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.
Catalog Term Year: 2021 Fall
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Hours
HRT-201
Introduction to Horticulture 
3.0
HRT-076
Greenhouse Mgt and Production 
OR
HRT-061
Woody Plants Identification 
3.0
HRT-082
Landscape Construction & Maint 
OR
HRT-071
Herbaceous Perennial Plants 
3.0
AGR-040
Agricultural Mathematics 
3.0
AGR-205
Intro/Soil Science 
OR
AGR-050
Soils 
3.5

Semester Totals
15.5
Second Semester
HRT-063
Evergreen/Vines & Ground Cover 
OR
HRT-081
Landscape Design 
3.0
HRT-072
Herbaceous Annual Plants 
OR
HRT-062
Vegetable Crop Production 
3.0
HRT-091
Supervised Occupational Experience I 
3.5
AGR-133
Agriculture Salesmanship 
2.5

Semester Totals
12.0
Summer Term
HRT-092
Supervised Occupational Experience II 
2.5

Semester Totals
2.5

Total Program Hours

30.0
Suggested Electives
HRT-066
Turf Management 
3.0