2017-2018 Catalog

Horticulture Business Management - A.S.

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_HORT_BUS_MGMT_Final.pdf

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

ENG 121English Composition I

3

ENG 122English Composition II

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Students may instead complete ENG 122 and a gtPathways approved CO3 course

Mathematics

MAT 121College Algebra

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Arts and Humanities

Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities courses from one of the following AH categories. (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH4)

Total Credit Hours:6

History

Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)

Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ECO 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECO 202Principles of Microeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Natural and Physical Sciences

BIO 221Botany with Lab

5

and

CHE 101Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab

5

or

CHE 111General 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.

Additional 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.

CIS 118Introduction to PC Applications

3

HLT 101Introduction to Horticulture

4

HLT 240Introductory Soil Science

4

HLT 260Plant Propagation

4

 

BUS 226Business Statistics

3

or

MAT 135Introduction to Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Recommended Electives

- Select 7 credits from additional HLT or FLD courses (except HLT 208; HLT 216; HLT 249; FLD 100 & FLD 289).

- Selection of elective credits should be done with a Front Range advisor, HLT Program Director, and your intended transfer institution.

Total Credit Hours:7

Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education

  • Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.S. Horticulture; Horticulture Business Management 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. Please view the official agreement here.

Total Credit Hours: 60