2011-12 College Catalog - South Florida State College

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NEW PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE FALL 2011
LANDSCAPE AND HORTICULTURE TECHOLOGY
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
Program Code: 1620
Description of Program: The A.S. degree in Landscape and Horticulture Technology prepares you for employment in the
landscape industry as an agricultural or nursery and landscape professional or manager, landscape and groundkeeping manager,
production manager and superintendent, landscape gardener, landscape designer, supervisor, park worker, and a landscaping
contractor. Course content includes, but is not limited to, instruction pertaining to an understanding of plant physiology and growth,
plant nutrition and fertilization, plant classifi cation and identifi cation, propagation, pest management, pruning and shaping plants,
maintenance of landscape plants, equipment management, marketing, environmental management, employability and human
relations skills, and business management.
Length: Two (2) years (64 credit hours)
Prefix Number Course Title Credit Hrs.
First Term
FIRST YEAR
* ENC 1101 Freshman English I (G.E.) 3
CGS 1100C Introduction to Microcomputers using Windows (G.E.) 3
HOS 1010 Introduction to Plant Science 3
SWS 1102 Soils and Fertilization 3
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Second Term
OST 2335 Business Communications 3
* MAC 1105 College Algebra (G.E.) 3
SPC 2608 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (G.E.) 3
FRC 1211 Citrus Culture 3
IPM 2671 Principles of Pest Management (Ornamental) 3
AGR 2931 Agriculture Seminar I (Landscape and Horticulture) 1
16
Summer Term
ORH 1220 Turfgrass Management 3
** Elective 3
6
First Term
SECOND YEAR
MNA 2345 Management and Supervision 3
AOM 1310 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (Landscape) 3
ORH 1010 Introduction to Horticulture 3
** Social Science Elective (G.E.) 3
INP 1390 Human Relations or
PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3
15
Second Term
** Humanities Elective (G.E.) 3
LDE 2402 Landscape Design 3
FNR 1060 Environmental Science and Policy 3
AEB 2102 Principles of Agri-Business Management 3
AGR 2949 Co-op Work Experience in Agriculture (Landscape and
Horticulture Industry) or
AGR 2915 Internship in Agriculture (Landscape
and Horticulture Industry) 3
15
* It may be necessary to fi rst enroll in a lower level English, math or reading course depending on college placement test scores.
** It is your responsibility to meet with the department chair or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement.
NOTE: Many agriculture specific courses are conducted as Web-enhanced independent studies. A mandatory orientation is held the first Tuesday
of the term at 6 p.m. in Building T, Room 20.
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