Horticulture, Associate in Science Degree
Financial Aid Eligible
Banner Code: 1_AS_OH
Control Number: 03954
Upon completion of the Horticulture Program students will have the knowledge, skills and experience to work with plant material in multiple applications and multiple fields in the Landscaping and Nursery industries. Students will be qualified for careers in Landscape Design, Landscape Contracting, Landscape Maintenance, Arboriculture, Nursery practices, and Irrigation and Water Management.
Complete the Horticulture Certificate of Achievement and the Associate in Science graduation requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog.
Program Outcomes
- Use knowledge of various plant materials to better design and maintain an outdoor garden or landscape.
- Describe man’s relationship with plants for food and environmental enhancement.
- Describe current sustainability issues in Southern California and how good horticultural practices will improve long term sustainability.
- Use knowledge of a particular chosen plant, greenhouse systems and propagation practices to successfully produce a healthy crop by a target date.
- Use knowledge of site conditions, drafting skills, client needs, and various plant and building materials to solve a design problem.
Associate in Science Degree Requirements
- UNIT REQUIREMENT - 60 UNITS, with at least a 2.0 grade point average. At least 12 of the units must be earned at OCC, with a minimum of one course taken for a letter grade. At least 3 units in an advanced course from the program must be completed at OCC. A student must be enrolled at the time of application for graduation. Units earned at an accredited college or university on a credit/no credit basis will be counted toward the degree requirements of the college, to a maximum of 15 units.
- MAJOR REQUIREMENT - Complete the AA or AS major requirements as detailed in the Degree and Certificate section of this catalog.
- MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT - Demonstrate competence in mathematics by either obtaining a satisfactory grade (grade of “C” or better or“pass”) in a mathematics course at or above the level of Intermediate Algebra as demonstrated by prior coursework, or by demonstrating competency that is comparable through the completion of a college-level math course that has Intermediate Algebra as a prerequisite: Psychology A160 or Math A100 or higher, with the exception of Math A220.
- GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT - Students may choose to complete Option 1 (OCC AA GE), Option 1 (OCC AS GE), Option 2 (CSU GE), or Option 3 (IGETC) to satisfy the general education requirement. See the General Education Patterns section of this catalog for more information.
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Units | |
BIOL A183 or HORT A105 | Botany 1 or Botany for Gardeners | 3 |
HORT A109 | Knowing Your Soils | 3 |
HORT A181 | Ornamental Trees | 3 |
Units | 9 | |
Spring | ||
HORT A182 | Ornamental Shrubs | 3 |
Units | 3 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
Select 12 units of the following: | 12 | |
Landscape Drafting Techniques | ||
Introduction to Tree Care | ||
Pest Control Applicators and Gardeners P.C.O. Certification | ||
Greenhouse and Nursery Science | ||
Plant Diseases | ||
Interior Plantscaping | ||
Chronicles of Garden Design through the Ages 2 | ||
Business of Landscape Design and Construction | ||
Portfolio Development 2 | ||
Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting | ||
Introduction to Landscape Design 2 | ||
Garden Pools, Fountains and Waterfalls in the Landscape | ||
Units | 12 | |
Spring | ||
Select 12 units of the following: | ||
Landscape Graphics | ||
Digital Design | ||
Landscape Maintenance | ||
Plant Propagation | ||
Pests of Ornamentals | ||
Weeds and Their Control | ||
California Friendly Landscape | ||
Cacti and Succulents | ||
Chronicles of Garden Design through the Ages 2 | ||
Calculations for Horticulture and Landscape Professionals | ||
Portfolio Development 2 | ||
Introduction to Landscape Design 2 | ||
Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces | ||
Landscape Design Elements | ||
Planting Design | ||
Sprink.er Irrigation Systems Design | ||
Installation of Residental Irrigation Systems | ||
Business Elective (any OCC Business course 100 or higher) | ||
Grading and Drainage for Landscape Design | ||
Units | 0 | |
Total Units | 24 |
1 | Transfer students should also take BIOL A183L Botany Lab. |
2 | HORT A200 Chronicles of Garden Design through the Ages, HORT A284 Portfolio Development, HORT A285 Introduction to Landscape Design taken in Fall term may not be repeated in Spring term. |
Requirement | Units |
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Minimum Program Major Units | 24 |
AS General Education Option 1, 2, or 3 | Varies |
Transferable electives to satisfy unit requirement | Varies |
Total Degree Units | 60 |