Plant Science and Landscape Technology (Landscape Technician), Certificate of Proficiency
The one-year certificate program offers basic landscaping skills to persons who are seeking a career in landscape contracting but who may not desire a full degree. The certificate is also helpful to those already employed in the landscape industry who have a desire to upgrade their knowledge and skills in order to be a more valuable employee. The Landscape Technician Certificate of Proficiency features course work in such horticulture basics as botany, plant identification, plant diseases and insect pests, soil technology and landscape practices.
Courses
- BADM 1301 — BADM-1301 Small Business Management
- ENG 0995 — ENG-0995 Applied College Literacies
- ENG 1010 — ENG-1010 College Composition I
- ENG 101H — ENG-101H Honors College Composition I
- HLTH 1230 — HLTH-1230 Standard First Aid and Personal Safety
- MATH 1190 — MATH-1190 Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 1410 — MATH-1410 Elementary Probability and Statistics I
- PST 1301 — PST-1301 Horticultural Botany
- PST 1311 — PST-1311 Deciduous Woody Landscape Plants
- PST 1321 — PST-1321 Evergreens, Groundcovers, and Herbaceous Landscape Plants
- PST 1380 — PST-1380 Introduction to Tree Care
- PST 1411 — PST-1411 Equipment Operations and Safety
- PST 1420 — PST-1420 Landscape Practices
- PST 1441 — PST-1441 Introduction to Landscape Design
- PST 1510 — PST-1510 Landscape Contracting
- PST 1600 — PST-1600 Irrigation and Drainage
- PST 2370 — PST-2370 Introduction to Turfgrass