Plant Science/Environmental Horticultural Associate in Arts (HORT-AA)
Prepares students for transfer to a four-year institution after completion of two years at Pensacola State College. Landscape and Nursery Horticulture exposes students to the art and science of breeding, installing and maintaining plants that are used to enhance and improve the human environment. This inter-disciplinary program combines the study of landscape and nursery horticultural sciences with the study of business, management and communications.
Horticultural Science graduates look forward to careers as nursery managers/owners, landscape designers, garden magazine journalists, environmental restoration consultants, plant breeders/ inspectors and municipal horticulturalists. Career opportunities include work with golf courses, athletic fields, lawn care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms and governmental agencies, as well as preparation for graduate school. Job opportunities are plentiful for individuals with targeted educational backgrounds and experience in nursery and landscape management.
This program was developed with agreement from the University of Florida, Milton Campus. Two plus two scholarships between Pensacola State College and the University of Florida are available each year to graduating seniors.
Students should consult with an advisor at the college or university they plan to attend for the specific courses recommended by that institution. We strongly encourage you to contact the Pensacola State Biological Sciences Department for assistance in planning your program of study. If you plan to transfer to the University of Florida, Milton Campus, please contact Dr. Anthea Amos, Dean, (850) 484-4463 or UF Academic Programs (850) 983-5216 to make sure you meet UF preadmission requirements.
Department Head:
Michael R. Allen, (850) 484-1167
mrallen@pensacolastate.edu
Program Contact:
Anthea Amos, (850) 484-4463
aamos@pensacolastate.edu
Degree Requirements
Semester 1 (16 cc)
Semester 2 (15 cc)
| CHM 1045 | General Chemistry I | 3 cc |
| CHM 1045L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 cc |
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 cc |
| Program Elective(s) (Foreign Language I) | 8 cc |
Foreign Language I must be selected if this requirement has not been met.
Semester 3 (16 cc)
One Social Science or Humanities general education course must be a writing emphasis course. See general education course list for general education course options.
Semester 4 (13 cc)
| BOT 2010 | General Botany | 3 cc |
| BOT 2010L | General Botany Laboratory | 1 cc |
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| BSC 1011 | Principles of Biological Diversity | 3 cc |
| BSC 1011L | Principles of Biological Diversity Laboratory | 1 cc |
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| MAC 1140 | Precalculus Algebra | 3 cc |
| See Choices | Humanities (Literature LIT, AML, or ENL prefix) | 3 cc |
| General Education Elective or Foreign Language II | 3 cc |
If the Foreign Language II requirement has been met, students must select a general education elective from an area other than Natural Sciences.
See general education course list for general education course options.
Program Electives
Students must select from the following list of courses:
Total Credit Hours: 60