Environmental Horticulture, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements: 16 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
• AGRI 126 - Introductory Soils

Major Core Requirements: 37 Semester Hours

• HORT 100 - Introduction to Horticulture
• HORT 160 - Principles of Horticultural Plants
• HORT 223 - Pathology
• HORT 224 - Horticulture Business Management
• HORT 243 - Entomology
• HORT 250 - Landscape Plans
• HORT 254 - Horticulture Summer Supervised Experience Program
• HORT 255 - Horticulture Supervised Experience Program
• RMGT 101 - Conservation
• HORT 161 - Herbaceous Plants I
• HORT 162 - Woody Ornamentals
• HORT 163 - Evergreens, Vines and Groundcovers
• HORT 282 - Interior Plants and Plantscaping

Students choose 14 credit hours from any recommended course listed below in their area of concentration and/or any course in HORT - selected with Advisor’s approval.

Floral Design and Interior Plantscaping Concentration: Choose 14 Semester Hours

Hort. 282 Interior Plants and Plantscaping and Hort. 161 Herbaceous Plants are recommended plant identification courses for the Floral Degree Concentration.

• HORT 280 - Floral Design
• HORT 283 - Floral Design II
• HORT 285 - Floral Design III
• HORT 286 - Floral Design IV
• HORT 289 - Advanced Wedding and Event Floral
• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Greenhouse Production and Management Concentration: Choose 14 semester hours

Hort. 282 Interior Plants and Plantscaping and Hort. 161 Herbaceous Plants are recommended plant identification courses for the Greenhouse Production and Management Degree Concentration.

• HORT 270 - Plant Propagation
• HORT 281 - Greenhouse Management and Production
• HORT 287 - Floral Crop Production I
• HORT 288 - Floral Crop Production II
• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Nursery Production and Management Concentration: Choose 14 semester hours

Hort. 161 Herbaceous Plants and Hort. 162 Woody Ornamentals are recommended plant identicication courses for the Nursery Production Degree Concentration.

• HORT 163 - Evergreens, Vines and Groundcovers
• HORT 270 - Plant Propagation
• HORT 271 - Nursery Production and Practices
• HORT 281 - Greenhouse Management and Production
• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Turfgrass Production and Management Concentration: Choose 14 semester hours

Hort. 162 Woody Ornamentals and Hort. 163 Evergreens, Vines and Groundcovers are recommended plant identification courses for the Turfgrass Production and Management Degree Concentration. 

• HORT 185 - Arboriculture
• HORT 253 - Landscape Construction
• HORT 260 - Turf Management I
• HORT 261 - Turf Management II
• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Urban Forestry Concentration: Choose 14 semester hours

Hort. 162 Woody Ornamentals and Hort. 163 Evergreens, Vines and Groundcovers are recommended plant identification courses for the Urban Forestry Degree Concentration. 

• AGRI 180 - Information Technology in Agriculture
• HORT 185 - Arboriculture
• HORT 270 - Plant Propagation
• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Total Required Hours: 67 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
• HORT 250 - Landscape Plans
• HORT 160 - Principles of Horticultural Plants
• HORT 100 - Introduction to Horticulture
• AGRI 126 - Introductory Soils

Second Semester

• HORT 243 - Entomology
• HORT 224 - Horticulture Business Management

Summer Semester

• HORT 254 - Horticulture Summer Supervised Experience Program

Third Semester

• HORT 299 - Special Topics in Horticulture

Fourth Semester

• HORT 255 - Horticulture Supervised Experience Program
• RMGT 101 - Conservation
• HORT 223 - Pathology

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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