HLT prefixed courses are available only at the Westminster Campus and Larimer Campus.
Degree Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: The catalog requirements listed include recommended courses that can be used to fulfill this agreement. To view this agreement in its entirety please visit:
http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/Agreements/STAA_ENVIRON_HORTICULTURE_Landscape_Business_FINAL.pdf
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
| MAT 166 | Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Arts and Humanities
Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities courses from one of the following AH categories. (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH4)
History
Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Natural and Physical Sciences
| BIO 221 | Botany with Lab | 5 |
| and | |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| or | |
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
BIO 221 is recommended, however, BIO 111 and BIO 112 may also be used to complete these degree requirements.
Horticulture Required Courses
Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
| HLT 101 | Introduction to Horticulture | 4 |
| HLT 202 | Plant Health Care | 4 |
| HLT 240 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Additional Required Courses
Choose at least 6 credits and no more than 12 credits of coursework from the list below. If you choose to take just the minimum of 6 credits, then you will need the 6 credits of recommended HLT electives below.
| ACC 101 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| or | |
| ACC 121 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| | |
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| MAN 230 | Corporate Ethics & Social Resp | 3 |
| SPA 111 | Spanish Language I | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6-9 |
Recommended Electives
- Select 3-6 credits from additional HLT courses (except HLT 208; HLT 216; HLT 249).
- Students completing a minimum of 3 credits of HLT electives meet the requirements for the Horticulture certificate.
- Recommended HLT courses include: HLT 131, HLT 150, HLT 151, HLT 250, HLT 260. Student completing HLT 150 and HLT 151 meet the requirements for the Irrigation Technician certificate.
- Selection of elective credits should be done with a Front Range advisor, HLT Program Director, and your intended transfer institution.
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.S. Environmental Horticulture; Landscape Business concentration]
The receiving institutions listed above in this agreement will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.