2019-2020 Catalog

Horticulture, Land Systems, and Management - Grounds Management Curriculum Plan

Students can start the HLSM program during any quarter. The curriculum plan that follows is based off a fall quarter start. If you are starting at another time of the year please contact a HLSM faculty member or academic advisor. HLSM 1000 - HLSM Orientation and HLSM 1010 - Introduction to Horticulture are offered every quarter and are the suggested classes for new students regardless of which quarter they are starting in.

First Year

First quarter

HLSM 1000Horticulture, Land Systems and Management Orientation

1.0

HLSM 1010Introduction to Horticulture

6.0

Elective

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:16.0

Second quarter

HLSM 1040Pesticide Applicators' Certification

4.5

HLSM 1320Landscape Graphics: 2-D

2.0

HLSM 2430Plant Physiology

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:15.5

Third quarter

HLSM 1110Turfgrass Management

3.0

HLSM 1350Turfgrass & Landscape Maintenance

3.0

HLSM 1400Natural Systems and Sustainability

3.0

HLSM 2320Grounds Construction

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Fourth quarter

HLSM 2910Internship

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:7.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

HLSM 1050Introduction to Landscape Design

3.0

HLSM 1100Perennials: Culture and Identification

3.0

HLSM 1135Dendrology: Structural

3.0

HLSM 2400Site Systems

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Sixth quarter

HLSM 1340Construction Documents and Details

3.0

HLSM 2610Floriculture Production

3.0

Elective

4.5

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:15.0

Seventh quarter

HLSM 1120Pomology: Culture and IdentificationHYBRID

3.0

HLSM 1145Dendrology: Ornamental

3.0

HLSM 2420Plant Pathology

3.0

HLSM 2425Entomology

3.0

Elective

4.5

Total Credit Hours:13.5

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