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HORTICULTURE TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster

Total Credit Hours: 62

Courses

General Courses

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I 

3

COMMUNICATION *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

SOCIAL SCIENCE *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

MATHEMATICS **

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

AGRI 200 

INTRODUCTORY SOIL SCIENCE 

4

HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS *

*see Applied Science Degree Options

3

PROGRAM COURSES

TITLES

CREDIT HOURS

AGRI 113 

PRINCIPLES OF SOIL FERTILITY 

3

HORT 110 

INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL PLANTS 

4

HORT 114

INTRODUCTION TO TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT 

3

HORT 124

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION 

3

HORT 126

LANDSCAPE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT 

3

HORT 130 

WOODY PLANT ID 

3

HORT 132 

PLANT PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 

3

HORT 213

LANDSCAPE LAYOUT AND DESIGN 

3

HORT 214

HORTICULTURAL MECHANICS 

3

HORT 216 

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 

2

HORT 218

LANDSCAPE ESTIMATION AND CONTRACTS 

2

HORT 226 

OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP AND SEMINAR 

3

HORT 229

HORTICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 

3

HORT 235

ADVANCED TURF MANAGEMENT I 

2

HORT 246

ADVANCED TURF MANAGEMENT II 

3

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.
** AGBUS 118; MATH 106, MATH 110 or higher, except for the following: 230, 250.

Recommended Course Sequence

Semester

Courses

1st Semester

ENGL 110; Mathematics; AGRI 200; HORT 110; HORT114

2nd Semester

Communication; AGRI 113; HORT 124; HORT 126; HORT 235

Summer Semester

HORT 132; HORT 246

3rd Semester

Humanities/Fine Arts; Social Science; HORT 130; HORT 213; HORT 214

4th Semester

HORT 216; HORT 218; HORT 226; HORT 229

Department Contact Information

Agricultural and Industrial Technologies
East Peoria Campus, AIT Building, Room 209
(309) 694-5510