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Academics > All Programs > Lawn Maintenance Specialist
The Lawn Maintenance Specialist technical certificate of credit program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for entry-level work as a lawn maintenance specialist. Topics include: horticulture construction, landscape installation, and pest management.
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| HORT 1070 Landscape Installation This course develops skills needed for the proper selection, installation, and establishment of landscape trees, shrubs, groundcovers, turf, and flowers. Topics include workplace safety, interpreting a landscape plan, soil preparation, planting methods, post care and establishment, and managerial functions for landscape installers. Required textbooks and materials:
| 4 |
| HORT 1080 Pest Management This course provides an introduction to the principles and mechanisms of integrated pest management across a diverse array of pests including insects, weeds, plant pathogens, nematodes and vertebrates.Specifically, the course will provide students with a fundamental and practical understanding of integrated pest management in a landscape setting with emphasis on pest indentification and control; pesticide application safety; and legal requirements for state licensure. Required textbooks and materials:
| 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | |
| HORT 1000 Horticulture Science Introduces the fundamentals of plant science and horticulture as a career field.Emphasis will be placed on an industry overview; plant morphology; plant physiology; environmental factors affecting horticulture practices; soil physical and chemical properties; fertilizer elements and analysis; and basic propagation techniques. Required textbooks and materials:
| 3 |
| HORT 1410 Soils This course introduces students to the basic fundamentals of soil science including:soil formation and classification; physical, chemical and biological characteristics; soil fertility and productivity; and soil management and conservation practices. Required textbooks and materials:
| 3 |
| *10 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate |