Horticulture Technical Certificate

Contact Information: Jim Janosky 615-353-3348, Office: W-80,
E-mail: jim.janosky@nscc.edu

General Information
Course Requirements & Recommended Schedule
Program Website
Course Descriptions

General Information

The Horticulture curriculum prepares students for a variety of employment opportunities in the Green Industry. The program includes technical knowledge and hands-on skills, learning to implement a variety of horticultural tasks, and instruction in high quality service that meets the standard of the industry.

Graduates of the program should be able to:
• Identify and appropriately use landscape materials.
• Design and construct residential, and recreational landscapes.
• Maintain residential, commercial and recreational landscapes.
• Identify and control plant pests and diseases, including the proper use of pesticides.
• Learn management techniques to operate a horticultural business.

Career Opportunities
• Landscape Designer
• Landscaper (installation, maintenance)
• Arborist
• Turfgrass Manager
• Nurseryman
• Retail Sales
• Horticultural Consultant
• Pest Control

Transfer/Advising
This certificate is designed so that a student can apply all of the required courses toward a Nashville State A.A.S. degree. A student who plans to apply the certificate toward an A.A.S. degree should consult his/her advisor about articulation options.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

RUBRIC	COURSE	CLASS	LAB	CREDITS
HORT 1010	Intro to Horticulture	3	0	3
HORT 1110	Landscape Plant Materials	3	0	3
HORT 1120	Landscape Design	3	0	3
HORT 1140	Landscape Construction	3	0	3
HORT 1210	Turf Grass Management	3	0	3
HORT 1150	Soils and Fertilizers	3	0	3
HORT 1310	Horticultural Pesticides	3	0	3
HORT 1410	Arborculture	3	0	3
HORT 1510	Principles of Mgmt/Horticulture	3	0	3
HORT 2010	Internship I	1	0	1
HORT 2020	Intership II	1	0	1
HORT 2110	Landscape Plant Materials II	3	0	3
TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS				32

Two internships are required for graduation. Internships may be taken during the semester
or summer.

All of the courses in this certificate apply toward Nashville State's A.A.S. degree in General Technology.

Recommended Full Time Schedule

Fall Semester		Credits
HORT 1010	Intro to Horticulture	3
HORT 1110	Landscape Plant Materials I	3
HORT 1140	Landscape Construction	3
HORT 1150	Soils and Fertilizers	3
HORT 1120	Landscape Design	3
HORT 2010	Internship I	1
Spring Semester		Credits
HORT 1210	Turf Grass Management	3
HORT 1310	Horticultural Pesticides	3
HORT 1410	Arboriculture	3
HORT 1510	Principles of Mgmt/Horticulture	3
HORT 2020	Internship II	1
HORT 2120	Landscape Plant Materials II	3

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