Environmental Horticulture, Associate in Science (AS), Landscape Design Emphasis
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| DRFT 126 | Landscape Drafting I | 3 |
| or EH 126 | Landscape Drafting I | |
| 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 an area of emphasis are required beyond state-mandated general education requirements: 2 | 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 | |
| Survey Of Earth's Vegetation | ||
| Career Horticulture And Computers | ||
| Architectural Drafting II | ||
| Landscape Drafting II | ||
or EH 127 | Landscape Drafting II | |
| Computer-Assisted Drafting And Design I | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Soils And Plant Nutrients | ||
| Arboriculture | ||
| Small Scale Food Production | ||
| Independent Study In Environmental Horticulture | ||
| New Venture Management | ||
| Humans And The Biological Environment 1 | ||
| Environmental Geology 1 | ||
or ERTH 115 | Environmental Geology | |
| Physical Geography 1 | ||
or GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | |
| American Environmental History | ||
or ENVS 112 | American Environmental History | |
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| General Psychology | ||
or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
| Introduction To Psychology | ||
| Total Units | 42.00-46.00 | |
| 1 | ERTH 141/GEOG 101 will satisfy Area A of the SBCC GE requirements if taken with ERTH 141L/GEOG 101L. ENVS 110 will satisfy Area A of the SBCC GE requirements if taken with ENVS 111. ENVS 115/ERTH 115 will satisfy Area A of the SBCC GE requirements if taken with ENVS 115/ERTH 115L. |
| 2 | See an academic counselor for a list of required courses for each option. |
The Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of both department and college requirements.
Graduation Requirements
The Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of both department and college requirements. These include:
- Complete all department requirements with a “C” or better or “P” in each course. Candidates for an Associate Degree are required to complete at least 20% of the department requirements through SBCC.
- Complete a general education option (Option 1: SBCC General Education and Institutional and Information Competency; Option 2: IGETC; Option 3: CSU GE Breadth). General Education options allowed for each Associate Degree program vary. Refer to http://www.sbcc.edu/apply/degrees_certificates.php for a list of General Education options for each SBCC Associate Degree program;
- Other graduation requirements as outlined on the Graduation Requirements page.
- 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.