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| Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Management (AS) |
Agriculture & Natural Resources |
Total Units: 29 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2016
Description:
The Environmental Horticulture: Nursery major prepares students to advance to management positions in nurseries that propagate, grow and market plants for use in the home, business or the landscape. The program provides a solid foundation in plant knowledge and nursery and garden center environments, as well as computer applications and management skills. These skills and knowledge equip students to embark on a successful and rewarding career in the nursery industry.
This program of study is also available as a certificate option.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate proper plant propagation techniques;
- define proper greenhouse environment required for propagation;
- compare and contrast container vs field production systems,
- apply appropriate behavior and workplace policies; and
- organize an effective product display.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Management (AS) program are:
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Complete 29 units from
- Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
| Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Requirements - complete 28.00 units |
| HORT 8 | Plant Materials: Summer/Fall | 3.00 |
| HORT 12 | Plant Materials: Winter/Spring | 3.00 |
| HORT 50.1 | Introduction to Horticultural Science | 1.50 |
| HORT 50.2 | Horticulture Industry and Careers | 1.50 |
| HORT 65 | Horticulture Workplace Practices | 1.50 |
| HORT 70 | Plant Propagation | 3.00 |
| HORT 71 | Nursery Production | 3.00 |
| HORT 72 | Greenhouse Production | 3.00 |
| HORT 171 | Integrated Pest Management in the Horticulture Industry | 1.50 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| AGRI 98 | Independent Study in Agriculture | 1.00-3.00 |
| AGRI 99I | Agriculture Occupational Work Experience Internship | 0.50-8.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| AGBUS 2 | Agricultural Computer Applications | 3.00 |
| AGBUS 56 | Introduction to Agriculture Business and Management | 3.00 |
| AGBUS 61 | Agricultural Marketing | 3.00 |
| AGBUS 62 | Agricultural Sales and Communication | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| HORT 66 | Garden Center Operations | 1.50 |
| HORT 93 | Landscape Drafting and Design | 3.00 |
| HORT 110 | Trees for Northern California | 1.50 |
| HORT 112 | Perennials for Sonoma County | 1.50 |
| HORT 115.1 | Designing with Ornamental Grasses | 1.00 |
| HORT 119 | Landscaping with California Native Plants | 1.50 |
| HORT 127 | Edible Landscapes: Design and Maintenance | 1.50 |
| HORT 133 | Current Topics in Horticulture | 1.00 |
| HORT 180 | Water Conserving Landscapes | 1.00 |
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| Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
Term Effective:
Fall 2016
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
Students with extensive horticulturally related workplace experience should consult with the instructor prior to enrolling in HORT 65.
Only one unit of AGRI 98 Independent Study or AGRI 99I Work Experience/Internship is required, but students may elect to take additional units.
The following courses are anticipated to be added as elective options: HORT 127 and HORT 133.
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