MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3030 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2019 Fall Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 62-68 CIP Code: 01.0603	Primary College: Mesa Community College Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific Field of Interest: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Instructional Council: Agriculture/Equine Science (02) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 11-9013.01 Nursery and Greenhouse Managers 37-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Landscape Horticulture program helps prepare students for careers as gardeners, technicians, supervisors, managers, or business owners in wholesale or retail nurseries, florists, landscape design and construction operations, or landscape management companies. In addition, the program helps prepare students for careers with local, state, and federal government agencies involved with the technical phases of the Landscape Horticulture industry.

Learning Outcomes
1. Design and install complete landscapes and irrigation systems using blueprints, specifications, and appropriate landscape equipment. (ABS262, AGL181, AGL/CAD269, AGS192, AGS284, CRE101, DFT105AA, [MA]) 2. Design and manage a greenhouse facility. (AGL/CAD269, AGS186, AGS262, AGS285, CRE101, [MA]) 3. Apply knowledge of common landscape plants and their use to develop landscape and irrigation plans that meet the environmental, aesthetic and cultural needs of the customer. (AGL189, AGS164, AGS183, AGS260, AGS262, AGS284, CRE101, SSH111, (FYC)) 4. Effectively maintain and assess landscapes by synthesizing principles of plant growth and responses to particular soils, climate, sun exposure, water availability, nutrients and pests. (AGS164, AGS183, AGS260, AGS262, AGS284, AGS268, CHM130, (FYC)) 5. Employ environmentally and socially responsible horticultural practices. (AGB130, AGL181, AGL189, AGS164, AGS182AA, AGS183, AGS186, AGS260, AGS262, AGS268, AGS284, AGS285, CRE101, SSH111, (FYC)) 6. Perform a cost analysis to develop competitive bidding for landscapes. (AGB130, AGB139, AGL181, AGS262, CRE101, [MA]) 7. Synthesize multiple sources of information to assist in decision making relative to landscape business operations (e.g. orders, inventory, scheduling). (AGB130, AGL181, AGL189, AGL/CAD269, AGS182AA, AGS186, AGS192, AGS285, CRE101, [COM], DFT105AA, [MA], (FYC)) 8. Utilize computer software program applications relevant to the field for communication skills, production decisions, business management and cost analysis. (AGB130, AGB139, AGS186, CRE101, [MA], (FYC)) 9. Demonstrate professional behaviors and abide by norms and conventions appropriate to the field. (AGB130, AGL181, AGL189, AGL/CAD269, AGS182AA, AGS164, AGS186, AGS192, AGS260, AGS262, AGS285, CRE101, SSH111) 10. Employ effective oral, written, and visual communication skills to multiple stakeholders in a culturally sensitive and responsive manner. (AGB130, AGB139, AGL181, AGL189, AGS192, AGS186, AGS260, AGS262, AGS268, AGS284, AGS285, CRE101, SSH111, [COM], [MA], (FYC)) 11. Operate equipment adhering to proper safety, ethical, and environmental protocols. (AGL181, AGS182AA, AGS186, AGS192, AGS262, AGS268, AGS284, AGS285, CRE101) 12. Explain the physical and chemical properties of soil as they relate to pH, water, nutrients and organic matter. (AGS260, CHM130)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. The course SSH111 cannot be used to satisfy both the Humanities, Arts and Design and Social-Behavioral Sciences areas. Must take three (3) credits from either Humanities, Arts and Design area or Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Required Courses

AGB130 Establishing and Running an Agribusiness 3
AGB139 Agribusiness Computer Operations 3
AGL181 Landscape Construction Techniques 3
AGL189 Landscape Design I 3
AGS164 Plant Growth and Development 4
AGS182AA Gardening Practices and Techniques 2
AGS183 Urban Plant Identification and Use 3
AGS192 Urban Plant Care 3
AGS262 Irrigation Design, Installation, Operation, and Trouble Shooting 3
AGS268 Integrated Pest Management in the Cultivated Environment 4
AGS284 Lawn and Turf Care 3
SSH111 Sustainable Cities 3

CHM130 Fundamental Chemistry (3) or
Permission of Program Director. 0-3

Credits: 37-40

Restricted Electives
Students must select one (1) of the following two (2) specializations: Specialization I: Residential Landscape Design - Credits: 6 DFT105AA Computer Aided Drafting I: AutoCAD 3 + AGL/CAD269 Computer Aided Landscape Design 3 Specialization II: Nursery and Greenhouse Operations - Credits: 6 AGS186 Greenhouse Management and Construction 3 AGS285 Propagation of Horticultural Plants 3	Credits: 6

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 19-22

General Education Core	Credits: 12-15

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Oral Communication area 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking 3 OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Mathematics area 3

General Education Distribution	Credits: 7

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 0-3
Met by SSH111 in Required Courses area or any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design area. SSH111 fulfills either Humanities, Arts and Design OR Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 0-3
Met by SSH111 in Required Courses area or any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. SSH111 fulfills either Humanities, Arts and Design OR Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
+ AGS260 Soils 4

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: January 22, 2019

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