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Engineering Technology Department




Landscape Design, Turf and Greenhouse Management (Manager Track)

St. Clair County Community College Catalog
2010-11 Edition

Program Code: AASLD
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE
Engineering Technology Department (810) 989-5754
This program is designed for students interested in Landscape Design, Turf, and Greenhouse Management - Manager Track. The student will take the core courses, and choose an interest path for the elective most meaningful for them and their immediate and long-term goals.

Suggested Course Sequence    
FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester
Semester Hours
AGR 103 Soil Management
 
3
AGR 105 Introduction to Horticulture  
2
ACCT 189* Office Accounting  
4
CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL
4
  **Required Interest Electives  
4
   
17
2nd Semester
Semester Hours

AGR 206

Applied Horticulture  
3
AGR 207 Greenhouse Management  
2
BUS 158*** Business Math CT MA
4
ENG 101 English Composition I WR
3
PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP
3
   
15
SPRING/SUMMER (12 weeks - see program advisor)
Semester Hours
AGR 150 Landscape Placement Training (minimum 1 hour required)
1 to 6 hours
SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester
Semester Hours
AGR 124 Introduction to Forestry  
3
AGR 202 Integrated Pest Management  
3
AGR 208 Nursery Management  
2
BUS 150 Principles of Business GA
4
ENG 102 English Composition II WR
3
   
15
2nd Semester
Semester Hours
AGR 126 Garden and Landscape Maintenance  
3
AGR 209 Turf Management  
2
BIO 270 Environmental Issues CT
3
SPC 101 Speech Communication OC
3
  *Required Interest Electives  
4
   
15

Total Credit Hours/Total Contact Hours = 63-68/70-85

 
*Or ACCT 211 or higher
**Required Interest Electives listed on next page

***Or MTH 102 or higher

**REQUIRED INTEREST ELECTIVES

Semester Hours

Plants/Biology Electives
Landscape Plant Identification & Selection
 
2
Contemporary Biology
 
4
Introductory Botany
 
5
Design/Drawing Electives

Computer-Aided Drafting for Landscaping
 
2
Landscape Design
 
3
Basic Design
 
3
3-Dimensional Design
 
3
Basic Landscape Drawing
 
3
Introduction to Drafting
 
2
Fundamentals of Computer Aided Drafting
 
2
Land Surveying
 
3
Business Electives

Principles of Management
 
3
Marketing Principles
 
4
BUS 181 Professional Selling OC  
3
BUS 221 Principles of Economics I CT GA
3
General Electives

SP 101 Introductory Spanish I  
4