Page 155 of Delgado Community College 2004-2005 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION: SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS/CITY PARK CAMPUS The Horticulture Technology Associate of Applied Science Program provides students with the basic skills and knowledge to begin a career in the Green Industry. The Green Industry includes areas such as nurseries, garden centers, greenhouses, landscape operations, and grounds maintenance operations. The programs are tailored specifically for the Green Industry in and around the Southeastern Louisiana area. The graduate will be prepared for state certification examinations, entry-level management and self-employment opportunities in nurseries, garden centers, greenhouses, landscape operations, grounds maintenance, and local, state and parish agencies. Delgado also offers a Certificate Program in Horticulture Technology. REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* HORT 101 Gen. Hort. 3 HORT 212 Turf Grasses 2 HORT 102 Lands. Int. Pest Mgmt. 3 HORT 213 Envir. Lands. Imp. II 2 HORT 110 Soil Science 2 HORT 220 Hort. Prof. II 1 HORT 111 Plant Materials 3 HORT 221 Urban Forestry 3 HORT 112 Plant Prop. 3 HORT 222 Lands. Design and Mgmt. 2 HORT 113 Envir. Lands. Imp. I 2 HORT 223 Fruit and Nut Prod. 3 HORT 120 Hort. Prof. I 1 HORT 224 Hort. Seminar 1 HORT 151 Hort. Intern. I 2 HORT 251 Hort. Intern. II 2 HORT 201 Greenhouse Mgmt. and Prod. Methods 3 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES MANG 222 Small Bus. Mgmt. 3 SPCH 130 Fund. of Speech Comm. or MANG 224 Supervision 3 SPCH 131 Interp. Comm. 3 *BIOL 120 Intro. Plant Biol. 3 *BIOL 121 Intro. Plant Biol. Lab 1 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS** ENGL 101 Engl. Comp. I 3 MATH 118 Alg. for College Students 3 ENGL 102 Engl. Comp. II or Humanities Elective 3 ENGL 112 Writ. for Bus. and Ind. 3 Social Science Elective 3 FREE ELECTIVES Choose three hours from credit courses that are numbered 100 or above. TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 69 * Required grade of C or higher. ** To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, take ENGL 102 and higher-level math courses. NOTE: See page 78 for Graduation Requirements. 155

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