Academic Programs

Horticulture (CRT.HRT)

The Horticulture certificate is designed for students seeking educational training and employment in the industries of landscaping, greenhouse management, plant propagation, nursery management, golf course management and turf grass management. In addition to 33 credit hours of specialized courses in horticulture, business and soil science, students will receive 12 weeks of supervised occupational experience at approved internship locations.

Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.

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Catalog Term Year: 2023 Spring

First Year
First Semester

COREHRT-201

Credit Hours: 3.00

COREHRT-076

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREHRT-082

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREAGR-205

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.50

GENAGR-040

Credit Hours: 3.00

First Year
Second Semester

COREHRT-063

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREHRT-072

-OR-
Credit Hours: 3.00

COREHRT-091

Credit Hours: 3.50

COREAGR-133

Credit Hours: 2.50

First Year
Summer Term

COREHRT-092

Credit Hours: 2.50

FIRST YEAR
First Semester			Hours
CORE	HRT-201	Introduction to Horticulture	3.0
CORE	HRT-076	Greenhouse Mgt and Production OR
CORE	HRT-061	Woody Plants Identification	3.0
CORE	HRT-082	Landscape Construction & Maint OR
CORE	HRT-071	Herbaceous Perennial Plants	3.0
GEN	AGR-040	Agricultural Mathematics	3.0
CORE	AGR-205	Intro/Soil Science OR
CORE	AGR-050	Soils	3.5
	Semester Totals		15.5
Second Semester
CORE	HRT-063	Evergreen/Vines & Ground Cover OR
CORE	HRT-081	Landscape Design	3.0
CORE	HRT-072	Herbaceous Annual Plants OR
CORE	HRT-062	Vegetable Crop Production HRT-062 Vegetable Crop Production Prepares students for successfully growing vegetable crops. Course will include each crop's botany, origin, history and economic importance, optimum production practices, diseases, insect pests and nutritional requirements and plant breeding objectives. Soil health, cover crops, rotation, handling and marketing covered. (Repeatable 3 Times) Course Outline	3.0
CORE	HRT-091	Supervised Occupational Experience I	3.5
CORE	AGR-133	Agriculture Salesmanship	2.5
	Semester Totals		12.0
Summer Term
CORE	HRT-092	Supervised Occupational Experience II	2.5
	Semester Totals		2.5

Total Program Hours

30.0

Suggested Electives
ELE	HRT-066	Turf Management	3.0

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Faculty Contact: Dyke E. Barkley
Faculty Email: dbarkley@lakelandcollege.edu
Faculty Phone: 217-234-5569

* There are prerequisites, corequisites, or minimum placement test scores for this course.
** Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
FA Course only offered fall semester
SP Course only offered spring semester
SU Course offered in summer term only

Horticulture (CRT.HRT)

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