Production Horticulture

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The Production Horticulture degree provides an overview of the horticulture industry through classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory settings. Emphasis is placed on turfgrass and greenhouse management, irrigation principles, business concepts, and pest control.

This program is designed for the student who does not intend to transfer to a baccalaureate degree program.

Degree: Associate of Applied Science

Emphasis: Production Horticulture

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following Recommended Full-Time Schedule is not a substitute for academic advising. You must meet with an academic advisor each semester to be cleared for registration. Consult with your advisor about scheduling and degree requirements. Also, see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.ws.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked. Contact the academic division or department for current information.

Factors that affect your progression include required Learning Support courses, completion of computer competency and your choices regarding campus location, course delivery method, and the days and times selected to take classes.

¹General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

Notes:

•Learning Support courses must be taken every semester until completed.

•Walters State students are required to meet computer competency during the first 30 hours of coursework. Students must take INFS 1010, BUSN 1360 or AGRM 2630/2631 or successfully complete a Computer Competency Exam. The Computer Competency exam does not provide course credit. Consult your advisor. See www.ws.edu/academics/technical-ed/computer-competency/ for additional information.

First Year

Fall Term (14 semester credit hours)

AGRM 1510/1511♦ - Basic Landscape Plants (4 hrs.)
AGRM 1610/1611♦ - Turf Power Equipment (3 hrs.)
BIOL 1010♦ - Introductory Biology I Lecture (3 hrs.)
BIOL 1011♦ - Introductory Biology I Lab (1 hr.)
ENGL 1010♦ - Composition I (3 hrs.)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

AGRM 1520/1521♦ - Supplementary Landscape & Herbaceous Plants (3 hrs.)
AGRM 2210/2211♦ - Greenhouse Crop Production (4 hrs.)
AGRM 2440/2441♦ - Lawn and Landscape Maintenance (3 hrs.)
AGRM 2630/2631♦ - Agricultural Microcomputer Applications (3 hrs.)
SPCH 1010♦ - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 hrs.)

Second Year

Fall Term (14 semester credit hours)

AGRI 1010♦ - Introduction to Agriculture Business (3 hrs.)
AGRI 1050/1051♦ - Introduction to Soil Science (4 hrs.)
AGRM 2460/2461♦ - Turfgrass Management (4 hrs.)
MATH 1630♦ - Finite Mathematics (3 hrs.)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

AGRM 1620/1621♦ - Irrigation Systems (3 hrs.)
AGRM 2010/2011♦ - Pests and Pesticides (4 hrs.)
AGRM 2910 - Cooperative Seminar (3 hrs.)
1 Behavioral/Social Science Elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

1 Humanities Elective (3 hrs.) (Select from Walters State approved general education list)¹

Production Horticulture

Recommended Full-Time Schedule

First Year

Fall Term (14 semester credit hours)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

Second Year

Fall Term (14 semester credit hours)

Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)

Program Degree Requirements - Production Horticulture

General Education Requirements (16 hours)

Communication

Humanities and/or Fine Arts

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Mathematics

Natural Science

Concentrations (44 hours)

Total Credit Hours 60