Degree Description:
Designed to provide skills and training to students pursuing careers in the golf and sports turf industry. The field requires two distinct areas of knowledge: one based on a solid background in the science of turfgrass establishment and maintenance and the other based on business principles, budgeting, and personnel management. The program trains persons for jobs on golf courses, park and recreation systems, athletic fields, sod farms, and any other landscape area where turfgrass plays a major role.
Degree Course Requirements
| Course # |
Course Title |
Units: |
|
First Semester |
|
| LNT 100 |
Plant and Horticultural Science |
4 |
| LNT 102 |
Plant Identification: Deciduous Trees |
1 |
| LNT 125 |
Landscape Construction: Concrete and Masonry Skills |
1 |
| LNT 126 |
Landscape Construction: Fence, Deck, and Lumber Skills |
1 |
| LNT 127 |
Landscape Construction: Sprinkler Installation |
1 |
| |
Second Semester |
|
| LNT 72 |
Horticultural Equipment: Care and Operation |
2 |
| LNT 103 |
Plant Identification: Conifers and Palms |
1 |
| LNT 132 |
Turf Management |
3 |
| LNT 134 |
Soils |
3 |
|
Third Semester |
|
| BUS 150 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
| LNT 104 |
Plant Identification: Broadleaf Trees |
1 |
| LNT 128 |
Sprinkler Design |
3 |
| LNT 136 |
Plant Pest and Disease Control |
3 |
|
Fourth Semester |
|
| LNT 133 |
Golf Course and Sports Turf Management |
3 |
| LNT 148 |
Horticultural Business Practices |
3 |
| CE 290-293 |
Occupational Cooperative Education I-IV |
4 |
|
Total Units |
37 |
Plus required General Education courses. See your counselor to help you plan your degree program.