Certificate Program
Completers of this program are prepared to function in occupations as landscape maintenance employees as well as groundskeepers for large private estates or public parks and golf courses.
| REQUIRED COURSES | HOURS |
| HORT 176 Landscape Principles | 3 |
| HORT 189 Turfgrass Culture | 3 |
| HORT 192 Tree & Shrub Maintenance | 3 |
| HORT 263 Landscape Construction | 3 |
| HORT 284 Woody Plant Ident | 3 |
| HORT 280 Turf Irrigation | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Note: This program must be started in a fall semester
Enrollment in developmental classes may increase the length of time it takes to complete a certificate.
HORT 176 Landscape Principles -- 3
hours
Basic design principles, site analysis, and layout techniques in landscaping.
Prerequisite: HORT 284. [C]
HORT 189 Turfgrass Culture -- 3 hours
Elements of maintenance, construction, and renovation of turf plots, golf courses,
athletic fields, and park turf areas. [C]
HORT 192 Tree and Shrub Maintenance --
3 hours
Disease and insect control, pruning and tree surgery, and soil and nutrition as applied to
ornamental trees and shrubs. [C]
HORT 263 Landscape Construction -- 3
hours
Techniques and materials used in landscape construction. [C]
HORT 280 Turf Irrigation -- 3 hours
Irrigation principles applied to the design and installation of golf courses and home lawn
irrigation systems. [C]
HORT 284 Woody Plant Identification --
3 hours
Identification and use of ornamental evergreens and deciduous plants in the landscape. [C]