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Horticulture - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 144

For curriculum information, contact the Science, Engineering, and Technology Division—Room ST-248—443-518-1600.

This curriculum is a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture. This area of study is specifically designed to transfer to UMCP’s Natural Resource Science Program. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3 credits

Humanities, Arts and Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Humanities Core Course

-Arts Core Course

-Literature Core Course

9-11

One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.

Social Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses

6

One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.

Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHEM-101General Inorganic Chemistry I

4 credits

CHEM-102General Inorganic Chemistry II

4 credits

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
MATH-181Calculus I

4 credits

-or

-higher

Interdisciplinary

Course NumberTitleCredits
Interdisciplinary -Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core Course

1-3

Required Courses Related to Major

Required Courses

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHEM-201Organic Chemistry I

4 credits

HORT-100Introduction to Horticulture

4 credits

HORT-210Woody Plants

3 credits

HORT-220Landscape Design & Contracting

3 credits

HORT-230Pest and Disease Control

3 credits

-or

HORT-240Turf Grass Management

3 credits

GEOL-107Introduction to Physical Geology

3 credits

GEOL-117Introduction to Physical Geology - Lab

1 credit

PHYS-103Fundamentals of Physics I

4 credits

PHYS-104Fundamentals of Physics II

4 credits

Total Credit Hours: 60-64