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ASAST in Horticulture Credit Distribution

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Learner Designed Area of Study (LDAS)

Subject Area/Category	Credits
I. General Education Requirements	30
A. English Composition	6
B. Humanities	6
C. Social Sciences	6
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics	12
Intermediate and pre-calculus mathematics or above*	(6)
General physics or general chemistry	(6)
II. Area of Study: Horticulture	21
A. Soil Science	3
Soil Chemistry Soil Fertility
B. Plant Propagation or Plant Breeding	3
C. Floriculture	3
General Floriculture Floral Design or Floral Crop Production
D. Landscape	3
Landscape Design or Construction
E. Horticulture Electives	9
Woody Plant Materials Herbaceous Plant Materials Ornamental Horticulture Techniques Nursery Management Floral Marketing Greenhouse Management Up to three (3) credits from the following: Plant Nutrition Plant Physiology Plant Morphology Plant Taxonomy Ecology Plant Pathology Weed Control or Pesticide Techniques Turf Management Entomology Arboriculture
III. Free Electives	9
A. Computer Requirement	3
B. Free Electives	6
Total	60 credits

*Some areas of study require mathematics at the level of pre-calculus algebra and calculus.

Note 1: Courses listed in Area of Study are offered as a guide. Other courses may also be considered appropriate for this option.
Note 2:
Corollary Requirements:
• 6 credits of Intermediate and Precalculus Algebra
• One full year of General Chemistry
• 3 credits of Computer Concepts

Students may check the appropriateness of other courses by contacting the Advisement Center.

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