Sustainable Horticulture

2-year Associate Degree

Program Advisor: Elsa Petit, PhD

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Students interested in gaining knowledge in a range of sustainable horticulture topics enroll in this major. The curriculum is flexible, with a wide range of electives, allowing students to specialize their degree as they desire.

Courses in bold require a minimum grade of C.

FIRST SEMESTER (FALL)

STOCKSCH 105 Soils  4

STOCKSCH 108 Introductory Botany  4

STOCKSCH 192F First Year Seminar  1

MATH 100/101/104 Course Based on Math Placement Exam Score  3

ELECTIVE xxx (Advisor Approved: Below)  3

Credit Total  15

SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING)

STOCKSCH 101 Exploring the Wonders and Applications of Entomology (1^st Seven Weeks)  2

STOCKSCH 104 Plant Nutrients (1^st Seven Weeks)  2

STOCKSCH 111 Introductory Plant Pathology (1^st Seven Weeks)  2

STOCKSCH 315 Greenhouse Management (Full Semester)  4

STOCKSCH 398D HydroFarm Practicum (Optional) (2^nd Seven Weeks)  1

ELECTIVES xxx (Advisor Approved: See List Below) (Full Semester) 3

STOCKSCH 198G Horticulture Internship (June-August)  3

Credit Total  16-17

THIRD SEMESTER (FALL)

STOCKSCH 109 Insects of Ornamentals  3

STOCKSCH 200 Plant Propagation  3 (odd years)

or STOCKSCH 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management  4 (even years)

SUSTCOMM 335 Plants in Landscape  4

ELECTIVES xxx (Advisor Approved: See List Below)  6

Credit Total  16-17

FOURTH SEMESTER (SPRING)

ENGLWRIT 111/112 Course Based on Writing Placement Exam Score  3-4

ELECTIVES xxx (Advisor Approved: See List Below)  10

Credit Total  13-14

Grand Total  60-62

SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE ELECTIVES (TAKEN WITH ADVISOR APPROVAL)

Note: May take other courses with advisor approval. Students planning to transfer to a 4-year bachelor’s program may be required to complete general education courses that count towards that goal.

STOCKSCH 100 Botany for Gardeners  4 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 110 Sustainable Horticulture  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 120 Organic Farming and Gardening  4 (Both)

STOCKSCH 165 Intro to Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems. 3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 172 Plants in Our World  4 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 186 Introduction to Permaculture  3 (Both)

STOCKSCH 200 Plant Propagation  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 210 Retail Floral Design  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management  4 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 234 Irrigation & Drainage  3 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 255 Herbaceous Plants  3 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 270 Sustainable Soil and Crop Management  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 275 Turfgrass Physiology & Ecology  3 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 280 Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants  3 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 281 Topics in Herbalism I (Online only)  2 (Winter)

STOCKSCH 282 Topics in Herbalism II  2 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 315 Greenhouse Management  4 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 320 Organic Vegetable Production  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 326 Insect Biology  3 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 358 Social Permaculture: Building Resilient Communities  3 (Spring)

STOCKSCH 365 Hydroponics  4 (Fall)

STOCKSCH 386 Sustainable Site Design and Planning  3 (Fall)

ENVIRSCI 101 Introduction to Environmental Science  4 (Fall)

LANDARCH 294A Construction Materials  3 (Spring)

LANDARCH 294B Construction Materials Practicum  1 (Spring)

NRC 100 Environment and Society  4 (Fall)

NRC 210 Arboricultural Field Techniques II  2 (Spring)

NRC 232 Principles of Arboriculture  3 (Fall)

NRC 310 Community Forestry  3 (Spring)

GENERAL ED COURSES (ONLY FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO BS PROGRAM)

CHEM 111 General Chemistry (PS)  4

MATH 104 Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry (R1)  3

NRC 100 Environment and Society (SI)  4

RES-ECON 102 Introduction to Resource Economics (SB)  4

STOCKSCH 172 Plants in Our World (SI)  4