Mar 28, 2024  
Catawba Valley Community College 2022-2023 General Catalog 
    
Catawba Valley Community College 2022-2023 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Horticulture Technology, A.A.S. (A15240)


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Most courses required to meet graduation requirements in this curriculum are offered during daytime hours. Selected courses may be offered each semester via the Internet. Minimum time for completion: five semesters full-time attendance. The Associate in Applied Science degree is awarded graduates of this curriculum. 

Special University Articulation Agreement with North Carolina State University: NCSU may accept up to 15 semester credit hours in Horticulture from CVCC toward the Bachelor of Science in Horticulture degree. A course grade of C or higher, for each course, is required.  

CVCC has a 2 + 2 Articulation Agreement with NC Agricultural and Technological State University in Horticulture.

These curricula are designed to prepare individuals for various careers in horticulture. Classroom instruction and practical laboratory applications of horticultural principles and practices are included in the program of study.

Course work includes plant identification, pest management, plant science and soil science. Also included are courses in sustainable plant production and management, landscaping, and the operation of horticulture businesses.

Graduates should qualify for employment in a variety of positions associated with nurseries, garden centers, greenhouses, landscape operations, governmental agencies/parks, golf courses, sports complexes, highway vegetation, turf maintenance companies, and private and public gardens. Graduates should also be prepared to take the North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s Examination and/or the North Carolina Certified Plant Professional Examination.

Horticulture Technology: A program that focuses on the general production and management of cultivated plants, shrubs, flowers, foliage, trees, groundcovers, and related plant materials; the management of technical and business operations connected with horticultural services; and the basic scientific principles needed to understand plants and their management and care.

General Education Courses:


English/Communications:


Humanities/Fine Arts:


Natural Sciences/Mathematics:


Social/Behavioral Sciences:


Other Required Hours:


Total Credit Hours Required: 73


Developmental Course Requirements


Developmental coursework (both prerequisite and corequisite) will be required of students whose placement test measures indicate a need for greater proficiency in the areas of English and/or mathematics. Please refer to the Course Description section for prerequisite and corequisite course information.

Students who elect to take MAT 110 from above:


Students who elect to take MAT 143 from above:


Suggested Program Sequence:


Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 9 | Clin/Wk Exp 0 | Credit 16


Total Hours: Class 9 | Lab 15 | Clin/Wk Exp 0 | Credit 16


Summer – 1st year:


Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 2 | Clin/Wk Exp 20 | Credit 8


Total Hours: Class 11 | Lab 12 | Clin/Wk Exp 0 | Credit 16


Total Hours: Class 14 | Lab 6 | Clin/Wk Exp 0 | Credit 17


Grand Total Hours: Class 51 | Lab 44 | Clin/Wk Exp 20 | Credit 73


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