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82 A S S O C I A T E O F A P P L I E D S C I E N C E D E G R E E S A N D C E R T I F I C A T E S

The Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Horticulture is a lower-division transfer program designed to assist students planning to transfer to Oregon State University. Students completing the degree requirements will be prepared to enroll in upper-division coursework. Students seeking to transfer to an institution other than OSU may be best served by pursuing an AA( OT) while taking specific agriculture, crop and soil science, horticulture, biology, physical science and mathematics courses that will transfer to the student’ s selected college or university. The AA( OT) is a general transfer degree and does not include program requirements. = It is important that you identify the four-year school you plan to attend. You should review the requirements of the program you plan to study at that institution and take those classes at LBCC. You may want to work with two advisors; one at LBCC and a second at the institution you hope to attend to make sure you are taking the courses that will meet program requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Horticulture will:

• Propagate, grow, and maintain plants in landscapes and horticultural production systems.

• Develop creative solutions to production, environmental, and social issues in the horticultural industry.

• Successfully transfer to a four-year college horticultural program.

• Successfully compete in the job market for a position in the horticultural industry.

Students who successfully complete a one-year Certificate in

Horticulture will:

• Propagate, grow, and maintain plants in landscapes and horticultural production systems.

• Effectively adapt horticultural production systems to changing production, environmental, and social issues.

• Successfully compete in the job market for a position in the horticultural industry.

Program Requirements

Full-time students can complete the Associate of Applied Science( AAS) degree in two years if they meet the prerequisite basic skill requirements as determined through the Computerized Placement Test. Students are expected to have basic mathematical, reading, and writing skills. To graduate with an AAS degree, students need to complete a four-credit algebra course( MTH 065 Elementary Algebra) in addition to fulfilling other general education requirements.

LBCC’ s Associate of Science degree in Horticulture is designed to be completed in two years. This assumes, however, that the entering student is prepared to take MTH 111 College Algebra, WR 121 English Composition, and CH 121 College Chemistry( available only through OSU) or CH 221 General Chemistry. If this is not the case, the student needs to allow extra time to complete this degree. CH 221 General Chemistry, which is usually taken in the first term of the AS in Horticulture, requires that the student possess a basic knowledge of chemistry prior to enrolling in the course. In order to fulfill this requirement a student must either:

• Pass a Chemistry Entrance Exam, or

• Take a college-level chemistry course( CH 112, CH 121, or CH 150).

To schedule an entrance exam or for further information contact: Linda Taylor at taylorl @ linnbenton. edu or 541-917-4741.

Facilities

Instructional facilities, including a greenhouse, laboratories, garden field plots, ornamental gardens, and the campus grounds, are used for skill building and demonstrations.

C A R E E R A N D T E C H N I C A L

Associate of Applied Science in Horticulture

See the beginning of this section for graduation requirements for the Associate of Applied Science degree. Students who pass a computer proficiency test may substitute another elective for AG 111 Computers in Agriculture. MTH 065 Elementary Algebra is required.

Related Instruction Requirements................................ 9

Computation

MTH 065 Elementary Algebra....................................................... 3( 1)( Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.)

Communication WR 121 English Composition..................................................... 3

Human Relations

HT 8.137 Plant Propagation........................................................ 3( 1)( Three credits apply toward general education requirements; one credit applies toward program.)