Instructional Programs
Tu r f a n d L a n d s c a p e M a n a g e m e n t San Jacinto Campus
Degree(s)
A.S. in Golf Course/Turf Management 12877 AS.GC.TMGMT (with General Education Requirements Option A)
(951) 487-MSJC (6752) 1-800-624-5561
Certificate(s)
Menifee Valley Campus (951) 672-MSJC (6752) 1-800-452-3335
Certificate in Golf Course/Turf Management 12877 CT.GOLF.TURF.IRRIGATION
Employment Concentration Certificate(s) Resort Operations 99999 ECC.BUS.RESOPS Irrigation Technician 99999 ECC.HORT.IT Golf and Grounds 99999 ECC.HORT.G&G Landscaping Operation 99999 ECC.LANDOP
Program Description
Certificates
The Certificate/Associate degree (AS) in Golf Course/ Turf Management is primarily designed to prepare the student for entry into careers associated with golf course management and turf management. This program specifically provides students with a strong foundation in turf management, water usage, fertility, soils, horticulture and human resource management for golf courses, recreational parks, sports fields and general landscape areas. This program also prepares students to enter the job market as an assistant golf course superintendent, field crew supervisor, irrigation technician, equipment manager, grounds person for parks, cities, and school districts, or field crew foreman for landscape contractors. The Certificate/Associate degree (AS) program in Golf Course/Turf Management prepares students with the technical and analytical skills necessary for managing a golf course or turf/horticultural area.
The Golf Course/Turf Management certificate includes 9 units of foundational courses in Horticulture, Turfgrass Management, and Soil science as well as a choice of elective courses offered to fulfill the minimum 18-unit requirements. Elective courses can be scheduled to complete a choice of two employment concentrations for Irrigation Technician and/or Assistant Superintendent or can be taken in any combination to satisfy a student’s individual needs.
Career Opportunities Assistant Golf Course Superintendent * Field Crew Supervisor * Grounds Keeper * Irrigation Technician * Equipment Manager * Landscape Foreman * Sports Turf Manager
Transfer Preparation MSJC offers a range of course work to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. All four– year institutions prescribe their own standards for course evaluation and admissions. Prospective transfer students are advised to review the MSJC catalog with a counselor to determine which MSJC courses are transferable.
Degree An Associate of Science (AS) degree may be earned by completing the 18 unit certificate requirements in Golf Course/Turf Management and all MSJC General Education Option A requirements.
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Certificate in Golf Course/Turf Management (18 units) Required Core Courses (9 units) HORT-101 HORT-102 HORT-104
Horticulture Science Introduction to Turfgrass Management Soil Science and Management
3 units 3 units 3 units
Employment Concentrations Golf and Grounds Concentration (9 units) HORT-103 HORT-105 HORT-106 HORT-107
Advanced Turfgrass Management Golf Course/Landscape Irrigation Pesticide Law and Regulations Arboriculture
3 units 3 units 3 units 3 units
Irrigation Technician Concentration (6 units) Choose 6 units from the following: HORT-103 Advanced Turfgrass Management HORT-105 Golf Course/Landscape Irrigation COMM-103 Interpersonal Communications
Landscaping Operation Concentration (6 units) HORT-109 HORT-110 or HORT-106
3 units 3 units 3 units
Landscape Design Laws and Regulations: An Integrated Pest Management Approach
3 units
Pesticide Laws and Regulations
3 units
3 units
Resort Operations Concentration (10 units)
HORT-120/BADM-120 Sales and Marketing in Hospitality
3 units
Mt. San Jacinto College 2008-2009 Catalog