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Nursery Management
Degree/Certificates Programs

There is an A.A.S Degree program, a Certificate of Achievement program, and a Certificate of Completion program. See details below.

The Associate in Applied Science (Nursery Management Option) requires a total of 69 hours in order to graduate. Students must complete 15 hours of General Education Requirements (see adviser), 39 hours of required coursework in nursery management and 15 hours of additional horticulture coursework from a selected list of electives (which must be approved by an adviser).
 

AG700
HORTICULTURE
Nursery Managment Option

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Career Program

General Education Requirements ...................................................15 hours
Major Core Requirements ................................................................. 39

  • AGRI 115   Intro to Microcomputer Skills in Agriculture

  • AGRI 126   Introductory Soils

  • AGRI 129   Agricultural Computations

  • HORT 100 Introduction to Horticulture

  • HORT 160 Principles of Horticultural Plants

  • HORT 254 Supervised Horticulture Summer Experience Program

  • HORT 255 Supervised Horticulture Experience Program

  • HORT 270 Plant Propagation

  • HORT 271 Nursery Production and Practices

Major Core Electives:
(Select with approval of adviser from courses listed below) ........ 15 Total ..........................................................................................................69

A suggested guide for the student planning employment in nursery management and production:

First Year
Fall Semester
AGRI 126 .................................... 4
HORT 100 ...................................3
HORT 160 ...................................4
SPAN 120 ................................... 1
SPAN 121 ................................... 2

Total:        14
Spring Semester
AGRI 115 ................................... 3
AGRI 129 ................................... 3
HORT 152 ..................................3
HORT 161 ..................................3
ENG 101 or ENG 130 ...............3
HORT 163....................................3

Total:        18
Summer

    HORT 254 ...................................6

Second Year
Fall Semester
HORT 243 ...................................3
HORT 270 ...................................4
HORT 162 ...................................3
HORT 185 ...................................3
Gen Ed Soc. ................................3

Total:       16
Spring Semester
HORT 223 ................................. 3
HORT 271 ................................. 3
HORT 255 ................................. 9



Total:      15

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Students must complete a total of 47 hours of coursework for a Certificate of Achievement in production. Students must complete six hours of General Education Requirements (see adviser) and 41 hours of required coursework in Production.
 

AG580
HORTICULTURE
Production

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

General Education Requirements ........................................................ 6

  • ENG 130 Technical Writing and Communication
  • SPAN 120 Basic Occupational Spanish
  • SPAN 121 Spanish for Landscaping Personnel
Major Core Requirements .......................................................................41 Total ..............................................................................................................47

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Students must complete a total of 29 hours of coursework for a Certificate of Completion in nursery operation. All courses from the following list are required.
 

AG715
HORTICULTURE
Nursery Operation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

                                                                                                        Semester Hours
Major Core Requirements .............................................................. 29

Total ...................................................................................................... 29

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