Program: Horticulture, AS - San Joaquin Delta College

2020-2021 San Joaquin Delta College Catalog

Jul 28, 2025

Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science in Horticulture, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge, and training for employment in the horticulture field with public and private employers. The student demonstrates his or her ability to grow and maintain plants, maintain landscapes, and communicate effectively.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate time management, accountability and dependability skills within the Horticulture field.
Demonstrate basic plant identification knowledge.
Look at and solve basic problems in the Horticulture field.
Demonstrate the technical skills needed for the industry.

Major Requirements - Core

Complete 30 units

HORT 1 Fundamentals of Horticulture Units: 3
HORT 2 Plant Materials and Usage - Fall Plants Units: 3
HORT 3 Plant Materials and Usage - Spring Units: 3
HORT 4 History of Garden Design Units: 3
HORT 5 Integrated Pest Management Units: 3
HORT 10 Greenhouse Production Units: 3
HORT 12 Plant Propagation/Production Units: 3
HORT 20 Landscape Maintenance Units: 3
HORT 23 Landscape Irrigation and Drainage Units: 3
HORT 24 Principles of Landscape Design Units: 3

General Education

Complete one of the following general education patterns:

Students are advised to double-count courses in the major to also satisfy general education when possible. Course subject credit will be awarded in satisfaction of major and lower division general education requirements, but the units will only be counted once in computing the total number of units for the degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

Major Requirements - Core

General Education

Minimum Major Units Required: 30

Minimum Degree Units Required: 60

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