New Degree Option at South Seattle Community College LHO Program!

SSCC's Landscape Horticulture Program will be implementing several curriculum
changes in the coming school year. One of the changes includes dropping the
degree in "Landscape Management" and adding a degree in "Sustainable Land
Management." This new option will have more emphasis on environmental
sustainability. Below is overview of the new degree.

Technical Specialty Courses - Core Horticulture Curriculum – 28 credits
LHO 100 Careers in Horticulture 1
LHO 109 Integrated Pest Management - IPM 3
LHO 135 Introduction to Irrigation & Drainage 3
LHO 137 Landscape Management 3
LHO 150 Horticulture Science 3
LHO 152 Soils 3
LHO 242 Permaculture 3 3

Select 3 plant ID courses –9 credits (part of 28 Core Credits)
LHO 115 Fall Plant Identification 3
LHO 116 Winter Plant Identification 3
LHO 117 Spring Plant Identification 3
LHO 119 Native Plants for NW Landscapes 3
LHO 120 Perennial Plant Identification 3

B. Landscape Maintenance Track (Certificate Requirements)
LHO 105 Fundamentals of Landscape Design 3
LHO 108 Weed ID & Management 3
LHO 140 Introduction to Arboriculture 3
LHO 155 Pruning 3
LHO 240 Ecological Restoration: An Intro. 3

Related Instruction (Required) 10 credits
IFS 100 Industrial First Aid 1
ENG 105 English Composition 3
MAT 110 Math for Technicians 3
PSY 240 Psychology of Human Relations 3

TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDITS: 50

LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE

Sustainable Land Management Track "B"
Complete 1-Year Certificate Requirements 50
Technical Specialty Courses – Degree Requirements 31 Credits

B. Sustainable Land Management Track 31 Credits

Core courses for track B (25 credits)
LHO 197 Internship (or equivalent work exp.) 2 minimum
LHO 155 Pruning 3
LHO 210 Plant Problem Diagnostics 3
LHO 236 Advanced Irrigation Systems Design 5
LHO 238 Maintenance Estimating and Bidding 3
LHO 240 Ecological Restoration – An Introduction 3
LHO 241 Ecological Restoration – Project Planning
& Implementation 3

Required Track B Core Courses 25

Choose additional electives from the list below, with approval of faculty
advisor, to bring total horticultural courses (core + electives) up to 31-34
credits (Minimum)

LHO 105 Fundamentals of Landscape Design 3
LHO 111 Greenhouse Operations 3
LHO 112 Nursery Operations 3
LHO 160 Garden Renovation 3
LHO 189 Introduction to Landscape Construction 3
LHO 215 Plant Propagation 3
LHO 237 Adv. Irrigation Diagnostics & Repairs 5
LHO 255 Edible Trees, Shrubs and Vines 3
LHO 272 Landscape Construction Project Fall 4
LHO 273 Landscape Construction Project Spring 4

Track B core courses + horticultural electives 31-34

Related Instruction—A minimum of 10 credits in two of the following areas:
• Visual, Literary & Performing Arts
• Individuals, Cultures & Societies
• The Natural World 10 credits

TOTAL (50 cert. + 31-34 hort + 10 related instruction) 91- 94 credits