- Award:
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program location:
- Fort Omaha Campus
This certificate prepares students for work in nursery or landscaping businesses by providing instruction that focuses on production, handling, sale, and use of greenhouse crops, flower crops, bedding crops, foliage plants, woody ornamentals, propagation, planting, cultural practices, harvesting, packaging, shipping, and maintenance.
Graduation Requirements
| Requirement | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| General Education | 13.5 |
| Major Requirements | 36.0 |
| Total Credit Hours Required | 49.5 |
General Education Requirements - 13.5 credit hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| English-Level I | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| BIOS 1400 Introduction to Botany | 4.5 |
Major Requirements for General Horticulture certificate - 36.0 credit hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| HORT 1100 Introduction to Horticulture | 6.0 |
| HORT 1110 Perennials: Culture and Identification | 3.0 |
| HORT 1112 Annuals: Culture and Identification | 3.0 |
| HORT 1113 Turfgrass Management | 3.0 |
| HORT 2120 Plant Propagation by Seeds | 3.0 |
| HORT 2121 Vegetative Plant Propagation | 3.0 |
| HORT 2216 Horticulture Diseases | 4.5 |
| HORT 2217 Horticulture Insects | 4.5 |
| HORT 2522 Landscapes: Ecology and Sustainability Part II | 3.0 |
| HORT 2981 Internship | 3.0 |