Arboriculture Associate in Science and Certificate of Achievement
This major encompasses urban forestry, professional tree care, and tree trimming. Students will learn care and pruning of landscape trees, palms and related plants as well as common fruit trees. Course work includes skill development in tree climbing and pruning techniques, basic tree maintenance, and principles of urban forestry. Graduates are employed by private tree care companies, public agencies, landscape contractors, wholesale and retail nurseries, or may be self-employed.
Courses
- BUS 110 — Introduction to Business
- BUS 111 — Entrepreneurship: Starting and Developing a Business
- BUS 125 — Business Law: Legal Environment of Business
- OH 102 — Xeriscape: Water Conservation in the Landscape
- OH 120 — Fundamentals of Ornamental Horticulture
- OH 130 — Plant Pest Control
- OH 140 — Soils
- OH 150 — Landscape Architecture I
- OH 170 — Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs
- OH 174 — Turf and Ground Cover Management
- OH 190 — Business Management for Turf and Horticulture
- OH 221 — Landscape Construction: Irrigation
- OH 235 — Principles of Landscape Irrigation
- OH 250 — Landscape Water Management
- OH 255 — Sustainable Urban Landscape Principles and Practices
- OH 260 — Arboriculture
- OH 263 — Urban Forestry
- OH 264 — Safe Work Practices in Tree Climbing and Arboriculture
- OH 266 — Science in Practice for Arboriculture
- OH 275 — Diagnosing Horticultural Problems
- OH 290 — Cooperative Work Experience Education
- SPAN 120 — Spanish I