Plant Science/Environmental Horticultural Advising Track
Prepares students for transfer to a four-year institution after completion of two years at Pensacola State College. Landscape and Nursery Horticulture exposes students to the art and science of breeding, installing and maintaining plants that are used to enhance and improve the human environment. This inter-disciplinary advising track combines the study of landscape and nursery horticultural sciences with the study of business, management and communications.
Horticultural Science graduates look forward to careers as nursery managers/owners, landscape designers, garden magazine journalists, environmental restoration consultants, plant breeders/ inspectors and municipal horticulturalists. Career opportunities include work with golf courses, athletic fields, lawn care companies, parks, agrichemical industries, cemeteries, environmental consulting firms, sod farms and governmental agencies, as well as preparation for graduate school. Job opportunities are plentiful for individuals with targeted educational backgrounds and experience in nursery and landscape management.
This advising track was developed with agreement from the University of Florida, Milton Campus. Two plus two scholarships between Pensacola State College and the University of Florida are available each year to graduating seniors.
Students should consult with an advisor at the college or university they plan to attend for the specific courses recommended by that institution. We strongly encourage you to contact the Pensacola State Biological Sciences Department for assistance in planning your program of study. If you plan to transfer to the University of Florida, Milton Campus, please contact Dr. Anthea Amos, Dean, (850) 484-4463 or UF Academic Programs (850) 983-5216 to make sure you meet UF preadmission requirements.
Department Head:
Michael R. Allen, (850) 484-1167
mrallen@pensacolastate.edu
Program Contact:
Anthea Amos, (850) 484-4463
aamos@pensacolastate.edu
Offered at UF
Individual course requirements at specific institutions may sometimes differ from the published Common Course Prerequisite Manual. PSC recommends students see an academic advisor as well as contact their transfer institution to confirm program requirements.
Communications General Education
Humanities General Education
| See Choices | Humanities (General Education Core Course) | 3 cc |
| See Choices | Humanities (Literature LIT, AML, or ENL prefix) | 3 cc |
Mathematics General Education
Natural Sciences General Education
Natural Sciences Companion Lab
| BSC 1010L | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 cc |
Social Science General Education
General Education Electives
| Foreign Language II | 3 cc |
| CGS 1570 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 cc |
Electives
| Foreign Language I | 3 cc |
| BOT 2010 | General Botany | 3 cc |
| BOT 2010L | General Botany Laboratory | 1 cc |
| BSC 1011 | Principles of Biological Diversity | 3 cc |
| BSC 1011L | Principles of Biological Diversity Laboratory | 1 cc |
| CHM 1045L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 cc |
| ENC 1210 | Technical Writing I | 3 cc |
| PHY 1053 | General Physics I | 3 cc |
| PHY 1053L | General Physics I Laboratory | 1 cc |
| SPC 1608 | Public Speaking | 3 cc |
| Elective | 1 cc |
Total Credit Hours: 60