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Horticulture Associates of Sciences Degree

Degree more oriented toward working with growers. Possible career paths:

• Organic farming
• Field tech (row crops or orchard)
• Arborist
• Seed production
• Propagation
• Fertilizer or Chemical Supply

Associate Degree requirements must be completed with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better.

Entry Level - Required courses

• PLNT SC 103: Introduction to Soils (3 units)
• PLNT SC 711: Botany for Horticulture (3 units)
• PLNT SC 714: Principles of Horticulture (3 units)
• PLNT SC 800: Plant Identification and Use I (3 units)
• PLNT SC 828: Sustainable Water management & Conservation (3 units)
• PLNT SC 829: Sustainable Plant Selection (3 units)
• PLNT SC 830: Introduction to Pest Management (3 units)
• PLNT SC 896A: Horticulture Projects A (1 unit)
• PLNT SC 896B: Horticulture Projects B (2 units)
• PLNT SC 896C: Horticulture Projects C (3 units)

Major - Required courses

• PLNT SC 716 Arboriculture I: Care of Trees and Shrubs (1 unit)
• PLNT SC 756 Greenhouse Plant Production (3 units)
  or
  PLNT SC 757 Plant Propagation (3 units)
  or
  PLNT SC 812 Landscape Installation and Maintenance I (3 units)

Major - Elective Courses

Select a minimum of 7 semester units:
PLNT SC 701 (2 units), 711 (4 units), 714 (3 units), 716 (1 unit), 756 (3 units), 757 (3 units), 800 (3 units), 801 (3 units), 802 (3 units), 806 (4 units), 807 (4 units), 812 (3 units), 815 (2 units), 818 (3 units), 820 (3 units), 826 (3 units),830 (3 units), 896A (1 unit), 896B (2 units), 896C (3 units)

Major - Total Units: 41

General Education - Required courses

• Plan A: Not available with this major
• Plan B: Pierce Career and Technical GE plan (18 units)
• Plan C: CSU GE Breadth Certification Plan (39 units)
• Plan D: IGETC (34-39 units)