Horticulture - Associate in Science
Plan Code: 2962
This program is designed to furnish students with knowledge of the entry-level skills necessary to embark upon a career in the horticulture industry. It includes emphasis on practical applications leading to career advancement. This Associate Degree will prepare students for career advancement once a certificate has been earned. Appropriate course selection may also facilitate transfer in a related major.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to attain the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs).
- Distinguish 100 landscape plants suitable for different landscape situations with proper cultural practices.
- Demonstrate safe and efficient competence with hand and power tools used in the trade.
- Demonstrate fundamental technical skills to cultivate and manage edible and ornamental plants in horticultural production systems.
- Demonstrate fundamental landscaping principles to layout and install residential gardens.
Program Requirements
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| HORT 11A | Plant Identification: Trees | 3 |
| HORT 11B | Plant Identification: Shrubs | 3 |
| HORT 11C | Plant Identification: Herbaceous | 3 |
| HORT 11D | Plant Identification: Tropicals | 3 |
| HORT 15A | Basic Horticulture | 2 |
| or HORT 15B | Basic Horticulture | |
| Subtotal Units | 14 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete TWENTY (20) units from the following: | ||
| Plant Biology (4) | ||
| Introduction to Floral Design: Fall Flowers (2) | ||
| Introduction to Floral Design: Spring Flowers (2) | ||
| Basic Horticulture (2) | ||
or HORT 15B | Basic Horticulture (2) | |
| Turf Management (4) | ||
| Principles of Landscape Design (3) | ||
| Plant Propagation - Spring (4) | ||
| Plant Propagation - Fall (4) | ||
| Integrated Pest Management (3) | ||
| Principles of Pruning (4) | ||
| Landscape Construction (4) | ||
| Interior Plant Design/Installation/Maint. (2) | ||
| Landscape Maintenance (4) | ||
| First Aid and Safety (3) | ||
| Leadership and Supervision (3) | ||
| Small Business Entrepreneurship (3) | ||
| Essentials of Marketing (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 20 | |
| Required Subtotal | 34 | |
| Complete one of the following: 1 | 19-39 | |
| Electives (as needed to reach 60 degree-applicable units) 2 | ||
| Minimum Degree Total | 60 | |
- 1
Units for the major may be double-counted for LBCC GE, CSU GE, or IGETC; see counselor for limitations.
- 2
Elective units from course(s) numbered 1-599, if needed, to reach 60 degree-applicable units.