{
  "college": "college-of-the-desert",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Agriculture",
  "id": "agriculture--environmental-horticulture-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "Environmental Horticulture",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "agriculture",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/agriculture/environmental-horticulture-certificate-of-achievement/",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This program provides instruction in the designing, construction, and maintenance of landscapes, nursery practices, and management of large turf areas. Career opportunities in Environmental Horticulture include landscape management and construction, pest control, sales of fertilizer and horticultural supplies, irrigation equipment supply and sales, and plant material sales."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n#### Learning Outcomes\n\nUpon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:\n\n1.  Fulfill the requirements for an entry- level position in their field.\n2.  Apply critical thinking skills to execute daily duties in their area of employment.\n3.  Apply critical thinking skills to research, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information.\n4.  Display the skills and aptitude necessary to qualify for certification exams in their field.\n5.  Exhibit effective written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.\n6.  Transfer to a higher level learning institution."
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Program Requirements\n\n#### Program Requirements"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses",
          "units": "Units"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 001",
          "title": "Horticulture",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 001L",
          "title": "Horticulture Laboratory",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 004",
          "title": "Turfgrass Management",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 004L",
          "title": "Turfgrass Management Laboratory",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 005",
          "title": "Ornamental Plant Identification",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 008",
          "title": "Landscape Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 009",
          "title": "Landscape Planning & Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 027",
          "title": "Turfgrass & Landscape Pest Management",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 016",
          "title": "Arboriculture",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 020",
          "title": "Landscape Construction",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 030",
          "title": "Landscape Equipment",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 046",
          "title": "Landscape Irrigation Systems",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 046L",
          "title": "Landscape Irrigation Systems Lab",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGBU 059A",
          "title": "Leadership",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGBU 059B",
          "title": "Careers",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGPS 001",
          "title": "Soils & Plant Nutrition",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Electives (with Advisor approval)"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select 7 units from the following:",
          "units": "7"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 024",
          "title": "Advanced Turfgrass Management",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 034",
          "title": "Golf Course Management",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGEH 095A",
          "title": "Environmental Horticulture Turfgrass Work Experience (Maximum of 2 units may be used for work experience)",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGPS 002",
          "title": "Entomology - General & Applied",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGPS 005",
          "title": "Plant Science",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGPS 005L",
          "title": "Plant Science Lab",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUAC 066",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Bookkeeping",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUMA 031",
          "title": "Business Calculations",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CIS 010",
          "title": "Introduction to Information Systems",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NR 001",
          "title": "Conservation of Natural Resources",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NR 001L",
          "title": "Conservation of Natural Resources Lab",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NR 041A",
          "title": "Native Plants - Mountain",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "NR 041B",
          "title": "Native Plants - Desert",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Subtotal",
          "units": "31"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Elective Subtotal",
          "units": "7"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "CERTIFICATE TOTAL",
          "units": "38"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}