Graduates of the program are prepared for managerial/supervisory level positions in areas which include: landscape design and installation, grounds maintenance, floristry, greenhouse and nursery management, garden center operation, and sales and marketing in related industries.

Students in this program have an opportunity to gain career-related work experience through Cooperative Education or internship in their area of emphasis.

Related Certificates: Turf and Grounds Management career studies certificate.

				Credits
First Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	ENG	111	College Composition I	3
	HRT	100	Introduction to Horticulture	3
	HRT	125	Chemicals in Horticulture	3
	HRT	127	Horticultural Botany	3
	MTH	120	Introduction to Mathematics	3
	STD		Elective	1
			IST 117 Intro. to Microcomp. Software		3
	ENG	115	Technical Writing		3
	HRT	115	Plant Propagation		3
	HRT	120	History of Gardens		3
	HRT	246	Herbaceous Plants		2
	2 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness		1
	SPD	110	Intro to Speech Communication		3
		Total Credits/Semester		16	18

				Credits
Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	BUS	165	Small Business Management			3
	HRT	207	Plant Pest Management			3
	HRT	231	Planting Design I			3
	HRT	245	Woody Plants			2
	HRT	269	Professional Turf Care			3
	1 ___		Social Science Elective			3
	HRT	205	Soils	3
	HRT	247	Indoor Plants	2
	HRT	275	Landscape Const./Maintenance	3
	HRT	290	Intern. or HRT 297 Coop. Ed.	1
	HRT		Elective	3
	2 PED		/RPK	1
	1 ___		Social Science Elective	3
		Total Credits/Semester		17	16

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Horticulture Technology = 67.

¹ Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).

² The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.