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2014-2015 Catalog

Horticulture Technology A.A.S.

A15240

The Horticulture Technology curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in horticulture. Classroom instruction and practical laboratory applications of horticultural principles and practices are included in the program of study.

Coursework includes plant science, plant materials, propagation, soils, fertilizers, and pest management. Also included are courses in plant production, landscaping, and the management and operation of horticulture businesses.

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in nurseries, garden centers, greenhouses, landscape operations, gardens, and governmental agencies. Graduates should also be prepared to take the North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s Examination and the North Carolina Certified Plant Professional Examination. Students should consult their advisor for information about course scheduling.

Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:

  • Identify and state problems, issues, arguments and questions contained in a body of information (GE II.1)
  • Use written and oral discussion to discover and to articulate ideas. (GE I.1)
  • Identify IPM and its various components and develop an IPM program for a specific landscape, nursery or greenhouse crop or situation (GE I.1)
  • Identify and determine reasons for, and methods of, the major forms of plant propagation with specific, regionally appropriate examples of each in horticultural operations.

General Education

Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ENG 111Writing and Inquiry

3

FA, SP, SU
ENG 114Prof Research & Reporting

3

FA, SP, SU
MAT 143Quantitative Literacy

3

FA, SP, SU

Humanities/Fine Arts

Select 3 SHC from the following

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ART 111Art Appreciation

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 113Art Methods and Materials

3
ART 114Art History Survey I

3

FA, SP
ART 115Art History Survey II

3

SP
ART 116Survey of American Art

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 117Non-Western Art History

3
ART 121Two-Dimensional Design

3

FA, SP
ART 131Drawing I

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 132Drawing II

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 171Computer Art I

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 240Painting I

3

FA, SP
ART 241Painting II

3

SP
ART 244Watercolor

3

SU
ART 260Photography Appreciation

3
ART 261Photography I

3

FA, SP
ART 271Computer Art II

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 281Sculpture I

3

SP
ART 283Ceramics I

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 288Studio

3

FA, SP, SU
ART 289Museum Study

3

SP
COM 140Introduction to Intercultural Communication

3
DRA 111Theatre Application

3

FA, SP, SU
DRA 112Literature of the Theatre

3

FA
DRA 120Voice for Performance

3

SP
DRA 122Oral Interpretation

3

FA, SP
DRA 124Readers Theatre

3
DRA 126Storytelling

3

FA, SP, SU
DRA 128Children's Theatre

3

FA, SP
DRA 130Acting I

3

FA
ENG 125Creative Writing I

3
ENG 231American Literature I

3

FA, SP
ENG 232American Literature II

3

FA, SP
ENG 241British Literature I

3

FA, SU
ENG 242British Literature II

3

FA, SP
ENG 251Western World Literature I

3

FA
ENG 252Western World Literature II

3

SP
ENG 271Contemporary Literature

3
ENG 272Southern Literature

3
ENG 273African-American Literature

3

FA
ENG 274Literature By Women

3
HUM 110Technology and Society

3
HUM 120Cultural Studies

3
HUM 130Myth in Human Culture

3
HUM 160Introduction to Film

3

FA, SP
HUM 230Leadership Development

3

SP
MUS 110Music Appreciation

3

FA, SP
MUS 112Introduction to Jazz

3
MUS 113American Music

3
MUS 210History of Rock Music

3

SP
MUS 211History of Country Music

3

SP
PHI 210History of Philosophy

3

FA, SP
PHI 240Introduction to Ethics

3

FA, SP, SU
REL 110World Religions

3

FA, SP
REL 211Introduction to Old Testament

3

FA, SP
REL 212Introduction to New Testament

3

FA, SP
11-14-14 Addendum: Students who take the following course(s) may petition to use the course(s) to fulfill the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement: ASL 211, ASL 212, ASL 281, SPA 211, SPA 212, SPA 281, and/or SPA 282.

Social/Behavorial Science

Select 3 SHC from the following

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANT 210General Anthropology

3
ANT 220Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 240Archaeology

3
ECO 151Survey of Economics

3

FA, SP
ECO 251Principles of Microeconomics

3

FA, SU
ECO 252Principles of Macroeconomics

3

SP, SU
GEO 111World Regional Geography

3
GEO 112Cultural Geography

3
HIS 111World Civilizations I

3

FA, SP, SU
HIS 112World Civilizations II

3

FA, SP, SU
HIS 116Current World Problems

3
HIS 131American History I

3

FA
HIS 132American History II

3

SP
HIS 162Women and History

3
HIS 221African-American History

3
HIS 236North Carolina History

3
HIS 260History of Africa

3
HIS 261East Asian History

3
HIS 262Middle East History

3
POL 120American Government

3

FA, SP, SU
POL 130State & Local Government

3
POL 210Comparative Government

3
POL 220International Relations

3
PSY 150General Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
PSY 239Psychology of Personality

3
PSY 241Developmental Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
PSY 243Child Psychology

3
PSY 246Adolescent Psychology

3
PSY 249Psychology of Aging

3
PSY 259Human Sexuality

3
PSY 263Educational Psychology

3
PSY 281Abnormal Psychology

3

FA, SP, SU
SOC 210Introduction to Sociology

3

FA, SP, SU
SOC 213Sociology of the Family

3

FA, SP
SOC 220Social Problems

3

SP
SOC 225Social Diversity

3
SOC 254Rural and Urban Sociology

3

Major Courses

Core Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
AGR 170Soil Science

3

FA
HOR 112Landscape Design I

3

FA
HOR 124Nursery Operations

3

SP
HOR 134Greenhouse Operations

3

FA
HOR 160Plant Materials I

3

FA
HOR 162Applied Plant Science

3

SP
HOR 164Horticultural Pest Management

3

SP
HOR 168Plant Propagation

3

FA

Other Major Required Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
AGR 263Vegetable Production

3

SU
CIS 110Introduction to Computers

3

FA, SP, SU
HOR 116Landscape Management I

3

SP
HOR 138Greenhouse Vegetable Production

2

FA
HOR 161Plant Materials II

3

SP
HOR 235Greenhouse Production

3

SP
HOR 245Horticultural Specialty Crops

3

SU
HOR 265Advanced Plant Materials

2

FA
HOR 273Horticulture Management & Marketing

3

SP

Total Credit Hours: 64