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  "college": "santa-barbara-city-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Environmental Horticulture",
  "id": "environmental-horticulture--environmental-horticulture-as-landscape-design-emphasis",
  "name": "Environmental Horticulture, Associate of Science (AS)",
  "award": "Landscape Design Emphasis",
  "department": "environmental-horticulture",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sbcc.edu/academic-departments/environmental-horticulture/environmental-horticulture-as-landscape-design-emphasis/",
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      "markdown": "### Overview\n\nThe Environmental Horticulture Program teaches the basic skills and provides state-of-the-art information required to develop a strong foundation for a variety of career specialties within the landscaping, ornamental horticulture and the regenerative and restoration industry. The program encourages professional standards, a strong work ethic and environmentally sound management practices.\n\nHorticulture industry professionals from throughout the community serve as members of the college’s Environmental Horticulture Advisory Committee. These “hands-on” professionals provide guidance, expertise and leadership in enhancing the program’s response to community and industry needs. They meet yearly with program staff members, college administrators and student representatives to review program goals and objectives. Course offerings and content have been determined through this participation and are geared to meet the needs of the landscape, ornamental horticulture and habitat management trades.\n\nOn the college’s East Campus, practical lab classes utilize two outdoor classroom gardens, the SBCC Lifescape and Chumash Point Ethnobotanical Preserve. The gardens are also the site of the nursery/ greenhouse unit. The Environmental Horticulture (EH) Program is designed to provide the student with the necessary skills at the apprentice level to begin work in a wide range of landscape trades. There are three vocational approaches within the Environmental Horticulture program: (1) the one-semester Skills Competency Award approach; (2) the Certificate of Achievement approach, where the certificate is awarded after the one-year (two-semester) format is successfully completed; and (3) the certificate can lead to any one of the four two-year A.S. Degree options in:\n\n1.  Landscape Contracting, C-27 License (satisfying one or more years of State requirements)\n2.  Environmental Landscape Design\n3.  Nursery & Greenhouse Technology\n4.  Ecological Restoration and Management\n\nThe program cannot guarantee job placement; however, many landscape industry employers, in search of energetic and skilled apprentices, contact the college to request referral of program graduates. The EH Program Skills Competency Award, EH Certificate and Certified Green Gardener, and Associate Degrees often provide expanding job opportunities."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements\n\n**Associate Degree Graduation Requirements**\n\nComplete all of the following:\n\n1.  All Major Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the major requirements must be completed through SBCC).\n2.  One of the following General Education options:\n    1.  OPTION 1: SBCC General Education pattern OR\n    2.  OPTION 2: Cal-GETC pattern\n3.  A minimum of 60 semester units of degree-applicable college credit (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher and C1000 and higher).\n4.  Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in degree-applicable coursework.\n5.  A minimum of 12 units through SBCC."
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          "text": "Major Requirements"
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          "text": "Required Core"
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          "code": "DRFT/EH 126",
          "title": "Landscape Drafting I",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 101",
          "title": "Plant Identification And Culture",
          "units": "3",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 103",
          "title": "Irrigation And Garden Waterworks",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 104",
          "title": "Landscape Maintenance",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 105",
          "title": "Landscape Construction",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 109",
          "title": "Permaculture Design",
          "units": "5",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 110",
          "title": "Introduction to Horticulture",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 202",
          "title": "Residential Landscape Design",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 290",
          "title": "Work Experience In Environmental Horticulture",
          "units": "2-4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 290",
          "title": "Work Experience In Environmental Horticulture",
          "units": "2-4",
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          "text": "List A - Complete 12 units of controlled electives from the following:",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ART 101",
          "title": "Visual Literacy",
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        {
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          "code": "ARTH C1100",
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          "code": "ARTH C1200",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "DRFT 121",
          "title": "Architectural Drafting II",
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "DRFT/EH 127",
          "title": "Landscape Drafting II",
          "indent": true
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "DRFT 130",
          "title": "Computer-Assisted Drafting And Design I",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C2001",
          "title": "Principles of Microeconomics",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECON C2001H",
          "title": "Principles of Microeconomics - Honors",
          "indent": true,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 102",
          "title": "Soils And Plant Nutrients",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 201",
          "title": "Arboriculture",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 207",
          "title": "Small Scale Food Production",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "EH 299",
          "title": "Independent Study In Environmental Horticulture",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENT 204",
          "title": "Global Entrepreneurship",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENVS 110",
          "title": "Humans And The Biological Environment",
          "indent": true
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ENVS/ERTH 115",
          "title": "Environmental Geology",
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ERTH 141/GEOG 101",
          "title": "Physical Geography",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HIST/ENVS 112",
          "title": "American Environmental History",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PHOT 109",
          "title": "Introduction to Photography",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSY 120",
          "title": "Introduction To Psychology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PSYC C1000H",
          "title": "Introduction to Psychology - Honors",
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          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "42.00-46.00"
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      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n1.  Identify common native and ornamental landscape plants.\n2.  Conduct a landscape assessment for ecological and economic sustainability.\n3.  Trouble-shoot pest, water, soil and location problems of landscape plants and plantings.\n4.  Provide recommendations for enhancing health of landscape trees, shrubs, other plants and soils.\n5.  Describe and implement both conventional and organic methods of landscape maintenance and care.\n6.  Design, plan and install basic irrigation systems.\n7.  Design, plan and install basic hardscape elements.\n8.  Utilize basic propagation methods to produce landscape plants.\n9.  Demonstrate a strong work and personal ethic through care of horticultural tools and facilities, and through care of personal health during horticultural practices.\n10.  Experience supervised, hands-on horticultural work.\n11.  Demonstrate proficiency in native plant ecology and restoration.\n12.  Demonstrate basic skills in landscape design."
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Recommended Sequence\n\nMake an appointment with your SBCC academic counselor through Starfish to create a Student Education Plan that reflects a recommended course sequence for this program that is tailored to your individual needs.\n\nHow to schedule an Academic Counseling appointment."
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