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Guy Dadson
Chemistry Instructor
Orange County
Fullerton College
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Kenneth Starkman
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Program Details
Ornamental Horticulture Certificate
New Program
Horticulture (010900)
08/25/25
The Ornamental Horticulture Certificate is designed to prepare the student for entry level positions within the Nursery industry including both wholesale and retail nursery operations. This certificate may also enable students to work in the landscape management / maintenance industry including municipal parks and recreation departments. This certificate requires a total of 30-36 units. A grade of C or better is required in each course taken.
Based on the following 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 enrollment data, the projected number of students who will earn this certificate annually is twenty (20).
2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | ||||
CB01: Course Department Number | CB02: Course Title | Annual # Sections | Annual Enrollment Total | Annual # Sections | Annual Enrollment Total |
HORT 005 F | Basic Landscape Plants I | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 006 F | Basic Landscape Plants II | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 160 F | Plant Identification of Ornamental Trees | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 20 |
HORT 161 F | Plant Identification of Ornamental Shrubs | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 25 |
HORT 155 F | Soils | 1 | 20 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 001 F | Principles of Horticulture I | 1 | 14 | 2 | 45 |
HORT 002 F | Principles of Horticulture II | 1 | 25 | 1 | 20 |
HORT 152 F | Applied Botany | 5 | 100 | 5 | 100 |
HORT 153 F | Landscape Irrigation | 1 | 25 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 156 F | Plant Nutrition | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 20 |
HORT 164 F | Plant Identification of Annuals, Perennials and Houseplants | 1 | 14 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 173 F | Greenhouse and Nursery Production | 2 | 20 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 174 F | Plant Propagation | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 25 |
HORT 177 F | Turf Grass Management | 1 | 20 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 200 F | Landscape Design | 1 | 25 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 205 F | Applied Entomology | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 20 |
HORT 207 F | Plant Pathology | NO DATA | NO DATA | 1 | 20 |
HORT 215 F | Diseases/Pests Ornament Plants | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HIST 112 F | World Civilizations to 1550 | 14 | 620 | 11 | 460 |
HIST 112HF | Honors World Civilizations to 1550 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 008AF | Landscape Pruning Techniques | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 008BF | Basic Turf Care | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 008CF | Home Pest Control | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 045 F | Pest Control Certification and Safety | 1 | 20 | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 162 F | Landscaping for Dry Climates | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 165 F | Landscape Management | 1 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
HORT 170 F | Landscaping Contracting | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 185 F | Arboriculture | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
HORT 201 F | Advanced Landscape Design | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
The Horticulture department seeks to create a dynamic learning eco-system that prepares students for careers, position advancements and/or higher-level degrees through practical, real-world and community experiences in and out of the classroom.
Outcome 1: Apply horticultural concepts to real-world problems and solutions.
Course Units and Hours
Min: 30 units / Max: 36 units
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Course Report
This certificate requires a total of 30-36 units. In addition to 9 units of required courses, 21-27 units of restricted electives are required (12-15 units from Group A and 9-12 units from Group B).
Required Courses (9 units): | Units | Sequence | |
HORT 005 F | Basic Landscape Plants I | 3 | YR 1 F |
HORT 006 F | Basic Landscape Plants II | 3 | YR 1 SP |
or | |||
HORT 160 F | Plant Identification of Ornamental Trees | 3 | YR1 F |
HORT 161 F | Plant Identification of Ornamental Shrubs | 3 | YR 1 SP |
and | |||
HORT 155 F | Soils | 3 | YR 2 F |
Restricted electives - Group A (12-15 units): | Units |
| |
HORT 001 F | Principles of Horticulture I | 4 | YR 1 F |
HORT 002 F | Principles of Horticulture II | 4 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 152 F | Applied Botany | 4 | YR 2 F |
HORT 153 F | Landscape Irrigation | 3 | YR 2 F |
HORT 156 F | Plant Nutrition | 2 | YR 2 SP |
HORT 164 F | Plant Identification of Annuals, Perennials and Houseplants | 3 | YR 2 F |
HORT 173 F | Greenhouse and Nursery Production | 3 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 174 F | Plant Propagation | 3 | YR 2 F |
HORT 177 F | Turf Grass Management | 3 | YR 2 SP |
HORT 200 F | Landscape Design | 3 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 205 F | Applied Entomology | 3 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 207 F | Plant Pathology | 3 | YR 2 F |
HORT 215 F | Diseases/Pests Ornament Plants | 4 | YR 1 SP |
Restricted electives - Group B (9-12 units): | Units |
| |
HIST 112 F | World Civilizations to 1550 | 3 | YR 2 SP |
or | |||
HIST 112HF | Honors World Civilizations to 1550 | 3 | YR 2 SP |
HORT 012 F | Landscape Pruning Techniques | 1 | YR 1 F |
HORT 013 F | Basic Turf Care | 1 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 014 F | Home Pest Control | 1 | YR 2 F |
HORT 045 F | Pest Control Certification and Safety | 3 | YR 2 SP |
HORT 162 F | Landscaping for Dry Climates | 3 | YR 2 SP |
HORT 165 F | Landscape Management | 4 | YR 1 F |
HORT 170 F | Landscaping Contracting | 3 | YR 1 SP |
HORT 185 F | Arboriculture | 2 | YR 2 F |
HORT 201 F | Advanced Landscape Design | 3 | YR 2 SP |
Total Units | 30 - 36 |
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New Program
The program proposal is currently in Technical Review (Level 2.8) and will be placed on the Curriculum Committee (Level 6) agenda by October 2024.
Program awards conferred by community colleges in the related TOP codes can be found in the following tables:
TOP Code 0109.00 Horticulture: | ||||
College | 2019-2020 Awards | 2020-2021 Awards | 2021-2022 Awards | 3-YearAward Average |
Orange Coast | 23 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
Saddleback | 17 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
TOP Code 0109.10 Landscape Design and Maintenance: | ||||
College | 2019-2020 Awards | 2020-2021 Awards | 2021-2022 Awards | 3-YearAward Average |
Orange Coast | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Saddleback | 37 | 23 | 35 | 32 |
TOP Code 0109.30 Nursery Technology: | ||||
College | 2019-2020 Awards | 2020-2021 Awards | 2021-2022 Awards | 3-YearAward Average |
Orange County - None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOP Code 0109.40 Turfgrass Technology: | ||||
College | 2019-2020 Awards | 2020-2021 Awards | 2021-2022 Awards | 3-YearAward Average |
Orange County - None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Annual enrollment projections provided above.
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Submission Details
07/23/24 - 04:29 PM
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