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. Golf and Sports Turf Management combines the study of grasses, soils, water and pests affecting turf with the study of business and management. 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 UF Academic Programs at [phone] or [phone] ext. 109 to make sure you meet UF preadmission requirements

Department Head:

Matt Drum, [phone]

[e-mail]

Degree Requirements

First Year Recommended Sequence

BSC 1010	Principles of Biology^*	3 cc
BSC 1010L	Principles of Biology Laboratory^*	1 cc
ENC 1101C	English Composition I^***+	3 cc
MAC 1105	College Algebra^***	3 cc
	Humanities Elective (Category V)*	3 cc
CGS 1570	Computer Concepts and Applications	3 cc
ECO 2023	Microeconomics	3 cc
ENC 1102	English Composition II^*+	3 cc
MAC 1114	Plane Trigonometry^***	3 cc
	History, Behavioral/Social, and Human Sciences Elective (Category IV)*	3 cc
Total Credit Hours:		28

Second Year Recommended Sequence

CHM 1045	General Chemistry I^***	3 cc
CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Laboratory***	1 cc
SPC 1608	Public Speaking#	3 cc
	Humanities Elective (Category V)*###	3 cc
	Literature Elective (Category II)*	3 cc
BOT 2010	General Botany^	3 cc
BOT 2010L	General Botany Laboratory^	1 cc
ENC 1210	Technical Writing I^	3 cc
	History, Behavioral/Social, and Human Sciences Elective (Category IV)*	3 cc
PHY 1025	Introduction to Fundamentals of Physics^	3 cc
	or
PHY 1053	General Physics I^***	3 cc
PHY 1053L	General Physics I Laboratory***	1 cc
	Electives (See below)	5 cc
Total Credit Hours:		32

Unless specific courses are listed, see general education page for course options in each category.

Electives or Foreign Language I

Foreign Language I must be chosen if this requirement has not been met.

If the foreign language requirement has been met, students must choose 5 credit hours from the following list of courses:

BSC 1011	Principles of Biological Diversity^	3 cc
BSC 1011L	Principles of Biological Diversity Laboratory^	1 cc
BSC 1931	Special Topics in Biological Sciences	1 cc
BSC 1932	Special Topics in Biological Sciences	1 cc
BSC 2033	Ethical Issues in Biology^	2 cc
STA 2023	Elementary Statistics^*	3 cc

Total Credit Hours: 60