Landscape Contracting
This program prepares students to organize and execute the construction of landscape projects on private, commercial and public properties.
| First Semester Credits | ||
| ENVIRDES 335 | Plants in Landscape | 4 |
| LANDCONT 112 | Introduction to Landscape Design | 4 |
| PLSOILIN 102 | Introductory Botany | 4 |
| PLSOILIN 105 | Soils | 4 |
| Total 16 | ||
| Second Semester (seven weeks) Credits | ||
| ENGLISH 120 | English Composition | 3 |
| LANDCONT 104 | Planting Design | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 101 | Insects and Related Forms | 2 |
| PLSOILIN 103 | Plant Science | 2 |
| PLSOILIN 104 | Plant Nutrients | 2 |
| OR | OR | OR |
| RES-ECON 141 | Consumer Marketing for Horticulture | 2 |
| Total 12 | ||
| Third Semester Credits | ||
| FOREST 332 | Principles of Arboriculture I | 3 |
| OR | OR | OR |
| PLNTSOIL 230 | Introductory Turfgrass Management | 3 |
| LANDCONT 107 | Land Form | 4 |
| LANDCONT 198 | Internship (April - August) | 4 |
| MATH | By Placement Exam | 2-3 |
| PLSOILIN 109 | Insects of Ornamentals | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 111 | Horticultural Plant Pathology | 3 |
| PLSOILIN 113 | Plant Pathology Lab | 1 |
| Total 20-21 | ||
| Fourth Semester Credits | ||
| LANDARCH 294A | Construction Materials | 3 |
| LANDARCH 294B | Construction Materials Practicum | 1 |
| LANDARCH 297M | Business Concepts of Landscape Contracting | 3 |
| LANDCONT 213 | Small Property Design | 4 |
| PLSOILIN 255 | Herbaceous Plants | 3 |
| RES-ECON 140 | Managing Your Own Business | 3 |
| Total 17 | ||
| Grand Total 65-66 credits | ||
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