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 1000	Horticulture, Land Systems and Management Orientation	1.0
HLSM 1010	Introduction to Horticulture	6.0
	Elective	4.5
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		16.0

Second quarter

HLSM 1040	Pesticide Applicators' Certification	4.5
HLSM 1320	Landscape Graphics: 2-D	2.0
HLSM 2430	Plant Physiology	4.5
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		15.5

Third quarter

HLSM 1110	Turfgrass Management	3.0
HLSM 1350	Turfgrass & Landscape Maintenance	3.0
HLSM 1400	Natural Systems and Sustainability	3.0
HLSM 2320	Grounds Construction	3.0
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Fourth quarter

HLSM 2910	Internship	3.0
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		7.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

HLSM 1050	Introduction to Landscape Design	3.0
HLSM 1100	Perennials: Culture and Identification	3.0
HLSM 1135	Dendrology: Structural	3.0
HLSM 2400	Site Systems	3.0
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Sixth quarter

HLSM 1340	Construction Documents and Details	3.0
HLSM 2610	Floriculture Production	3.0
	Elective	4.5
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		15.0

Seventh quarter

HLSM 1120	Pomology: Culture and IdentificationHYBRID	3.0
HLSM 1145	Dendrology: Ornamental	3.0
HLSM 2420	Plant Pathology	3.0
HLSM 2425	Entomology	3.0
	Elective	4.5
Total Credit Hours:		13.5