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Horticulture, Associate in Applied Science

Curriculum HRT.HRT.AAS (C201A)

The Horticulture program is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to acquire entry-level positions in all fields of Horticulture and related industries, as well as skills for advancement in their career field, self-employment and transfer into a four-year curriculum. Industry fields include landscape design, landscape and grounds maintenance, greenhouse and garden center management and sustainable horticulture. Students also will develop skills for lifelong learning. Program includes an AAS degree in Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture Technology and a certificate program in Grounds Maintenance.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After successful completion of the Horticulture Associate in Applied Science Degree program, the graduate will be able to:

• describe the interrelationships of people, society and plants;
• demonstrate how plants reproduce by pollinating a flower;
• develop a power point showing how plants adapt to changing environmental conditions;
• identify the cultural requirements of plants;
• integrate appropriate landscape design principles onto landscape projects; and
• develop a functional plan for a horticulture business. (Fall 2020)
  

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One (Fall)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 100 ◊ Introduction to Horticulture		4 credits
HRT 125 ◊ Plants and Society		4 credits
HRT 145 ◊ Deciduous Plant Identification		3 credits
RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	14

HRT 125◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.

Semester Two (Spring)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 126 ◊ Plant Propagation/Greenhouse Operations		3 credits
HRT 135 ◊ Soils and Fertilizers		3 credits
HRT 225 ◊ Evergreens, Vines, Groundcovers		3 credits
HUM 104 ◊ Humanities Through the Arts		3 credits
OR
HUM 165 ◊ Introduction to the Latino and Latin American Studies		3 credits
SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	15

RHT 101◊, SPE 101◊: Students must complete RHT 101◊ with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.

Semester Three (Summer)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 154 ◊ # Horticulture Internship		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	3

HRT 154◊ will be offered in Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Semester Four (Fall)
Course	Category	Credits
BIS 105 ◊ Environmental Biology		4 credits
HRT 127 ◊ Entomology: Insects, People and Plants		3 credits
HRT 128 ◊ Plant Pathology		3 credits
HRT 240 ◊ Landscape Design		4 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	14

Semester Five (Spring)
Course	Category	Credits
ECO 103 ◊ Microeconomics		3 credits
HRT 285 ◊ Turf and Lawn Management		3 credits
HRT 295 ◊ # Landscape CAD and Graphics		4 credits
Program electives		4 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	14

Total Credit Hours: 60

See HRT course descriptions.

Program electives (4): HRT 140◊, HRT 261◊, HRT 265◊, HRT 296◊

Department Coordinator: Christopher Clem, Email: [e-mail], Cell: [phone]
Assistant Coordinator, Special Projects: Sarah Duffy, Email: [e-mail]

Adjunct Faculty: Edward Del Beccaro, Email: [e-mail]; and David Coulter, Email: [e-mail]; Susan Kauffman, Email: [e-mail]; Mitchell Murdock, Email: [e-mail]; Mark Omi, Email: [e-mail]; Margarita Poromanska, Email: [e-mail]; Will Spiegelberg, Email: [e-mail]; Koch Unni, Email: [e-mail]

Room: R-205

Phone: [phone], Ext. 3550