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Program Requirements

Landscape, Plant & Turf Technician

Technical Diploma 31-001-1

www.cvtc.edu
1-800-547-2882

Start Dates: August

Effective: August 2025

First Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
001-116 Landscape Plants 2 Fall only | Program or pre-program student Study of annuals, perennials, and roses. Selection, care, and tips to best utilize flowers and foliage plants effectively in their landscape. Groundcovers and vines will be included. Identification of trees and shrubs and their use in the landscape with emphasis on texture, color, bark, flowers, and fruit will be examined. Students will learn proper planting and maintenance practices along with critical pests and diseases that can affect the health of these landscape plants.
Course #: 001-116
Title: Landscape Plants
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only | Program or pre-program student Study of annuals, perennials, and roses. Selection, care, and tips to best utilize flowers and foliage plants effectively in their landscape. Groundcovers and vines will be included. Identification of trees and shrubs and their use in the landscape with emphasis on texture, color, bark, flowers, and fruit will be examined. Students will learn proper planting and maintenance practices along with critical pests and diseases that can affect the health of these landscape plants.
001-120 Horticulture Soils 3 Fall only | Program or pre-program student Explores soil properties, formation, development, and classification in relation to the horticulture industry. Course topics will include horticulture soils uses as a growing medium and as an engineering base for Landscaping.
Course #: 001-120
Title: Horticulture Soils
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only | Program or pre-program student Explores soil properties, formation, development, and classification in relation to the horticulture industry. Course topics will include horticulture soils uses as a growing medium and as an engineering base for Landscaping.
001-121 Intro to Horticulture 2 Fall only | Program or pre-program student This course provides an overview of the horticulture profession. Its role and importance throughout history, current trends, and career opportunities will be covered.
Course #: 001-121
Title: Intro to Horticulture
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only | Program or pre-program student This course provides an overview of the horticulture profession. Its role and importance throughout history, current trends, and career opportunities will be covered.
001-122 Horticulture Lab 1 Fall only | Program or pre-program student Participants will experience hands on activities related to horticulture crops and their use, plant classification, plant propagation, and the inter-relationships between the environment, plant growth, and plant development.
Course #: 001-122
Title: Horticulture Lab
Credits: 1
Prerequisites/Comments: Fall only | Program or pre-program student Participants will experience hands on activities related to horticulture crops and their use, plant classification, plant propagation, and the inter-relationships between the environment, plant growth, and plant development.
801-136 English Composition 1 3   This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing, and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.
Course #: 801-136
Title: English Composition 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing, and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.
804-134 Mathematical Reasoning 3   All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.
Course #: 804-134
Title: Mathematical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments:   All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.
  Total Credits: 14  
Total Credits: 14

Second Semester
Course # Course Title Credits Prerequisites/Comments
001-103 Turf Management 2 14 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student Examines how to effectively establish and maintain professional lawn/turf. Covers identification and selection of turf grasses, establishment and maintenance practices. The course will include nutrient needs, integrated pest management, diagnosing problems, corrective strategies, irrigation principles and irrigation implementation.
Course #: 001-103
Title: Turf Management
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: 14 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student Examines how to effectively establish and maintain professional lawn/turf. Covers identification and selection of turf grasses, establishment and maintenance practices. The course will include nutrient needs, integrated pest management, diagnosing problems, corrective strategies, irrigation principles and irrigation implementation.
001-108 Bus Apps for Green Industry 2 Winter only | Program or pre-program student Marketing practices of products and services for the Green Industry ranging from product pricing to distribution of product will be studied. Students will analyze new and established strategies for selling through stores, mail order catalogs and Internet sites. Effective techniques for attracting and keeping customers will be covered.
Course #: 001-108
Title: Bus Apps for Green Industry
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: Winter only | Program or pre-program student Marketing practices of products and services for the Green Industry ranging from product pricing to distribution of product will be studied. Students will analyze new and established strategies for selling through stores, mail order catalogs and Internet sites. Effective techniques for attracting and keeping customers will be covered.
001-110 Integrated Plant/Pest Mgmt 2 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student The course will provide students with the knowledge and skill necessary to diagnose plant problems and control strategies in the landscape. Particular attention is given to insects, diseases, weeds and cultural needs of landscape plants.
Course #: 001-110
Title: Integrated Plant/Pest Mgmt
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student The course will provide students with the knowledge and skill necessary to diagnose plant problems and control strategies in the landscape. Particular attention is given to insects, diseases, weeds and cultural needs of landscape plants.
001-113 Pesticide & Fertilizer App 3 14 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student This course focuses on the study and application of pesticides and fertilizers used on horticulture crops. Specific areas of study include chemical classification, mode of action in plants, injury symptoms, resistance in plants and pests, mixing and loading concerns, application methods and concerns, recordkeeping and posting requirements. Students will be required to take the Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification exam as part of this course.
Course #: 001-113
Title: Pesticide & Fertilizer App
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 14 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student This course focuses on the study and application of pesticides and fertilizers used on horticulture crops. Specific areas of study include chemical classification, mode of action in plants, injury symptoms, resistance in plants and pests, mixing and loading concerns, application methods and concerns, recordkeeping and posting requirements. Students will be required to take the Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification exam as part of this course.
001-125 Horticulture Equipmnt & Safety 2 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student Focuses on how to maintain and operate a skid steer loader, forklift, til-handlers, turf mowing equipment and general landscape equipment.
Course #: 001-125
Title: Horticulture Equipmnt & Safety
Credits: 2
Prerequisites/Comments: 2nd 8 Weeks, Spring only | Program or pre-program student Focuses on how to maintain and operate a skid steer loader, forklift, til-handlers, turf mowing equipment and general landscape equipment.
801-196 Oral/Interpersonal Comm 3 1st 8 Weeks Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
Course #: 801-196
Title: Oral/Interpersonal Comm
Credits: 3
Prerequisites/Comments: 1st 8 Weeks Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
  Total Credits: 14  
Total Credits: 14

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Minimum Program Credits Required: 28

2.0 Minimum Program Cumulative GPA Required for Graduation
If a student does not enroll in any courses at CVTC for two or more consecutive semesters, the student will be required to reapply with Admissions. Students must abide by any changes in admission requirements and degree requirements.

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