AGH: Agriculture — Horticulture

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AGH-107 Horticulture Lab

1 credits—Horticulture lab offers students the opportunity to work in the Hawkeye horticulture laboratory under the supervision of an instructor. Students will be assigned projects and will be responsible for completing them on a timely basis for a limited time. This course may be repeated up to three times with different content.

Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

AGH-108 Horticulture Safety

1 credits—The Horticulture safety course will provide students with the knowledge to recognize safe working practices in the horticulture industry. Outline the standards and expectations required to work safely in the numerous occupations of the horticulture industry. The course will introduce students to the national OSHA safety standards for General Construction and upon their completion of this course will receive the OSHA 10 hour General Construction certification.

Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00

AGH-112 Introduction to Turfgrass Management

3 credits—The course introduces the students to the field of Turfgrass Science. Applying the principles and practices involved in successful maintenance of turfgrass areas will be presented.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

AGH-140 Equipment Operations

2 credits—This course introduces the general care and use of horticultural equipment in turf and landscape maintenance, and construction. Emphasis is on operation, preventative maintenance performed by the operator, daily lubrications and minor adjustments. Students will also mount and dismount accessories used on the equipment. Safe operation of machinery is emphasized.

Lecture Hours: 16 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $593.00

AGH-142 Landscape Construction

3 credits—Principles and practices of landscape construction will be explained. Curriculum encompasses process from initial client contact to installation of plant material and hardscape. Laboratory work in the course involves landscape installation using various materials and techniques.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $922.00

AGH-143 Equipment Repair

3 credits—This course is an introduction to basic maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems of gasoline and diesel engines. Maintenance, up-keep and repair techniques on reel mowers, rotary mowers, and other horticulture equipment are covered.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $727.00

AGH-161 Irrigation Systems

3 credits—This course presents various types of irrigation equipment: heads, valves, controllers, pipe, and the accessories used in an irrigation system. The course presents the function of water, its relationships to plants and soil, and an introduction to water hydraulics.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $767.00

AGH-200 Landscape Estimating and Bidding

2 credits—This course focuses on the fundamentals of creating a landscape project estimate including material take-offs, plant pricing, labor rates, measuring, reading landscape plans and math calculations.

Lecture Hours: 16 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $528.00

AGH-211 Advanced Turfgrass Management

3 credits—The course provides opportunities for students to learn techniques of golf course management and operation. Proper construction of specific golf course areas such as: greens, tees, bunkers, basic golf course design is presented. Budgets, irrigation, maintenance and an integrated pest management program are presented.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $802.00

AGH-221 Principles of Horticulture

3 credits—The course provides an introduction to horticulture covering the basic knowledge and skills associated with growth and development of plants including fruits, vegetables, turfgrass, and ornamentals.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $852.00

AGH-248 Identifying Plant and Landscape Problems

3 credits—This course will cover common insect, disease, and weed identification in various landscape applications along with environmental problems. Techniques for problem identification and finding the tools needed to reach a solution will be a major focus. Strategies such as integrated pest management and chemical treatment will be covered.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

AGH-400 Athletic Field Maintenance

3 credits—Studies specific sport facilities utilizing turf grasses including football, soccer, field hockey, baseball, and softball fields. Techniques of operation, management, maintenance, budgets, construction, and irrigation will be covered.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $702.00

AGH-425 Grounds Maintenance

3 credits—This course introduced basic maintenance practices used on a golf course; golf course etiquette, procedures such as top dressing, aerifying, mowing, verticutting, fertilizing, watering, and changing cups on a green. Introduces maintenance practices used in sports complexes, parks and recreation areas, and commercial and industrial grounds.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $752.00

AGH-431 Maintaining Turf and Landscape Equipment

3 credits—This course covers the fundamentals of turf grass and equipment maintenance including shop layout and maintenance scheduling. Practical applications will be covered involving routine and scheduled maintenance of specialty equipment along with practices such as bearing replacement and reel grinding.

Lecture Hours: 32 Lab Hours: 32

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $752.00

AGH-912 Current Topics in Hort.

1 credits—This is a capstone course for the Horticulture program. This course provides an overview of current and potential future trends in the green industry. Case studies will be investigated.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: Technical

2025–2026 Course Cost: $234.00