2017-2018 Catalog

Horticulture, Land Systems, and Management - Landscape Design Curriculum Plan

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in landscape design after two years of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

HLSM 1000Horticulture, Land Systems and Management Orientation

1.0

HLSM 1010Introduction to Horticulture

6.0

HLSM 1050Introduction to Landscape Design

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:14.5

Second quarter

HLSM 1140Coniferous Trees: Culture and Identification

3.0

HLSM 1320Landscape Graphics: 2-D

2.0

HLSM 1340Construction Documents and Details

3.0

HLSM 2300Landscape Design I

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:15.5

Third quarter

HLSM 1110Turfgrass Management

3.0

HLSM 1150Shrubs: Culture and Identification

3.0

HLSM 1325Landscape Graphics - 3-D

2.0

HLSM 2320Grounds Construction and Maintenance

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:15.5

Fourth quarter

HLSM 2910Internship

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:7.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

HLSM 1100Perennials: Culture and Identification

3.0

HLSM 1130Deciduous Trees: Culture and Identification

3.0

HLSM 2400Site Systems

3.0

Elective

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:18.0

Sixth quarter

HLSM 2340Introduction to Regional Planning

3.0

HLSM 2430Plant Physiology

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:12.0

Seventh quarter

HLSM 1400Natural Systems and Sustainability

3.0

HLSM 2305Landscape Design II

3.0

Elective

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:15.0

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