Associate in Applied Science Degree
Plant Science Technology

This 65 credit-hour program is designed to prepare students for employment in floral design, garden centers, greenhouses, grounds maintenance, landscape design and construction, nurseries, plant propagation, and other green industry careers.

Required General Education Courses:
BIO 120 Botany 4
ENG 101 Composition 3
Mathematics elective (1) 3
PED 201 Safety and First Aid (2) 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
Students must select at least five 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 1
PST 104 Beginning Floral Design 3
PST 105 Indoor Plants 4
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 107 Cut Flower and Foliage Identification 4
PST 112 History of Floral Design I 3
PST 151 Floral Design Internship 3
PST 204 Intermediate Floral Design 3
PST 205 High Style and Tropical Floral Design (4) 3
PST 206 Wedding and Sympathy Floral Design (4) 3
PST 207 Permanent Botanical Design (3) 3
PST 208 Advanced Floral Techniques (4) 4
PST 245 History of Floral Design II 3
PST 247 Floral Shop Management (3) 3
Horticulture
Required:
PKM 140 Grounds Equipment and Shop Operation 4
PKM 213 Landscape Graphics 4
PKM 214 Landscape Design I 4
PKM 250 Park Management and Plant Science Seminar (4) 1
PST 101 Woody Plants 4
PST 102 Plant Diseases and Pests 4
PST 103 Herbaceous Plants (3) 4
PST 110 Soil Science 4
Electives: Horticulture students must select at least three credit hours from the following:
MGT elective (5) 3
PKM 210 Drainage and Irrigation 3
PKM 220 Arboriculture 4
PKM 230 Contracts, Specifications, Estimating (6) 3
PKM 240 Grounds Equipment Power Units (6) 4

PKM 242

Golf Course and Athletic Field Management (6)

4

PST 212

Turfgrass Science

4

PST 244

Nursery Management (6)

3

PST 248

Garden Center Operations (6)

3

Landscape Design
Required:
PKM 213 Landscape Graphics 4
PKM 214 Landscape Design I 4
PKM 215 Landscape Design II 4
PKM 216 Landscape Construction Process and Materials 4
PST 101 Woody Plants 4
PST 103 Herbaceous Plants (3) 4
PST 110 Soil Science 4
Electives: Landscape Designstudents must select at least four credit hours from the following:
MGT elective (5) 3
PKM 210 Drainage and Irrigation 3
PKM 220 Arboriculture 4
PKM 230 Contracts, Specifications, Estimating (6) 3
PKM 240 Grounds Equipment Power Units (6) 4

PKM 242

Golf Course Management (6)

4

PST 212

Turfgrass Science

4

PST 244

Nursery Management (6)

3

PST 248

Garden Center Operations (6)

3

  1. Students may elect any mathematics course offered, depending on their test score and advice of a Student Development faculty member; however, only MTH 100 or higher will satisfy this requirement. MGT 150 will also satisfy this requirement. Students who utilize the competency test to meet the mathematics requirement must complete a course in PKM or PST as an elective.
  2. May be waived if a comparable certificate is presented.
  3. Offered during fall semester only.
  4. Offered during spring semester only.
  5. MGT elective: MGT 111, MGT 154, MGT 160.
  6. May be offered every other year.

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