Nursery Management

Nursery Management is an ideal field for people with a "green thumb." Students work in a two-acre nursery area of the COS farm, propagating plants in the three large greenhouses, growing and maintaining house or garden plants, and learning to package them attractively for sale to retail and wholesale industries. Job opportunities in this field include nursery manager, owner and salesperson, grower production foreman, turf specialist, landscape estimator and nurseryman. Many of these required courses will transfer to universities for lower division credit towards advanced degrees in Horticulture.

Certificate:
30 Units in courses listed below with a minimum of a "C" grade in all courses.
A.S. Degree:
Certificate courses with a minimum "C" grade plus General Education and graduation requirements for a total of 60 units.
Course Numbers
Core Courses
Units
AG MGT 108a-b
Introduction to Agriculture Computer Applications (1st semester)
3
OH 2
Plant Identification 1
3
OH 3
Plant Identification 2
3
OH 101
Basic Ornamental Horticulture
3
OH 104
Nursery Practices
3
OH 105
Plant Propagation
3
OH 109
Landscape Maintenance
3
WRK EXP 193
Occupational Cooperative Education/Internship (1st semester)
3
Minimum Core Course Units:
 
27
Course Numbers
Support Courses
(Select 3 additional units from this list to complete the total units required)
Units
AG 3
Entomology
3
AG 4
Soils
3
AG MGT 103
Introduction to Agricultural Management
3
AG MGT 104
Agricultural Accounting
3
AG MGT 108a-b
Introduction to Agriculture Computer Applications (2nd semester)
3
OH 106
Landscape Drafting
3
OH 118
Xeriscape
3
OH 119
Interiorscape
3
OH 129
Horticulture/Floral Business Management
3
OH 271
Basic Horticulture Skills
3
AG --
Other Approved Agriculture Classes With Approval of Department
3
Minimum Support Course Units:
 
3
Total Minimum Units Required:
 
30