Augusta Technical College Environmental Horticulture

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Environmental Horticulture
Diploma
Contact Information
Scott Smith
706- 771-4058
Augusta Campus - 1400 Building

Marcus Matthews
706-595-0166 ext. 36
Thomson Campus

Entrance Dates:	Fall and Spring - Augusta Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer - Thomson
Length of Program:	Four Quarters
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	78

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. High School graduation or GED is required for admission into this program.

Employment Opportunities

A graduate of this program may expect to find career opportunities as a greenhouse worker or manager, a nursery worker or manager, landscape/grounds manager, landscape designer or contractor, garden center employee, or small business owner in one or more of these areas.

Curriculum Outline			Credits
General Core Courses			13
ENG	100	English	5
MAT	1012	Foundations of Mathematics	5
EMP	100	Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development	3
Fundamental Occupational Courses			65
EHO	100	Horticulture Science	5
EHO	101	Woody Ornamental Plant Identification	6
EHO	102	Herbaceous Plant Identification	5
EHO	103	Greenhouse Operations	3
EHO	104	Horticulture Construction	3
EHO	105	Nursery Production	4
EHO	106	Landscape Design	5
EHO	107	Landscape Installation	3
EHO	108	Pest Management	5
EHO	112	Landscape Management	5
EHO	114	Garden Center Management	3
EHO	115	Environmental Horticulture Internship	3
SCT	100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
XXX	xxx	Electives	12
Environmental Horticulture Diploma Electives			12+
(A minimum of 12 credit hours from the following is required.)
EHO	125	Plant Propagation	5
EHO	131	Irrigation	5
EHO	133	Turfgrass Management	5
EHO	142	Golf Course Design, Construction, and Management	5
EHO	150	Small Gas Engine Repair and Maintenance	5
EHO	151	Seasonal Color Management	5
EHO	141	Soils	5
EHO	169	Horticulture Spanish	5
EHO	172	Floral Design	4
EHO	175	Interiorscaping	5
GCM	201	Fundamentals of Golf Rules, History, and Culture	4
GCM	211	Turf Management I	4
GCM	212	Golf Course Maintenance	4