While completing these 20 credits of electives we recommend the student consider pursuing one of the following 18-credit Specialty Certificates as a concentration:
Requirements
To graduate from this program the student must complete all degree coursework with a "C" or better. Assessment testing is required of all students. Students placing into CCR 093 or above and MAT 050 or above may begin this program of study. Students scoring below these levels should consult with a Program Director before registering for courses in this program of study.
General Education Requirements
Arts and Humanities
| SPA 101 | Conversational Spanish I | 3 |
| | or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Communication
Select one course from the following:
Mathematics
Students must complete 3 credits of math by completing the math coursework specified for the Horticulture Certificate, Floral Design Certificate, Horticulture Business A.S., or Landscape Business A.S. If you are unsure of which course is appropriate for your goals, see an Advisor or Program Director.
Natural and Physical Sciences
AAS students complete one course, but students considering transfer to CSU should take BIO 221 or CHE 101.
| BIO 105 | Science of Biology with Lab | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General College Biology I with Lab | 5 |
| | | |
| BIO 221 | Botany with Lab | 5 |
| | or | |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| | or higher | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Business Management
| BUS 102 | Entrepreneurial Operations | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAN 216 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Computer Technology
Complete two of the following courses:
| CAD 101 | Computer-Aided Drafting I | 3 |
| CAD 102 | Computer-Aided Drafting II | 3 |
| CAD 115 | Sketchup | 3 |
| CAD 202 | Computer-Aided Drafting/3D | 3 |
| CAD 216 | Advanced Sketchup | 3 |
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC Applications | 3 |
| CIS 128 | Operating System: Using Microsoft Windows | 3 |
| CIS 135 | Complete PC Word Processing: Word | 3 |
| CIS 145 | Complete PC Database: ACCESS | 3 |
| CIS 155 | PC Spreadsheet Concepts: Excel | 3 |
| CWB 110 | Complete Web Authoring | 3 |
| GIS 101 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GIS 110 | Introduction to Cartography | 3 |
| MGD 111 | Adobe Photoshop I | 3 |
| | or | |
| MGD 112 | Adobe Illustrator I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Certificate AND Elective Courses
Complete the Horticulture (18 credits) OR Floral Design (18 credits) Certificate AND 20 credits of approved electives.
- 10 or more of these elective credits MUST HAVE an HLT or FLD prefix and may include the completion of an additional 17 or 18 credit HLT Specialized Certificate.
- Up to 10 credits of elective coursework MAY COME from the following list of courses. These courses must be in addition to courses the student has taken to fulfill their Arts and Humanities, Communications, Natural and Physical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business Management or Computer Technology requirements.
| BIO 221 | Botany with Lab | 5 |
| | | |
| BUS 226 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| | or | |
| MAT 135 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| | | |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I with Lab | 5 |
| CHE 205 | Introductory Organic Chemistry with Lab | 5 |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| | | |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | or | |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| | | |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology with Lab | 4 |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 166 | Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| PHY 111 | Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab | 5 |
| PHY 112 | Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab | 5 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| | | |
| SPA 111 | Spanish Language I | 5 |
| | or | |
| SPA 112 | Spanish Language II | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 38 |