Landscape Design

This certificate prepares students to work as landscape design assistants or designers for landscape design firms or to start their own garden design business. The focus of the program is on residential and small scale design.

HLT Program Directors recommend that students enrolled in this certificate:

- Complete the Horticulture certificate and/or HLT AAS degree.

- Take HLT 221 Woody Plants: Trees and Conifers, HLT 222 Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines, HLT 223 Annuals, Bulbs and Grasses, HLT 224 Herbaceous Perennials, HLT 236 Landscape Construction, and HLT 237 Landscape Bidding and Estimating as electives when completing their Horticulture certificate or HLT AAS degree.

Requirements

Required Courses

CAD 101	Computer-Aided Drafting I	3
HLT 130	Landscape Design I	3
HLT 132	Sustainable Landscaping	3
HLT 230	Landscape Design II	3
HLT 232	Landscape Design III	3
HLT 280	Internship	3
	or
HLT 287	Cooperative Education	3

Total Credit Hours: 18

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