANAGEMENT

3

HORT 1310IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT

4

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta, Thomson, and Grovetown Day Program, Fall Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Golf Turf and Landscape Specialist

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta and Grovetown  Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

GCMT 1145GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE

3

HORT 1000HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

HORT 1080PEST MANAGEMENT

3

HORT 1310IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT

4