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Horticulture - Suggested Course Schedule (pdf version)

For more information contact Chip Hope at (828) 448-3554.

The Horticulture Technology curriculum is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in horticulture.  Classroom instruction and practical laboratory applications of horticultural principles and practices are included in the program of study.

Coursework includes plant science, plant materials, propagation, soils, fertilizers, and pest management.  Also included are courses in plant production, landscaping, and the management of operation of horticulture businesses. 

Graduates should also be prepared to take the North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s Exam and the North Carolina Certified Plant Professional Exam. 

Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities in nurseries, garden centers, greenhouses, landscape operations gardens and governmental agencies.

 

 

 

 

Fall Semester I

SHC

HOR

160

Plant Materials I

3

HOR

162

Applied Plant Science

3

HOR

166

Soils and Fertilizers

3

HOR

168

Plant Propagation

3

Total:

 

12

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester I

SHC

HOR

116

Landscape Management I

3

HOR

154

Introduction to Horticulture Therapy

4

HOR

251

Insects and Diseases

3

HOR

255

Interiorscapes

2

PHY

131

Physics-Mechanics

4

Total:

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

Summer Semester I

SHC

HOR

152

Horticultural Practices

1

HOR

164

Horticulture Pest Mngt

3

HOR

292

Selected Topics in Horticulture

2

MAT

140

Survey of Mathematics

3

_

_

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

3

Total:

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

Fall Semester II

SHC

CIS

111

Basic PC Literacy

2

ENG

113

Literature Based Research

3

HOR

112

Landscape Design I

3

HOR

130

Greenhouse Design

3

HOr

235

Greenhouse Production

3

Total:

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

Spring Semester II

SHC

ENG

114

Professional Research and Reporting

3

FLO

112

Floral Design

3

HOR

134

Greenhouse Operations

3

HOR

213

Landscape Design II

3

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_

Social/Behavoiral Science Elective

3

Total:

 

 

15

Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 65

       

Western Piedmont Community College
An Equal Opportunity Institution
1001 Burkemont Ave., Morganton, NC 28655-4504
(828) 438-6000,  TDD (828) 438-6066
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