Overview
Offered at the Augusta Campus 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 AND RHETORIC | 3 |
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| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
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| XXXX XXXX | SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE* | 3 |
Occupational Courses, 21 credits
| COMP 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
| HORT 1000 | HORTICULTURE SCIENCE | 3 |
| HORT 1010 | WOODY PLANT IDENTIFICATION I | 3 |
| HORT 1020 | HERBACEOUS PLANT IDENTIFICATION | 3 |
| HORT 1080 | PEST MANAGEMENT | 3 |
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| HORT 1150 | ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| | OR | |
| XXXX XXXX | OCCUPATIONAL GUIDED ELECTIVE* | 3 |
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| XXXX XXXX | OCCUPATIONAL GUIDED ELECTIVE* | 3 |
Occupational Guided Elective Options
| AGSC 1001 | INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE | 3 |
| AGRB XXXX | ANY AGRB CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET | (CREDITS VARY) |
| MKTG XXXX | ANY MKTG CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET | (CREDITS VARY) |
| HORT XXXX | ANY HORT CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET | (CREDITS VARY) |
| GCMT XXXX | ANY GCMT CLASS IN WHICH PREREQUISITES ARE MET | (CREDITS VARY) |
Note: A full listing of available AGRB, MKTG, HORT, and GCMT courses along with credit hours and prerequisite/corequisite information can be found in the course descriptions area of the catalog. Courses used to satisfy other areas of this program of study, may not be used as an occupational guided elective.
General Horticulture Specialization, 24 credits
Guided Pathway
You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.
Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.
Augusta and Grovetown Day Program
PROGRAM NAME: Horticulture
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Augusta and Grovetown Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
| HORT 1000 | HORTICULTURE SCIENCE | 3 |
| HORT 1010 | WOODY PLANT IDENTIFICATION I | 3 |
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| HORT 1140 | HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
*Please refer to the curriculum outline tab for General Horticulture Specialization Course options.
Year 1 Spring Semester
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| HORT 1080 | PEST MANAGEMENT | 3 |
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| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
*Please refer to the curriculum outline tab for General Horticulture Specialization Course options.
Year 1 Summer Semester
| HORT 1020 | HERBACEOUS PLANT IDENTIFICATION | 3 |
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| HORT XXXX | GENERAL HORTICULTURE SPECIALIZATION COURSE* | 4 |
| COMP 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
*Please refer to the curriculum outline tab for General Horticulture Specialization Course options.
Year 2 Fall Semester
| HORT 1150 | ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE* | 3 |