Program Overview
The Associate of Science in Turfgrass Management program equips students with the knowledge and skills to design, construct, and maintain landscapes and turfgrass areas. It prepares them for careers in golf course management, landscape management, pest control, and sales of horticultural supplies. The program also includes a State Certificate for Pesticide Application.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Associate of Science in Turfgrass Management provides instruction in the designing, construction, and maintenance of landscapes, management of large turf areas, with an emphasis on the management of golf course turf.
Objectives:
To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, construct, and maintain landscapes and turfgrass areas. To prepare students for careers in turfgrass management, including golf course management, landscape management and construction, pest control, and sales of fertilizer and horticultural supplies. To prepare students for the State Certificate for Pesticide Application.
Outline:
Required Courses (33 units):
- AGEH 001 Horticulture (3 units)
- AGEH 001L Horticulture Laboratory (1 unit)
- AGEH 004 Turfgrass Management (2 units)
- AGEH 004L Turfgrass Management Laboratory (1 unit)
- AGEH 008 Landscape Management (3 units)
- AGEH 016 Arboriculture (2 units)
- AGEH 024 Advanced Turfgrass Management (3 units)
- AGEH 027 Turfgrass & Landscape Pest Management (3 units)
- AGEH 030 Landscape Equipment (2 units)
- AGEH 046 Landscape Irrigation Systems (2 units)
- AGEH 046L Landscape Irrigation Systems Lab (1 unit)
- AGEH 095A Environmental Horticulture Turfgrass Work Experience (2 units)
- AGPS 001 Soils & Plant Nutrition (4 units)
- AGPS 032 Pesticide Laws & Regulations (2 units)
- AGBU 059A Leadership (1 unit)
- AGBU 059B Careers (1 unit)
Electives (8 units):
- AGPS 002 Entomology - General & Applied (4 units)
- AGEH 005 Ornamental Plant Identification (3 units)
- AGEH 009 Landscape Planning & Design (3 units)
- AGEH 020 Landscape Construction (2 units)
- AGEH 034 Golf Course Management (3 units)
- AGEH 095A Environmental Horticulture Turfgrass Work Experience (1-2 units)
- NR 001 Conservation of Natural Resources (3 units)
- NR 001L Conservation of Natural Resources Lab (1 unit)
- NR 041A Native Plants - Mountain (1 unit)
- NR 041B Native Plants - Desert (1 unit)
- NR 059 Careers in Natural Res & Agri Sciences (3 units)
- BUAC 066 Fundamentals of Bookkeeping (3 units)
Careers:
Graduates of the Turfgrass Management program will be prepared for careers in:
- Golf course management
- Landscape management and construction
- Pest control
- Sales of fertilizer and horticultural supplies
- Irrigation equipment supply and sales
