Environmental Horticulture, Associate in Science (AS), Landscape Design Emphasis
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
Complete all of the following:
- All Department Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the department requirements must be completed through SBCC).
- One of the following three General Education options:
- OPTION 1: A minimum of 18 units of SBCC General Education Requirements (Areas A-D) and Institutional Requirements (Area E) and Information Competency Requirement (Area F) OR
- OPTION 2: IGETC Pattern OR
- OPTION 3: CSU GE Breadth Pattern
- A total of 60 degree-applicable units (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher).
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all units attempted at SBCC.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college units attempted.
- A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Department Requirements | ||
DRFT/EH 126 | Landscape Drafting I | 3 |
EH 101 | Plant Identification And Culture | 3 |
EH 103 | Irrigation And Garden Waterworks | 3 |
EH 104 | Landscape Maintenance | 3 |
EH 105 | Landscape Construction | 3 |
EH 109 | Permaculture Design | 5 |
EH 110 | Introduction To Horticulture | 3 |
EH 202 | Residential Landscape Design | 3 |
EH 290 | Work Experience In Environmental Horticulture | 2-4 |
EH 290 | Work Experience In Environmental Horticulture | 2-4 |
Plus 12 units of controlled electives from the following: | 12 | |
Visual Literacy | ||
History of Art, Prehistoric to Gothic | ||
or ART 103H | History of Art, Prehistoric to Gothic, Honors | |
History of Art, Renaissance to Modern | ||
or ART 104H | History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern, Honors | |
Architectural Drafting II | ||
Landscape Drafting II | ||
Computer-Assisted Drafting And Design I | ||
Microeconomics | ||
or ECON 101H | Microeconomics, Honors | |
Soils And Plant Nutrients | ||
Arboriculture | ||
Small Scale Food Production | ||
Independent Study In Environmental Horticulture | ||
Global Entrepreneurship | ||
Humans And The Biological Environment | ||
Environmental Geology | ||
Physical Geography | ||
American Environmental History | ||
Introduction to Photography | ||
General Psychology | ||
or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
Introduction To Psychology | ||
Total Units | 42.00-46.00 |
- Identify common native and ornamental landscape plants.
- Conduct a landscape assessment for ecological and economic sustainability.
- Trouble-shoot pest, water, soil and location problems of landscape plants and plantings.
- Provide recommendations for enhancing health of landscape trees, shrubs, other plants and soils.
- Describe and implement both conventional and organic methods of landscape maintenance and care.
- Design, plan and install basic irrigation systems.
- Design, plan and install basic hardscape elements.
- Utilize basic propagation methods to produce landscape plants.
- Demonstrate a strong work and personal ethic through care of horticultural tools and facilities, and through care of personal health during horticultural practices.
- Experience supervised, hands-on horticultural work.
- Demonstrate proficiency in native plant ecology and restoration.
- Demonstrate basic skills in landscape design.