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Sustainable Agriculture Technology, Associate in Applied Science

Curriculum HRT.SAG.AAS (C201E)

Sustainable Agriculture Technology curriculum is designed to provide students the skills necessary to manage an environmentally sound and sustainable urban food production system. Graduates are qualified for numerous positions associated with sustainable agriculture including horticulture, nursery operations, agricultural education and managing food production.

Upon successful completion of the Sustainable Agriculture Technology Associate Degree, the graduate will be able to:

• choose sustainable food production practices for nutritious food;
• evaluate food distribution and storage practices;
• integrate appropriate sustainable practices to promote urban agriculture;
• describe the interrelationships of people, society and plants;
• demonstrate effective written, visual and verbal communication skills; and
• utilize learned skills to advance in chosen career and continue professional development through four-year transfer programs.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One (Fall)
Course	Category	Credits
BIS 105 ◊ Environmental Biology		4 credits
HRT 125 ◊ Plants and Society		4 credits
RHT 101 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I		3 credits
SAT 100 Principles of Agroecology		3 credits
SAT 105 Urban Agriculture Issues		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	17

HRT 125◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science general education requirement.

RHT 101◊: Students must complete RHT 101◊ with SPE 101◊, or RHT 101◊ with RHT 102◊. Students intending to transfer are encouraged to complete all three courses: RHT 101◊, RHT 102◊ and SPE 101◊ to meet university requirements.

Semester Two (Spring)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 135 ◊ Soils and Fertilizers		3 credits
SAT 130 Sustainable Plant Health Care		3 credits
SAT 140 Sustainable Organic Plants		4 credits
RHT 102 ◊ # Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II		3 credits
OR
SPE 101 ◊ # Principles of Effective Speaking		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	13

Semester Three (Summer)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 154 ◊ # Horticulture Internship		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	3

Semester Four (Fall)
Course	Category	Credits
HRT 127 ◊ Entomology: Insects, People and Plants		3 credits
HRT 128 ◊ Plant Pathology		3 credits
HRT 265 ◊ Vegetable and Herb Gardening		3 credits
MAT 122 ◊ # Technical Mathematics		3 credits
General education/Humanities		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	15

Semester Five (Spring)
Course	Category	Credits
ECO 105 ◊ Consumer Economics		3 credits
OR
PSY 100 ◊ Introduction to Psychology		3 credits
HRT 126 ◊ Plant Propagation/Greenhouse Operations		3 credits
SAT 110 Natural Resource Management (Soils and Water)		3 credits
SAT 210 Sustainable Plant Production for Human Nutrition		3 credits
SAT 220 Designing Food Production Systems in Urban Landscaping		1 credit
SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape		3 credits
	Total Semester Credits:	16

Total Credit Hours: 64

See HRT course descriptions; SAT course descriptions.

Coordinator: Gary Antonich, Ext. 3550