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Horticulture - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 144

For curriculum information, contact the Science, Engineering, and Technology Division—Room ST-248—443-518-1600.

This curriculum is a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture. This area of study is specifically designed to transfer to UMCP’s Natural Resource Science program. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

English Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

Arts & Humanities

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Arts & Humanities Core Group A

3

-Arts & Humanities Core Group B

3

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group A

3

-Social & Behavioral Sciences Core Group B

3

Biological & Physical Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHEM-101General Inorganic Chemistry I

4

CHEM-102General Inorganic Chemistry II

4

PHYS-103Fundamentals of Physics I

4

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
MATH-181Calculus I

4

-or higher core course

Required Courses Related to Major

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHEM-201Organic Chemistry I

4

CHEM-202Organic Chemistry II

4

ENST-200Fundamentals of Soil Science

4

HORT-100Introduction to Horticulture

4

HORT-210Woody Plants

3

HORT-220Landscape Design and Contracting

3

HORT-230Pest and Disease Control

3

-OR

HORT-240Turf Grass Management

3

Ethics-Ethics Elective

3

Arts & Sciences -Arts & Sciences Elective

1

A graduate should be able to

  1. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of plant structure, classification, ecology, growth, development, and protection.
  2. 2. Describe techniques required for proper residential and commercial landscape design and contracting.
  3. 3. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning to problems, dilemmas, and issues.

Total Credit Hours: 60