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What You’ll Learn

This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:

1. 设计和安装完整的风景和irrigation systems using blueprints, specifications, and appropriate landscape equipment.
2. Design and manage a greenhouse facility.
3. Apply knowledge of common landscape plants and their use to develop landscape and irrigation plans that meet the environmental, aesthetic, and cultural needs of the customer.
4. Effectively maintain and assess landscapes by synthesizing principles of plant growth and responses to particular soils, climate, sun exposure, water availability, nutrients, and pests.
5. Employ environmentally and socially responsible horticultural practices.
6. Perform a cost analysis to develop competitive bidding for landscapes.
7. Synthesize multiple sources of information to assist in decision making relative to landscape business operations (e.g. orders, inventory, scheduling).
8. Utilize computer software program applications relevant to the field for communication skills, production decisions, business management and cost analysis.
9. Demonstrate professional behaviors and abide by norms and conventions appropriate to the field.
10. Employ effective oral, written, and visual communication skills to multiple stakeholders in a culturally sensitive and responsive manner.
11. Operate equipment adhering to proper safety, ethical, and environmental protocols.
12. Explain the physical and chemical properties of soil as they relate to pH, water, nutrients, and organic matter.

Career Opportunities

Spending on landscape installation and construction is growing. Plus, more and more professional buildings, shopping malls, and homes need new or updated landscaping. So there are a lot of jobs and variety for the people who decide what to grow and for the people who care for those plants. In addition, you might choose to work with government agencies or in research.

Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.

Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

• Students should meet withan academic advisorto develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in yourStudent Centerto manage your plan.
• The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
• Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
• Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include AAA/CPD150, AAA/CPD150AC, CPD104, and AAA115/CPD115. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
• Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.

When to Start Taking Classes

It is suggested that you begin taking the courses found in this course sequence starting in a Fall Semester.

Disclaimer

Students must earn a grade of C or better for each course listed in the Required Courses area.

Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.

This degree is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.

At Maricopa, we strive to provide you with accurate and current information about our degree and certificate offerings. Due to the dynamic nature of the curriculum process, course and program information is subject to change. As a result, the course list associated with this degree or certificate on this site does not represent a contract, nor does it guarantee course availability. If you are interested in pursuing this degree or certificate, we encourage you to meet withan academic advisorto discuss the requirements at your college for the appropriate catalog year.

View MCCCD’s curriculum website for theAssociate in Applied Science in Landscape Horticulture (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm3?id=107254).

Previous Catalog Years

You are viewing an archived pathway map for aprevious catalog year. All catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.

Previous catalog years for Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Landscape Horticulture