Horticulture BS, Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Specialization

Program Description

Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Management

This program is designed to prepare for rewarding careers as the next generation of golf course superintendents and managers, and as turf managers for professional sports organizations, school districts, colleges and university grounds departments, and municipal park and recreation departments. The unique curriculum combines courses in business, communications, hospitality, and turfgrass management, along with two internships. Graduates are employed by golf courses, golf clubs, and other sports facilities all over the U.S. and world, as well as in industries allied to golf and turfgrass management. 

This degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours. No more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college. 

JCCC General Education/Transfer Program

The Associate of Arts, AA at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor's degree programs. Students pursuing the AA may select courses that satisfy both the AA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The elective hours within the AA allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors. The AA degree requires completion of 60 credit hours. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for the selection of appropriate courses.  

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must first be admitted to Kansas State University either as an incoming freshman or a transfer student. To apply for admission to Kansas State University, complete an application online and have official transcripts from all previous colleges sent directly to the Office of Admissions, Kansas State University, 119 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66505-0102, or faxed to 785-532-6393 or emailed via electronic transcript service to k-state@k-state.edu. For students transferring to K-State with fewer than 24 credit hours, please also send a final high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores.
• Students transferring to KSU, who complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied KSU’s core general education curriculum.
• Students who transfer to KSU, without completing the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree will have courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis toward meeting KSU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy KSU Core Requirements and KSU Transfer Equivalency Tool.
• Visit the KSU Core General Education Guide for JCCC equivalents.
• Visit the KSU Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites.

The information below is a guide for students planning to take courses at JCCC that will apply toward the B.S. degree in Horticulture, specializing in Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Management at K-State.