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.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Fall

 

Ornamentals

2

 

Plant Form and Function

4

 

Foliage Plants

2

 

Plant Pests

3

 

ELE MATH   Select one course from the Mathematics/Natural Sciences Electives

3


Total 14

Second Semester - Spring

 

Landscape Design

4

 

Woody Ornamentals

2

 

Soils

4

 

Pesticides

4

Total 14

Third Semester - Summer

 

Annuals and Perennials

2

 

Plant Propagation

3

 

English Composition I

3

Total 8

Fourth Semester - Fall

 

Introduction to Computers

3

 

Landscape Construction

3

 

Landscape Business Techniques

3

 

Turf Management

3

Total 12

Fifth Semester - Spring

 

Greenhouse Production

3

 

ELE Oral   Select one course from Oral Communications Electives

3

 

ELE SSC   Select one course from Behavioral Social Sciences Electives

3

 

Technical Spanish I

3

Total 12

Sixth Semester - Summer

 

Commercial Irrigation

3

 

Landscape Maintenance

2

 

ELE HUM   Select one course from the Humanities Electives

3


Total 8