Students earning an associate in applied science degree in Plant Science Technology
are required to complete 65 credit hours.
| Required General Education Courses:
|
| BIO 120
| Botany
| 4
|
| Communications electives (1)
| 6
|
| Mathematics elective (2)
| 3
|
| PED 201
| Safety and First Aid (3)
| 3
|
| Students must select 5 credit hours from at least two of the following areas:
|
| Humanities, Natural Sciences or Social Sciences
| 5
|
| Required Core Courses:
|
| PKM 100
| Park and Horticulture Careers (4)
| 1
|
| PKM 213
| Landscape Graphics
| 4
|
| PKM 214
| Landscape Design
| 4
|
| PKM 220
| Arboriculture (5,6)
| 4
|
| PKM 250
| Park Management and Plant Science Seminar
| 1
|
| PST 101
| Woody Plants (4,6)
| 4
|
| PST 102
| Plant Diseases and Pests (5)
| 4
|
| PST 103
| Herbaceous Plants
| 4
|
| PST 110
| Soil Science
| 4
|
| PST 106
| Introductory Horticulture (2 credit hours)(7) and
|
|
| PST 108
| Introductory Horticulture Laboratory (2 credit hours)(7) or
|
|
| PST 111
| Basic Horticultural Skills (4)
| 4
|
| Specialized Study Areas:
|
| It is recommended that students pursue one of the following specialized study areas:
|
| Floral Design
|
| Required:
|
| PST 104
| Floral Design
| 3
|
| PST 204
| Intermediate Floral Design
| 3
|
| PST 205
| Advanced Floral Design I
| 3
|
| PST 206
| Advanced Floral Design II
| 3
|
| PST 207
| Advanced Floral Design III
| 3
|
| PST 247
| Floral Shop Management (5)
| 3
|
| Horticuluture
|
| Required:
|
| MGT elective (8)
| 3
|
| PKM 140
| Grounds Equipment and Shop Operation
| 4
|
| Electives: Horticulture students must select at least 3 credit hours from the following:
|
| ELT 143
| Basic Electricity (Residential/Commercial)
| 2
|
| PKM 141
| Basic Carpentry Skills
| 3
|
| PKM 143
| Basic Plumbing Skills
| 3
|
| PKM 144
| Basic Masonry Skills
| 3
|
| PKM 210
| Drainage and Irrigation (4)
| 3
|
| PKM 230
| Contracts, Specifications, Estimating (9)
| 3
|
| PKM 240
| Grounds Equipment Power Units (9)
| 4
|
| PKM 242
| Golf Course Management (9)
| 4
|
| PST 104
| Floral Design (4)
| 3
|
| PST 212
| Turfgrass Science (4)
| 4
|
| PST 244
| Nursery Management (9)
| 3
|
| PST 248
| Garden Center Operations (9)
| 3 |
