Horticulture Technology
Associate in Agriculture
Credit Requirements: 68 Semester Credit Hours
The Horticulture Technology program prepares students for positions in landscape design and construction, turf supervision, horticultural sales, nursery plant production and landscape maintenance. Students in horticulture must see an advisor for specific scheduling needs. Classes are taught in the Horticulture Technology building, the greenhouse and horticulture gardens. Some courses will transfer to Clemson University’s horticulture program. See your advisor for more information. For entry into this program the student must be a high school graduate or possess a GED and take the College’s placement test or meet the College’s SAT or ACT requirements.
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First Semester - Fall |
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Ornamentals |
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Plant Form and Function |
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Foliage Plants |
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Plant Pests |
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Select one course from the Mathematics/Natural Sciences Electives |
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Total 14 |
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Second Semester - Spring |
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Landscape Design |
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Woody Ornamentals |
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Soils |
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Pesticides |
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Total 14 |
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Third Semester - Summer |
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Annuals and Perennials |
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Plant Propagation |
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English Composition I |
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Total 8 |
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Fourth Semester - Fall |
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Introduction to Computers |
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Landscape Construction |
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Landscape Business Techniques |
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Turf Management |
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Total 12 |
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Fifth Semester - Spring |
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Greenhouse Production |
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Select one course from Oral Communications Electives |
3 |
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Select one course from Behavioral Social Sciences Electives |
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Technical Spanish I |
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Total 12 |
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Sixth Semester - Summer |
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Commercial Irrigation |
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Landscape Maintenance |
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Select one course from the Humanities Electives |
3 |
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Total 8 |
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