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State Board Approval Date: |
03/07/2002 |
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Implementation Date: |
Fall, 2002 |
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Last Updated: |
02/04/2009 |
Environmental Horticulture, Diploma
Program Standard and Course Guide
Table of Contents
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SPECIFIC
PROGRAM STANDARDS |
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Standard Number: EH02-02-01 (Admission
Requirements)
Standard Statement
Statewide admission requirements are implemented for the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program.
Explanatory Comment
Admission refers to regular admission into a Diploma program.
Statewide program admission requirements consider state and national occupational licensing and certifying requirements, where applicable. The institution develops and implements clearly stated Diploma program admissions policies and procedures.
Admission requirements are related to the functions of the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma profession.
Evaluative Criteria
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program admission and advanced placement policies and procedures.
The requirements for admission to the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program are:
a. attainment
of 16 years of age;
b. achievement
of minimum regular admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified
in GDTAE document
c. Minimum
Program Entrance Scores; and
d. completion of application and related procedures.
Admission of transfer students to the Environmental Horticulture program is contingent upon their meeting the following requirements:
a. regular
admission and good standing at a regionally accredited diploma or degree
granting institution; and
b. proper
completion of application and related procedures.
Standard
Number: EH02-02-04 (Provisional Admission Requirements)
Standard Statement
Statewide provisional admission requirements are implemented for the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program.
Explanatory Comment
Provisional admission is granted to qualified students who do not meet the regular admission requirements of the program.
Provisionally admitted students are allowed to take developmental studies courses and/or certain occupational courses as designated in the course sequence standard.
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated policies and procedures for entry into programs on a provisional basis.
Evaluative Criteria
Provisional admission to the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program is afforded those students who do not meet program requirements but do meet provisional admission requirements.
The requirements for provisional admission to the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program are:
a. attainment
of 16 years of age;
b. achievement
of minimum provisional admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math
as specified in GDTAE
c. document
Minimum Program Entrance Scores; or recommendation by program faculty and
designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview and assessment of
student potential; and
d. completion of
application and related procedures.
All Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program students initially admitted on a provisional basis meet regular admission requirements prior to graduation.
Provisionally admitted students whose English, math, and/or reading achievement levels do not meet regular program admission requirements are required to enroll in developmental studies courses approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Standard
Number: EH02-03-02
(Program Numbering System)
Standard Statement
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A Program Major Code of and a Program CIP Code of 01.0601 are applied to the Environmental Horticulture, program. |
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The Environmental Horticulture Program Specializations and the assigned specialization major code and CIP codes are as follows: |
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Specialization Title |
Specialization Major Code |
Specialization CIP Code |
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Horticulturist |
HOR2 |
01.0601 |
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Landscape Management |
LNM2 |
01.0605 |
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Plant Production |
PPR2 |
01.0604 |
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Floral Design |
FLD2 |
01.0608 |
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Golf Course |
GLF2 |
01.0607 |
Explanatory Comment
Assignment of a
statewide Major Code EH02 and CIP Code 01.0601 to the Diploma program is the
basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is developed.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Evaluative Criteria
Each authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Major Code and CIP Code.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the state that have the same Major Code.
Degree/diploma/certificate programs having multiple specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.
Standard
Number: EH02-03-03 (Program Consistency and Sequence)
Standard Statement
The Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program utilizes essential course components consistent with statewide program requirements. Specific course alphanumeric identification Codes are assigned to each course. Students are required to progress through two course categories in a developmentally valid sequence.
Explanatory Comment
Programs are assigned
an identical Major Code EH02 and are consistent statewide. Each specific course is assigned an
alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a statewide course identification code.
Evaluative Criteria
The Environmental
Horticulture, Diploma program is assigned a Major Code of EH02, and utilizes
essential components designated for that program number statewide. Program components include, but are not
limited to:
Program Title
Environmental Horticulture, Diploma
Program Description
The Environmental Horticulture program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in environmental horticulture. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills. Graduates of the program receive an Environmental Horticulture diploma which qualifies them as a horticulturist.
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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11 Credit Hours |
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English [P] * |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Basic Mathematics [P]** |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Course Code |
Fundamental Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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27 Credit Hours |
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Horticulture Science [P] Provisional admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Woody Ornamental Plant Identification [P] Provisional admission |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
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Herbaceous Plant Identification [P] Provisional admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Pest Management [P] Provisional admission |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Environmental Horticulture Internship [P] Completion of all essential fundamental courses |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
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Introduction to Microcomputers [P] Provisional admission |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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One of the following program specific specializations must be completed to Graduate |
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Horticulturist Specialization |
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Course Code |
Specific Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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38 Credit Hours |
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Greenhouse Operations [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Basic Landscape Construction [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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Nursery Production [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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Landscape Design [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
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Landscape Installation [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Landscape Management [P] Program admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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Garden Center Management [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
11+ |
11 |
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Landscape Management Specialization |
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Course Code |
Specific Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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38 Credit Hours |
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Basic Landscape Construction [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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Landscape Design [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
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Landscape Installation [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Landscape Management [P] Program admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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Turfgass Management [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Irrigation [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
11+ |
11 |
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Plant Production Specialization |
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Course Code |
Specific Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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38 Credit Hours |
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Greenhouse Operations [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Nursery Production [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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Plant Propagation [P/C] None |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Greenhouse Production [P] EHO 103 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Irrigation [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
15+ |
15 |
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Floral Design Specialization |
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Course Code |
Specific Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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38 Credit Hours |
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Floral Design [P/C] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
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Floral Design II [P/C] None |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Interiorscaping [P/C] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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Floral Design III [P/C] None |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
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Floral Design IV [P/C] None |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
14+ |
14 |
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Golf Course Specialization |
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Course Code |
Specific Occupational Course Name |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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38 Credit Hours |
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Landscape Installation [P] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Landscape Management [P] Program admission |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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Soils [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
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Irrigation [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Turfgrass Management [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Golf Course Design Construction and Management [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
10+ |
10 |
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GUIDED ELECTIVES |
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Landscape Contracting |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Greenhouse Production [P] EHO 103 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
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Plant Propagation [P/C] None |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Irrigation [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Turfgrass Management [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Pest Identification [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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Soils [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
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Golf Course Design Construction and Management [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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Garden Design [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
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Landscape Gardening and Drainage [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Small Gas Engine Repair and Maintenance [P] Provisional admission |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
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Seasonal Color Management [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Computer-Aided Landscape Design [P/C] EHO 106 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
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Professional Organization Certification Review |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Woody Plant Identification II [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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Horticulture Spanish [P] Provisional admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Large Equipment Operation [P] Provisional admission |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Floral Design [P/C] Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
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Floral Design II [P/C] None |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Floral Design III [P/C] None |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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Floral Design IV [P/C] None |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
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Specialty Landscape
Construction Methods |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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* |
[P] ENG 096, or entrance English score in accordance with approved DTAE admission score levels; and RDG 096, or entrance reading score in accordance with approved DTAE admission score levels |
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[P] MAT 096, or entrance arithmetic score in accordance with approved DTAE admission score levels |
Program
Final Exit Point
Environmental Horticulture, Diploma
76 minimum quarter hours credit required for graduation
Accreditation and
Certification
The Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program must conform to the institutional accreditation requirements of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (COC).
General Information
Environmental Horticulture, Diploma Program Curriculum Model
Suggested Course
Sequence
The standard curriculum for Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program is set up on the quarter system. A suggested sequence for the program is given below with area of specialization . Technical colleges may implement the Environmental Horticulture, Diploma program by using the sequences listed below or by using a locally developed sequence designed to reflect course prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Suggested Sequence I
First Quarter
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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EHO 100 |
Horticulture Science |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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EHO 101 |
Woody Ornamental Plant Identification |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
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ENG 100 |
English |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
16 |
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Second Quarter
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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EHO 102 |
Herbaceous Plant Identification |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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EHO 108 |
Pest Management |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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MAT 100 |
Basic Mathematics |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
13 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
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Third Quarter
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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EHO 103 |
Greenhouse Operations |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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EHO 104 |
Basic Landscape Construction |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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EHO 105 |
Nursery Production |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
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XXX xxx |
Elective(s) |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
4+ |
4 |
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TOTAL |
7+ |
4+ |
8+ |
23+ |
15 |
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Fourth Quarter
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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EHO 106 |
Landscape Design |
2 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
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EHO 107 |
Landscape Installation |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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EHO 112 |
Landscape Management |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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EHO 114 |
Garden Center Management |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
8 |
4 |
15 |
30 |
16 |
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Fifth Quarter
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Course Code |
General Core Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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EHO 115 |
Environmental Horticulture Internship |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
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SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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EMP 100 |
Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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XXX xxx |
Electives |
0+ |
0+ |
0+ |
7+ |
7 |
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TOTAL |
4+ |
4+ |
10+ |
25+ |
16 |
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APPENDIX
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Environmental Horticulture
Suggested
Equipment List
Aerator
Alarm, thermal
Backhoe
Ball cart
Bench, greenhouse
Bins, nursery
Blade, landscape
Blower, backpack
Blowers, mist
Boards, peg
Boots, neoprene
Box scraper
Broom
Brushes
Burlap
Cables, heating
Calculator
Caliper
Carts, hand
Chain, logging
Chipper
Clipboard
Cloth, black
Cloth, shade
Compaction vibrator
Compressor, air
Container, paper mache'
Controller, watering
Cooling system,
evaporative
Couplers, hose
Cutter, sod
Dibble
Dibble board
Digger bar
Disc
Drafting table and
stool
Drills
Duster
Edger, sod
Equipment, drafting
Eye wash station
Fan, exhaust
Fertility analyzer
Fertilizer injector
Flats, various
Fogger
Fork, mulch
Fork, spading
Fork, pitch
Gauge, rain
Gloves, neoprene
Goggles
Graders, for tractors
Grafting strips
Grafting tool
Greenhouse, plastic
Greenhouse water
faucets
Greenhouse washer
Gun, caulking
Gun, hot glue
Gun, stapler
Gun, tape
Hammer, claw
Hammer, sledge
Hand tool kit
(screwdriver, pliers, wrenches)
Heaters
Hoe, garden
Hoe, nurseryman’s
Hoist, chain
Hose, drip irrigation
Hose, low temperature
all-weather
Hose, plastic/rubber
Hygrometer, wet/dry
bulb
Knife, budding/grafting
Knife, pocket
Lawn mowers, reel and
rotary
Leather scabbard,
machete
Lights,
fluorescent, 8 ft.
Line strainer
Loader bucket
Loader, front end
Machete
Magnifiers
Mask, dust
Mat, capillary
Mat, propagating
Mats, heat
Mattock
Measuring cups and
spoons
Meter, humidity
Meter, light
Meter, moisture
Meter, pH
Meter, solubridge
Misting equipment
Mixer, soil
Monitor, fertilizer
Monitor, flow
Mower, flail
Mulch laying machines
Nails
Nozzle, sprayer
Nozzle, watering
Overseeder
Pans, bulb
Pipe, plastic
Pipe saddles
Plant dolly
Plant ties
Planter, bulb
Pliers
Plow, rollover
Plows
Plug extractor
Posthole digger
Pots, clay
Pots, plastic
Potting machine
Pressure regulator
Propagation light
Pruner, anvil
Pruner, hand
Pruner, pole
Pump, irrigation
Pump, sprayer
Rake, bow
Rake, grading
Rake, leaf
Reel, hose
Respirators, dust
Respirators, full face
Roller
Rope, 1/4", nylon
and hemp
Sampler, soil
Saw, bow
Saw, chain
Saw, tree
Saw, circular
Saw, masonry
Saw, table
Scale, gram
Scoop, hand
Seeder, mechanical
Seeder, broadcast
Shading, liquid
Sharpening stones
Shears, florist
Shears, hedge
Shears, lopping
Shears, ratchet-cut
pruning
Shears, ribbon
Shears, thinning
Shield, face
Shovel, round point
Shovel, scoop
Shovel, square point
Skid loader with bucket
Spade, garden
Sprayers, air blast
Sprayers, field
Sprayers, hand
Sprayers, high pressure
Sprinklers, rotating
Stakes, metal
Sterilizers, soil
Updated: 09/28/04
Updated: 03/03/05
Updated: 11/06/08