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Sustainable Landscape Practices, Associate in Applied Science
Curriculum HRT.SUS.AAS (C201F)
Sustainable Landscape Practices offers students an opportunity to acquire specific skills to acquire an entry-level position or self-employment. The associate's degree program provides background in soil and water conservation; appropriate plant selections, use of fertilizers and pesticides with an emphasis on organic materials; reduced use of fossil fuels; infrastructure enhancements such as green roofs and xeriscaping. Students will acquire skills to implement solutions to common landscape practices that have adverse effect on the environment.
Upon successful completion of the Sustainable Landscape Practices Associate Degree, the graduate will be able to:
- describe the interrelationships of people, society and plants;
- demonstrate effective written, visual and verbal communication skills;
- integrate appropriate landscape practices to provide a healthier environment;
- demonstrate sustainable landscape practices in environmental conservation; and
- utilize learned skills to advance in chosen career and continue professional development through four-year transfer programs.
Associate in Applied Science Degree
| BIS 105 ◊ Environmental Biology | | 4 credits |
| HRT 125 ◊ Plants and Society | | 4 credits |
| RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I | | 3 credits |
| SAT 100 Principles of Agroecology | | 3 credits |
| SAT 105 Urban Agriculture Issues | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 |
HRT 125◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.
| HRT 135 ◊ Soils and Fertilizers | | 3 credits |
| SAT 130 Sustainable Plant Health Care | | 3 credits |
| SAT 140 Sustainable Organic Plants | | 4 credits |
| SAT 170 ◊ Introduction to Biotechnology | | 3 credits |
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| RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II | | 3 credits |
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| SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 16 |
| HRT 154 ◊ # Horticulture Internship | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 3 |
| BIS 205 ◊ # Field Ecology | | 4 credits |
| HRT 265 ◊ Vegetable and Herb Gardening | | 3 credits |
| HRT 270 Sustainable Landscape Practices | | 3 credits |
| SAT 272 Construction of Sustainable Landscaping | | 4 credits |
| General education/Humanities | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 |
| HRT 126 ◊ Plant Propagation/Greenhouse Operations | | 3 credits |
| HRT 275 Innovations in Sustainability | | 4 credits |
| SAT 110 Natural Resource Management (Soils and Water) | | 3 credits |
| SAT 271 Design of Sustainable Landscapes | | 4 credits |
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| HIS 151 ◊ History of the United States to 1877 | | 3 credits |
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| PSC 150 ◊ American National Politics | | 3 credits |
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| SSC 190 ◊ Contemporary Society | | 3 credits |
| Total Semester Credits: | 17 |
Total Credit Hours: 70
See HRT course descriptions; SAT course descriptions.
Coordinator: Gary Antonich, Ext. 3550