Ornamental Horticulture, AAS
This program provides practical training in greenhouse and nursery management, turf production, and landscape management. Coursework encompasses pest control, plant identification, construction of landscapes, small business management, and the operation and maintenance of equipment, including small engines. As an integral part of their training, students are required to complete an internship in the industry. This program is only available at the Salt Lake, Ogden and Orem Education Centers.
Availability
This program is available at the Ogden Education Center via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are taught in a traditional setting with the professor and students participating together in the same classroom. Students meet at a designated time and place.
Admissions
Students are admitted into this program through the university’s regular admission process.
1. New freshmen admitted to USU in good standing qualify for admission to this major.
2. Transfer students from other institutions and from other USU majors need a 2.20 total GPA for admission to this major in good standing.
Requirements
In addition to learning about soil preparation, planting, growing, and harvesting crops, students learn how to identify and control insects, diseases and weeds. They study the use of growth regulators, proper fertilization, water application, crop rotation and other management practices to improve the production and quality of crops and to preserve
our environment.
Students entering the department are assigned an advisor who assists them in developing their course schedule, suggests opportunities for employment, and maintains an awareness of job opportunities after graduation. Faculty members in the department enjoy working with students and can make themselves available for student consultation.
The associate of applied science in ornamental horticulture discusses the demand for high-quality food; the use of ornamental plants to bring aesthetic qualities to urban living; the efforts to control air, soil, and water pollution; and the rehabilitation of land. Combined, these varied topics make this an exciting time to begin a career in plants, soil and climate.
This program provides practical training in greenhouse and nursery management, turf production and landscape management. Coursework encompasses pest control, plant identification, construction of landscapes and small business management. As an integral part of their training, students are required to complete an internship in the industry. This program is only available at the Salt Lake, Ogden, and Orem Education Centers.
Courses:
In addition to fulfilling general education requirements, students should meet with an advisor to select from the following courses.
*PSC 1050: Plants, Soils and Climate Orientation
*PLSC 2100: Intro to Horticulture
PLSC 2200: Pest Management Principles and Practices
PLSC 2250: Occupational Experience in Horticulture
*PLSC 2600: Annual and Perennial Plant Materials
*PLSC 2620: Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape
PLSC 3010: Flower Arranging
PLSC 3050: Greenhouse Management and Crop Production
PLSC 3300: Residential Landscape Design
PLSC 3310: Advanced Residential Landscape Design
PLSC 3400: Landscape Management
PLSC 3700: Plant Propagation
PLSC 3800: Turf Grass Management
PLSC 3500: The Structure and Function of Economic Crop Plants
PLSC 4400: Modern Vegetable Production
PLSC 4500: Fruit Production
SOIL 3000: Fundamentals of Soil Science
PLSC 2900: Special Problems in Horticulture
• Tree and Shrub Pruning
• Native Plants
* Required Courses
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