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Horticulture and Landscape Design
Occupational Skills Awards

Occupational Skills Awards are available now
 in the areas of

General Horticulture
General Landscape Design
Plant Identification

The OSA recognizes completion of a basic set of courses at Saddleback College in an occupational area.
These are NOT occupational Certificates but they often include courses leading to the full certificates in
 Horticulture and Landscape Design.  The OSA is designed to document progress and achievement in the study area.

Applications for these awards are made at Admissions and Records beginning with the start of Fall semester 2003.
Students recently completing the requirements may apply even it they have finished coursework prior to Fall 2003.
 

General Horticulture
Hort 20 – Introduction to Horticultural Sciences (4.0 units)
Hort 112 – Plant Propagation (3.0 units)
Hort 113 – Soils and Fertilizers (3.0 units)

General Landscape Design
Hort 7 – Introduction to Landscape Design (3.0 units)
Hort 109 – Planting Design (3.0 units)
Hort 130 – Hardscape and Construction Materials (3.0 units)

Plant Identification
Hort 10 – Plant Materials: Annuals and Groundcovers (3.0 units)
Hort 11 – Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs (3.0 units)
Hort 29 – Ornamental Native Plants (3.0 units)

Occupational Skill Awards are not recorded on student transcripts.