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    Nov 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Career Technologies AAS - Science Technology, Horticulture - Landscape/Design/Build Option


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Code: AAS.ST.LAND

The two-year Landscape Design/Build option provides students with a set of knowledge, skills and abilities that prepares them for direct employment in the landscape design field. It includes sustainable design and construction, management and development of presentation skills.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Conduct a site analysis of a new or existing landscape and evaluate the removal or transplanting of existing plant materials.
  2. Prepare a conceptual, preliminary and final copy plan complete with a detailed Plant Materials List, Construction Materials to be used and the Order of Occurrence for implementation of the design.
  3. Develop a budget for each phase of project and propose a payment plan for project.
  4. Explain in detail the materials and methods to be used with both plant and construction materials.

Career Pathways

Landscape Contractor Landscape Designer Landscape Project Manager
Technical Marketing, Sales of Landscape Products/Services    

Recommended Semester Sequence


General Education Requirements


Subtotal: 6 Credits


Humanities and Social Sciences*


  • Two (2) general education courses selected from the following fields: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN); Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT).
  • With no more than one course in any one field.

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Subtotal: 8 Credits


Subtotal: 20 Credits


Subtotal: 45 Credits


Free Electives


  • Recommended IST-123  (for students who place into the course)

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 60


Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

*General Education Elective(s) .

†Restricted HRT Elective: HRT-115 , HRT-119 , HRT-237 .

Students enrolled in this program ARE NOT REQUIRED to successfully complete a course in basic algebra if indicated by the Basic Skills Placement Test.

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