Programs of Study: Landscape Gardening (A15260)

Associate's 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
ACA	111	College Student Success	1	0	1
LSG	111	Basic Landscape Techniques	2	0	2
LSG	121	Fall Gardening Lab	0	6	2
ENG	111	Expository Writing	3	0	3
ENG	111A	Expository Writing Lab	0	2	1
MAT	121	Algebra/Trigonometry I	2	2	3
PSY	150	General Psychology	3	0	3
		Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	3
		Semester Total	14	10	18
Spring Semester I
COE	111	LSG Co-op Work Experience I	0	10	1
ENG	114	Prof. Research and Reporting	3	0	3
HOR	114	Landscape Construction	2	2	3
HOR	134	Greenhouse Operations	2	2	3
HOR	160	Plant Materials I	2	2	3
HOR	162	Applied Plant Science	2	2	3
LSG	122	Spring Gardening Lab	0	6	2
TRF	110	Intro Turfgrass Culture and ID	3	2	4
		Semester Total	14	26	22
Summer Semester I
COE	121	LSG Co-op Work Experience II	0	10	1
HOR	112	Landscape Design I	2	3	3
HOR	164	Horticulture Pest Management	2	2	3
HOR	257	Arboriculture Practices	1	3	2
HOR	260	Plant Materials II	2	2	3
LSG	123	Summer Gardening Lab	0	6	2
		Semester Total	7	26	14
Fall Semester II
COE	131	LSG Co-op Work Experience III	0	10	1
COM	120	Interpersonal Communication	3	0	3
HOR	213	Landscape Design II	2	2	3
LSG	231	Landscape Supervision	2	6	4
BUS	230	Small Business Management	3	0	3
Elective from list below Students must take a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list of electives:
HOR	225	Nursery Production	2	3	3
HOR	265	Adv. Plant Materials	1	2	2
LSG	232	Garden Management	1	2	2
HOR	215	Landscape Irrigation	2	2	3
HOR	168	Plant Propagation	2	2	3
		Semester Total	12	20/21/22	17/18
Spring Semester II
COE	212	Co-op Work Experience IV	0	20	2
		Semester Total	0	20	2
		Total Hours	47	102/103/104	73/74

Notes: Graduates from this program must have a reading score of 83 or better or must have successfully completed RED 090 - Improved College Reading.