Overview
Offered at the Augusta and Thomson Campuses and the Columbia County Center
| Entrance Dates: |
Fall, Spring, and Summer |
| Length of Program: |
Six Terms |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
60 |
Program Description: The Horticulture program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in horticulture. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills. Graduates of the program receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Horticulture with a specialization in either General Horticulture Specialization or Landscape Specialization.
Employment Opportunities: A graduate of this program may expect to find career opportunities as a first-line supervisor or manager in the landscape industry as well as nursery, greenhouse, and garden center operations and sales or a small business owner in one or more of these areas.
Curriculum Outline
General Education Core Classes, 15 credits
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION & RHETORIC | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| | | |
| XXXX XXXX | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | General Education Elective | 3 |
Occupational Courses, 21 credits
| COMP 1000 | INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
| HORT 1000 | Horticulture Science | 3 |
| HORT 1010 | Woody Plant Identification I | 3 |
| HORT 1020 | Herbaceous Plant Identificatio | 3 |
| HORT 1080 | Pest Management | 3 |
| | | |
| HORT 1150 | Environmental Horticulture Int | 3 |
| | OR | |
| HORT XXXX | Elective | 3 |
| | | |
| XXXX XXXX | Occupational Guided Electives | 3 |
Guided Elective Courses
(Classes that are being used to fulfill another requirement may not be used to also fulfill the elective requirement.)
| AGRB XXXX | Any AGRB class in which prerequisits are met (credits vary) | |
| MKTG XXXX | Any MKTG class in which prerequisits are met (credits vary) | |
| HORT XXXX | Any HORT class in which prerequisites are met (credits vary) | |
| GCMT XXXX | Any GCMT class in which prerequisits are met (credits vary) | |
(Please refer to the course descriptions for credits and prerequisite information).
Completion of one of the following specializations is required:
General Horticulture Specialization, 24 credits
(Choose 24 credits from the following list)
Landscape Specialization, 24 credits
Guided Pathway
Grovetown Day Program
PROGRAM NAME: Horticulture
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Grovetown Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
| HORT XXXX | Horticulture Elective | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | Horticulture Elective | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | Horticulture Elective | 4 |
| HORT 1080 | Pest Management | 3 |
| | | |
| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS & REASONING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
Year 1 Summer Semester
| HORT 1020 | Herbaceous Plant Identificatio | 3 |
| HORT XXXX | Horticulture Elective | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | Horticulture Elective | 4 |
| COMP 1000 | INTRO TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
Year 2 Fall Semester
| HORT 1150 | Environmental Horticulture Int | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | General Education Elective | 3 |
Note: See your advisor for recommended electives for each term and course availability.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.