This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
The 61-credit hour horticultural sciences AAS degree program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills for a successful career in the horticulture industry. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry or management positions in the rapidly advancing, diverse horticultural industry. The coursework, in addition to providing a solid science foundation for propagation, production, and managing plants, also provides students with an invaluable hands-on learning experience, both in controlled environments and the field. The curriculum emphasizes best management practices including integrated pest management, that will conserve and protect our irreplaceable natural resources. Upon completion of the associate of applied science degree, students will possess the knowledge and skills to be successful at entry-level or higher positions in most specializations within Horticulture, including crop production, nursery management, landscape maintenance, golf course management, private and public gardens management, garden center operations, wholesale greenhouse growing, greenhouse operations, landscape design and maintenance, certified commercial pesticide application, arborist, plant science technicians, and other related occupations.
(Major Code 2150; CIP Code 01.0601)
Horticultural Sciences Program web page
Associate of Applied Science
Fall Semester
| HORT 140 | Turfgrass I | 3 |
| HORT 201 | Introduction to Horticultural Science | 4 |
| HORT 214 | Woody Plants, Deciduous | 3 |
| HORT 220 | Herbaceous Plants | 3 |
| HORT 235 | Landscape Maintenance and Techniques | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Horticulture Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| HORT 205 | Plant Propagation* | 3 |
| HORT 215 | Woody Plants, Evergreens | 3 |
| HORT 225 | Plant Problems* | 3 |
| HORT 255 | Pest Management | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Summer Semester
| HORT 160 | Garden Center Operations | 3 |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Fall Semester
| Horticulture Electives (see below) | 6 | |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Science Elective ^ | 3 | |
Note: BIOL 125 is recommended | ||
| Social Science/Economics Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Horticulture Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| HORT 270 | Horticulture Internship* | 3 |
| MATH 116 | Intermediate Algebra* (or higher) | 3 |
| Humanities ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Total Program Hours: 61
Horticulture Electives
| HORT 115 | Home Horticulture | 2 |
| HORT 135 | Landscape Design | 3 |
| HORT 150 | Fruits, Vegetables and Herb Crops | 2 |
| HORT 165 | Arboriculture | 3 |
| HORT 240 | Turfgrass II* | 3 |
| HORT 260 | Horticulture Soils | 3 |
| HORT 265 | Landscape Construction | 3 |
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This course has registration requirements.
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