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Horticulture
[
Basic Certificate ] [ Landscape
Construction ] [ Landscape Design ] [
Landscape
Maintenance ]
Horticulture – basic
This broad program prepares students for
employment in plant production, pest management and retail nurseries. It will
assist students preparing to take the California Association of Nurseryperson ’s
exam and the arboriculture certification exam.
To earn a certificate of achievement, students
must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C ”
grade or better. Required courses are available in the evening and on weekends.
Certificate of achievement
| required courses |
units |
| HORT 110 Intro. to Horticulture
|
4 |
| HORT 141 Tree Identification |
3 |
| HORT 143 Shrub Identification |
3 |
| HORT 145 Groundcovers & Vines Identification
|
3 |
| HORT 147 Annuals & Perennials
Identification |
3 |
| HORT 161 Plant Pests & Diseases
|
3 |
| HORT 164 Soil Science & Management
|
3 |
| HORT 179 Arboriculture |
3 |
| plus at least 3 units from: |
| HORT 140 Basic Plant Taxonomy |
3 |
| HORT 160 Plant Propagation |
3 |
| HORT 164L Soil Science Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 298 Independent Study |
0.5-3 |
|
Total units required
|
28 |
| recommended courses |
| BIOSC 101-102 Fundamentals of Biological
Science |
7 |
| BIOSC 205 Intro. to Plant Biology
|
4 |
| HORT 141L*Tree Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 143L*Shrub Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 147L*Annuals & Perennials
Identification Laboratory |
1 |
| *For students with less than one year
of full-time industry work experience. |
Horticulture
– landscape construction
This program prepares students to enter the
landscape construction industry. Students are prepared to take the California
C-27 Landscape Contracting examination. Elements of the program will assist
students to prepare for the California Landscape Contractors Association’s CLT
examination.
To earn a certificate of achievement, students
must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade
or better. Required courses are available in the evening and on weekends.
Certificate of achievement
| required courses |
units |
| HORT 110 Intro. to Horticulture
|
4 |
| HORT 141 Tree Identification |
3 |
| HORT 143 Shrub Identification |
3 |
| HORT 145 Groundcovers & Vines
Identification |
3 |
| HORT 147 Annuals & Perennials Identification
|
3 |
| HORT 170 Landscape Drafting |
3 |
| HORT 171 Landscape Construction
|
3 |
| plus at least 3 units from: |
| HORT 174 Landscape Design |
3 |
| HORT 298 Independent Study |
0.5-3 |
|
Total units required
|
25 |
| recommended courses for students with
less than one year of full-time industry work experience. |
| HORT 141L Tree Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 143L Shrub Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 147L Annuals & Perennials Identification
Laboratory |
1 |
Horticulture
- landscape design
This program prepares students for entry-level
positions in landscape architecture offices.Elements of the program will assist
students to prepare for the California Association of Nurseryperson’s certification
examination. Students will develop portfolios that may be necessary for entrance
into landscape design baccalaureate degree programs at University of California,
Davis, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and Pomona.
To earn a certificate of achievement, students
must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade
or better. Required courses are available in the evening and on weekends.
Certificate of achievement
| required courses |
units |
| HORT 110 Intro. to Horticulture
|
4 |
| HORT 141 Tree Identification |
3 |
| HORT 143 Shrub Identification |
3 |
| HORT 145 Groundcovers & Vines Identification
|
3 |
| HORT 147 Annuals & Perennials Identification
|
3 |
| HORT 164 Soil Science & Management
|
3 |
| HORT 170 Landscape Drafting |
3 |
| HORT 174 Landscape Design |
3 |
| plus at least 3 units from: |
| HORT 150 Selected Topics in Horticulture
|
0.3-4 |
| plus at least 3 units from: |
| HORT 141L Tree Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 143L Shrub Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 147L Annuals & Perennials Identification
Laboratory |
1 |
| HORT 150 Selected Topics in Horticulture
|
0.3-4 |
|
HORT 298 Independent Study
|
0.5-3 |
|
Total units required
|
31 |
Horticulture
- landscape maintenance
Students are prepared for positions in the
landscape maintenance field and for the California Landscape Contractors
Association’s CLTM examination. Elements of the program will also assist
students preparing for the California Association of Nurseryperson’s certification
examination.
To earn a certifcate of achievement, students
must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade
or better. Required courses are available in the evening and on weekends.
Certificate of achievement
| required courses |
units |
| HORT 110 Intro. to Horticulture
|
4 |
| HORT 141 Tree Identification |
3 |
| HORT 143 Shrub Identification |
3 |
| HORT 145 Groundcovers & Vines
Identification |
3 |
| HORT 147 Annuals & Perennials
Identification |
3 |
| HORT 161 Plant Pests & Diseases
|
3 |
| HORT 164 Soil Science & Management
|
3 |
| HORT 177 Landscape Irrigation Installation
|
.3 |
| HORT 179 Arboriculture |
3 |
| plus at least 3 units from: |
| HORT 170 Landscape Drafting |
3 |
| HORT 179L Arboriculture Laboratory
|
3 |
| HORT 298 Independent Study |
0.5-3 |
|
Total units required
|
31 |
| recommended courses |
| For students with less than one year of
full-time industry work experience, |
| HORT 141L Tree Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 143L Shrub Identification Laboratory
|
1 |
| HORT 147L Annuals & Perennials
Identification Laboratory |
1 |
| 