Landscape Gardening (A15260)

Associate Degree Program

Career Information

The Landscape Gardening curriculum emphasizes intensive, practical, hands-on training in applied horticulture to reinforce classroom lecture on theory and technique. Course work includes plant propagation, greenhouse and nursery plant culture, turf management, plant identification, arboriculture, diseases and pests of plants, and landscape planning, maintenance, and construction. Graduates will be prepared for employment opportunities in applied horticulture related to landscape development and maintenance for residential and commercial operations. Graduates should be prepared to take the North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s Examination and the North Carolina Certified Plant Professional Examination.

Fall Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	3	0	3
HOR 160	Plant Materials I	2	2	3
LSG 111	Basic Landscape Technique	2	0	2
LSG 121	Fall Gardening Lab	0	6	2
TRF 110	Introduction Turfgrass Cultivation & Id And Identification	3	2	4
	Semester Total:	10	10	14

Spring Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
HOR 112	Landscape Design I	2	3	3
HOR 114	Landscape Construction	2	2	3
HOR 134	Greenhouse Operations	2	2	3
HOR 161	Plant Materials II	2	2	3
LSG 122	Spring Gardening Lab	0	6	2
MAT 110	Mathematical Measurement and Literacy	2	2	3
WBL 111	Work-Based Learning I	0	10	1
	Semester Total:	10	27	18

Summer Semester I

		Class	Lab	Credit
HOR 164	Horticultural Pest Management	2	2	3
LSG 123	Summer Gardening Lab	0	6	2
WBL 121	Work-Based Learning II	0	10	1
	Social Science Elective	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	5	18	9

Fall Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
COM 120	Intro to Interpersonal Communication	3	0	3
	or
COM 231	Public Speaking	3	0	3
	or
ENG 114	Professional Research & Reporting	3	0	3
	or
ENG 112	Writing and Research in the Disciplines	3	0	3
HOR 213	Landscape Design II	2	2	3
LSG 232	Garden Management	1	2	2
WBL 131	Work-Based Learning III	0	10	1
	Major/AGR Elective	1-3	0-4	2-3
	Business Elective	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	10-12	14-18	14-15

Major/AGR Elective: Choose from Major/AGR Electives below.

Business Elective: Choose from Business Electives below.

Spring Semester II

		Class	Lab	Credit
LSG 231	Landscape Supervision	2	6	4
WBL 212	Work-Based Learning IV	0	20	2
	Major/AGR Elective	1-3	0-4	2-3
	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	3
	Semester Total:	6-8	26-30	11-12

Major/AGR Elective: Choose from Major/AGR Electives below.

Total Hours:

41-45

95-103

66-68

Business Electives

		Class	Lab	Credit
BUS 137	Principles of Management	3	0	3
BUS 139	Entrepreneurship I	3	0	3
BUS 230	Small Business Management	3	0	3
BUS 280	REAL Small Business	4	0	4

Major Electives

Students must take a minimum of 6 credit hours from the following list of electives (must choose at least one AGR course):

		Class	Lab	Credit
AGR 265	Organic Crop Production: Spring	2	2	3
AGR 266	Organic Crop Production: Fall	2	2	3
HOR 116	Landscape Management I	2	2	3
HOR 118	Equipment Operation and Maintenance	1	3	2
HOR 154	Introduction to Horticulture Therapy	2	4	4
HOR 162	Applied Plant Science	2	2	3
HOR 166	Soils and Fertilizers	2	2	3
HOR 168	Plant Propagation	2	2	3
HOR 225	Nursery Production	2	2	3
HOR 245	Horticultural Specialty Crops	2	2	3
HOR 255	Interiorscapes	1	2	2
HOR 257	Arboriculture Practices	1	3	2
HOR 265	Advanced Plant Materials	1	2	2
HOR 266	Micropropagation	3	0	3
HOR 266A	Micropropogation Lab Techniques	2	4	4
SPA 120	Spanish for the Workplace	3	0	3