Code: AAS.ST.HORT

The two-year Horticulture program prepares students with hands-on training in a wide range of topics that can lead directly to employment in horticulture or to a four-year program. Student will have a broad exposure to the science, art and business of horticulture.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1. Describe and demonstrate the elements and principles of design utilized for a landscape site.
2. Conduct an analysis of the environment for good plant growth at an interior and/or exterior landscaped site.
3. Coordinate the process of preparing a plan, specifying materials to be used and the installation of those materials on a landscaped site.
4. Prescribe the “Best Horticultural Practices” for a wide variety of interior and exterior plant materials used in the ornamental industries.
5. Demonstrate the methods used for the propagation of a wide variety of ornamental crops.
6. Discuss the anatomy and physiology of a plant at an industry-needs level.
7. Identify the biotic and abiotic problems associated with the maintenance of a wide range of interior and exterior plant materials used in the ornamental industries.
8. Collect a soil sample for analysis of the structure, texture, pH and nutrient content so a determination can be made to add amendments to the soil or to apply a chemical treatment.
9. Discuss the marketing and sale of the aesthetic and environmentally achieved results of a design.

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