Welcome to Ornamental Horticulture!

Horticulturist
Landscape Worker

This program is designed to provide theory and practical experience needed to enter the horticulture field or prepare for advancement or certification. It also offers some of the basic courses required of horticulture majors transferring to four-year institutions. This program offers a certificate or degree in six Horticulture Science.

Career opportunities include:

1. Landscape Estimator

2. Landscape Designer

3. Landscape Construction

Required Courses   Units
HORT 006—ID & Ecology of Landscape Plant Materials   4
HORT 030—Landscape Design I   3
HORT 050—Intro. to Horticulture   3
HORT 055—Soils & Fertilizers   3
HORT 056—Plant Pest Control & Management   4
HORT 067—Landscape Equip. Operation Planning   3
HORT 070—Construction and Estimating   3
HORT 071—Irrigation Principles       3
    26

Recommended Electives:

HORT 031—Landscape Design II 3

 

Landscape Worker

Required Courses   Units
HORT 006—ID and Ecology of Landscape Plant Materials   4
HORT 050—Intro. to Ornamental Horticulture   3
HORT 071—Irrigation Principles       3
    10

*Students will be required to complete 80 hours of cooperative supervised work experience to receive credit.

To achieve the…

Associate in Science Degree — Completion of 60 units, including the 26-unit major below, general education requirements and electives.

Certificate of Achievement — Completions of the 26-unit major listed below.

For each of the following programs, the required courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

This page last updated 8/29/08 by Jamie Smith.