Degree Description:
Designed to train students in the skills needed in the nursery industry. Students who successfully complete the degree are eligible for positions such as plant propagator, greenhouse manager, nursery manager, nursery sales assistant, indoor plant specialist. Positions may be found retail nurseries, greenhouse growers, field growers, floral shops, and indoor plant care specialists. Students who have completed this degree have proven they can identify, propagate, grow, care for, and sell plants for the horticultural trades.
Degree Course Requirements:
| Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
| LNT 100 |
Plant and Horticultural Science |
4 |
| LNT 102 - 119 |
Plant Idenditification* |
6* |
| LNT 134 |
Soils |
3 |
| LNT 136 |
Plant Pest and Disease Control |
3 |
| LNT 138 |
Floral Design 1 |
3 |
| LNT 144 |
House Plant Care and Production |
1.5 |
| LNT 146 |
Plant Propagation |
1.5 |
| LNT 148 |
Horticultural Business Practices |
|
| |
OR |
3 |
| ACCT 7 |
Basic Business Bookkeeping |
|
| BIOL 100, 101 |
Principles of Biology and Lab |
|
| |
OR |
4 |
| BIOL 170 |
Field Botany |
|
| CE 290-293 |
Occupational Cooperative Education I-IV |
4 |
| Electives |
Students must choose from any electives |
|
|
below to earn at least 7 units. |
7 |
| LNT 72 |
Horticultural Equipment: Care and Operation (2 units) |
|
| LNT 125 |
Landscape Construction: Concrete (1 unit) |
|
| LNT 126 |
Landscape Construction: Lumber (1 unit) |
|
| LNT 127 |
Landscape Construction: Sprinkler Installation (1 unit) |
|
| LNT 131 |
Landscape Contracting and Estimating (3 units) |
|
| LNT 143 |
Tree and Shrub Production (1 unit) |
|
* Students may choose any of the Plant Identification courses to total at least 6 units.
Plus required General Education courses. See your counselor to help you plan your degree program.