Associate in Science - Landscape & Horticulture Technology, Landscape Technology Specialization (Closing Fall 2025)
Previous Degree Required: HS Diploma
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): On-Campus, Hybrid
Location(s): Melbourne
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Assessment in Reading, Writing, and Math
Academic Community: STEM
Program Code: LHASLAND
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 01.0605
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: '1101060502
The Landscape Horticulture A.S. degree and related certificates will close to new students effective Fall 2025. Current students are encouraged to meet with an advisor to plan remaining courses. The program will no longer accept students starting with the Fall Term 2025 application.
Refer to the Associate in Science Degree Programs overview to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
Visit the program page for more information.
Specialization Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| BSCC 1010 | General Biology 1 | 4 |
| ENC 1101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| MAC 1105 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Humanities Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science/Core-Civic Literacy Requirement | 3 | |
| Major Courses | ||
| BOTC 1010 | Botany | 4 |
| CHM 1025 | College Chemistry | 3 |
| CHML 1025 | College Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ECO 2013 | Principles of Economics 1 (Macroeconomics) | 3 |
| ENYC 2000 | Principles of Entomology | 4 |
| HOSC 2010 | Horticulture 1 | 3 |
| HOSC 2011 | Horticulture 2 | 3 |
| PLPC 2310 | Plant Pathophysiology | 4 |
| Landscape Technology Specialization | ||
| Select 13 credits from the following: | 13 | |
| Soils and Application of Pesticides and Fertilizers | ||
| Irrigation Design and Maintenance | ||
| Plant Identification | ||
| Principles of Landscape Design | ||
or ORHC 1220 | Turf and Landscape Maintenance | |
| Landscape Technical Electives | 6 | |
| Small Business Accounting and Finance | ||
| Practical Beekeeping | ||
| AutoCAD Fundamentals | ||
| Selected Topics in Horticulture and Landscape Technology | ||
| Principles of Landscape Design | ||
| Intermediate Algebra | ||
| Turf and Landscape Maintenance | ||
| Nursery Operations and Management | ||
| Plant Propagation | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
Satisfy the civic literacy competency requirement
Learning Outcomes
The outcomes below apply to the Landscape and Horticulture A.S. Degree (Horticulture Technology and Landscape Technology Specializations); to the Landscape and Horticulture Professional CCC; and to the Landscape and Horticulture Technician CCC (Horticulture Specialization).
- Develop a pest control plan for a select species using various control methods.
- Supports Core Ability: Communicate Effectively
- Manipulate plant growth and growth regulators on select plant species.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Characterize different biotic and abiotic stressors for a given plant species.
- Supports Core Ability: Process Information
- Demonstrate proficiency of Florida commercial fertilizer application laws, rules, and regulations (i.e. Chapter 576 FS, 576.021(1) FS, 576.045 (2) FS).
- Supports Core Ability: Model Ethic and Civic Responsibility
- Students will collect and identify a variety of plant species in an area(s) of choice.
- Supports Core Ability: Work Cooperatively