Horticulture Diploma

EH12

Availability: North Metro Campus

Program Purpose: The Horticulture program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in environmental horticulture. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills. Graduates of the program receive a Horticulture diploma which qualifies them as a horticulturist.

Diploma Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences

EMPL 1000Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development

2

or

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

Occupational Courses

COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

HORT 1000Horticulture Science

3

HORT 1010Woody Ornamental Plant Identification

3

HORT 1020Herbaceous Plant Identification

3

HORT 1080Pest Management

3

HORT 1140Horticulture Business Management

3

HORT 1310Irrigation & Water Management

4

or

HORT 1120Landscape Management

4

Complete the Following Specialization: (Choose a total of 15 hours from the following courses)

General Horticulture Specialization

HORT 1030Greenhouse Management

4

HORT 1041Landscape Construction

4

HORT 1050Nursery Production & Management

4

HORT 1060Landscape Design

4

HORT 1070Landscape Installation

4

HORT 1120Landscape Management

4

HORT 1150Environmental Horticulture Internship

3

HORT 1160Landscape Contracting

3

HORT 1200Arboriculture Science

3

HORT 1310Irrigation & Water Management

4

HORT 1330Turfgrass Management

4

HORT 1410Soils

3

HORT 1430Advanced Landscape Design

4

HORT 1440Landscape Grading and Drainage

4

HORT 1500Small Gas Engine Repair & Maintenance

4

HORT 1560Computer-Aided Landscape Design

4

HORT 1680Woody Plant Identification II

2

HORT 1690Horticulture Spanish

3

HORT 1800Urban Landscape Issues

3

HORT 2500Specialty Landscape Construction

4

Total Credit Hours: 44