HRT-220 Field Experiences in Horticulture
This is a capstone course to both the Horticulture degree and certificate. Students will combine the following: several short classroom sessions with at least fifty (50) hours of individual experience in the field, and the horticulture exit exam. Classroom topics will include review in major subject categories, career opportunities, tools for successful achievement of employment, and professional certifications. Field experience opportunities can be suggested by faculty or by the student and will vary with student interest. The horticulture exit exam is both written and walking and includes identification of plants, pests, diseases, IPM, soils, and tools common to horticulture.
Prerequisite
AAS Horticulture: Successful completion of
AGR-100 and twelve (12) credit hours of Horticulture courses. Prerequisite: Certificate Horticulture: Successful completion of AGR 100 and nine (9) credit hours of Horticulture courses. Prerequisite: Certificate Horticulture: Successful completion of AGR 100 and nine (9) credit hours of Horticulture courses.
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Course Outline
Department
Environmental Conservation and Horticulture
Course Description
This is a capstone course to both the Horticulture degree and certificate. Students will combine the following: several short classroom sessions with at least fifty (50) hours of individual experience in the field, and the horticulture exit exam. Classroom topics will include review in major subject categories, career opportunities, tools for successful achievement of employment, and professional certifications. Field experience opportunities can be suggested by faculty or by the student and will vary with student interest. The horticulture exit exam is both written and walking and includes identification of plants, pests, diseases, IPM, soils, and tools common to horticulture.
Credit Hours
2Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Spring
Prerequisites
AAS Horticulture: Successful completion of AGR-100 and twelve (12) credit hours of Horticulture courses. Prerequisite: Certificate Horticulture: Successful completion of AGR 100 and nine (9) credit hours of Horticulture courses. Prerequisite: Certificate Horticulture: Successful completion of AGR 100 and nine (9) credit hours of Horticulture courses.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Create a professional resume and cover letter.
- Evaluate a variety of field experience opportunities.
- Successfully complete a field experience internship position at an off-campus job opportunity.
- Score 70% or higher on either the horticulture program exit exam, or the NYS Certified Nursery and Landscape Professional (CNLP) exam.
Topic Outline
- 1. Course introduction
- a. Requirements for successful completion
- b. Forms
- 2. Classroom components
- a. Obtaining jobs
- i. Careers in the field
- ii. Resume writing
- iii. Cover letter writing
- iv. Individual discussion regarding field experience opportunities
- v. Interview tips and recommendations
- b. Professional life beyond college
- i. Professional certifications
- ii. Trade shows
- iii. Volunteerism
- c. Review workshops
- i. Deciduous woody plants: key ID features, pests, diseases, and IPM
- ii. Coniferous woody plants: key ID features, pests, diseases, and IPM
- iii. Herbaceous plants: key ID features, pests, diseases, and IPM
- iv. Soils
- (1) Characteristics of soils
- (2) Sampling and testing
- (3) Fertilizer calculations
- (4) Cause and effect of changes in soils
- v. Tools of the trade
- vi. Hand tool review
- 3. Horticulture exit exam
- a. Written questions (100 points)
- i. Site analysis
- ii. Soils
- iii. Key ID features of plant materials
- iv. Fertilizer calculations
- v. Tools of the trade
- b. Walking questions on the campus, greenhouse, and arboretum (100 points)