Horry-Georgetown
Technical
College Catalog &
Student Handbook
2006-2007
This catalog does not constitute a contract between Horry-Georgetown Technical
College and its students,
applicants for admission, or any other person. Horry-Georgetown Technical
College reserves the right
to change without notice any statement in the catalog. For the most current
information, visit the College website at lagoon.hgtc.edu.
Programs of Study in Agriculture
Technology
FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY (FOR3)
ASSOCIATE DEGREE: AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY
Credit Requirements: 77 Credit Hours
The Forestry Management Technology
program trains students for the position of forest technician, a
middle-management level professional trained to work with a graduate
professional forester. The Forestry Management Technology program is recognized
by the Society of American Foresters through 2007 and is approved for
Cooperative Work Experience. Graduates will be qualified for entry level
positions with state and federal forest agencies, pulp and timber companies,
consultant foresters and other employment where skills of surveying, timber
cruising, map drawing and forest management are needed. Students have the opportunity to become
certified in the following areas:
TOP Logger, South Carolina Commercial Pesticide License, American Red Cross
First Aid and CPR. HGTC offers the only two-year Forestry Management program in South Carolina.
Specialized equipment is required for
the program: a drafting kit, work boots, snake chaps, a safety hat and any other
items specified by faculty.
FIRST SEMESTER
(Fall)
ENG 155
Communications I*
3
FOR 102
Multiple Use of Forest Lands
3
FOR 118 Forest Drafting
2
FOR 130
Dendrology
3
FOR 154
Mensuration
3
MAT 101
Beginning Algebra*
3
TOTAL
17
SECOND SEMESTER
(Spring)
CPT 101
Intro to Computers
3
ENG 160
Technical Communications*
3
FOR 121 Woodland Safety and First Aid
1
FOR 156
Timber Cruising and Marking
4
FOR 258 Forest Surveying and Engineering
4
MAT 168
Intro to Geometry & Trigonometry
3
TOTAL
18
THIRD SEMESTER
(Summer)
FOR 220
SCWE in Forestry
8
TOTAL
8
FOURTH SEMESTER
(Fall)
FOR 230 Forest Products
2
FOR 257 Forest Ecology
2
FOR 265
Equipment and Timber Harvesting
4
FOR 269 Forest Statistics & Data Processing
3
FOR 271
Silviculture
4
PSY 103
Human Relations*
3
TOTAL
18
FIFTH SEMESTER
(Spring)
FOR 240
Mapping and Photo Interpretation
3
FOR 263 Forest Management
4
FOR 268 Forest Protection Practices
4
PHI 110
Ethics
3
Elective
2
TOTAL
16
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
77
* Students continuing toward a bachelors degree: ENG
101, ENG 102, and SPC 205 are recommended in place of ENG 155 and ENG 160; MAT
110 is recommended in place of MAT 101; and PSY 201 in place of PSY 103. Consult
your faculty advisor.
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GOLF & SPORTS TURF
MANAGEMENT (GCM3)
ASSOCIATE DEGREE: AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY
Credit Requirements: 77 Credit Hours
This curriculum prepares students for
golf and sports turf management employment in positions of superintendent,
assistant superintendent or foreman. Other employment areas include turf
management, sod production, park management, and turf and turf products sales
positions. HGTC offers the only two-year Golf and Sports Turf Management program
in South Carolina.
FIRST SEMESTER
(Fall)
ENG 101
English Composition I
3
HRT 110
Plant Form & Function
4
HRT 125
Soils
4
MAT
170
Algebra, Geometry & Trig I
3
TUF 102
Turf Equipment
4
TOTAL
18
SECOND SEMESTER
(Spring)
ENG 160
Technical Communications I **
3
TUF 172
Turf Management I
3
TUF 174
Turfgrass Pests I
3
SPA 155
Technical Spanish I
3
HRT 205
Computers in Horticulture
3
CWE XX3
Cooperative Work Experience*
3
TOTAL
18
THIRD SEMESTER
(Summer)
TUF 201
SCWE in Golf Course Management
8
TOTAL
8
FOURTH SEMESTER
(Fall)
HRT 113
Plant Materials
3
SPC 101
Oral Communications **
2
TUF 175
Turfgrass Pests II
3
TUF 252
Turf Management II
3
TUF 272
Turf Irrigation & Drainage
5
TOTAL
16
FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring)
TUF 215
Turf Business Practices
3
HRT 154
Grounds Maintenance
3
PSY 103
Human Relations **
3
TUF 262
Pesticides
3
TUF 274
Turf Records & Budgets
2
TUF 276
Golf Course Construction
3
TOTAL
17
TOTAL
CREDIT HOURS
77
*Students must take CWE in the first
or second semester and prior to TUF 201.
**Entering students following a
four-year transfer path are advised to take ENG 102, English Composition II, in
place of ENG 160; SPC 205 Public Speaking, in place of SPC 101; and PSY 201,
General Psychology, in place of PSY 103.
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ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
–TURFGRASS
Clemson University and HGTC 2+2
ASSOCIATE DEGREE: Associate in Science
Credit Requirements: 70 Credit Hours
The Associate Degree in Science
with a Turfgrass emphasis is designed for the student seeking acceptance into Clemson University’s Bachelor Degree Program in
Turfgrass Management. This degree
path will allow the graduating HGTC student eligibility for acceptance into
Clemson’s Turfgrass Management Program with Junior status and completion of the
Bachelor’s degree with two additional years of study at Clemson University. This path allows the motivated student to
take advantage of a two plus two arrangement between HGTC and Clemson University.
FIRST
SEMESTER (FALL)
ENG
101 English
Composition I
3
HRT
125 Soils
4
MAT
110 College Algebra
3
HRT
110 Plant Form & Function
4
*SOC
101 Introduction
to Sociology
3
TOTAL
17
SECOND
SEMESTER (SPRING)
ENG
102 English
Composition II
3
BIO
101 Biological
Science I
4
MAT
130 Elementary
Calculus
3
TUF
172 Turf
Management I
3
**Humanities
3
TOTAL
16
THIRD
SEMESTER (SUMMER)
TUF
190 SCWE in
Turfgrass Management
5
TOTAL
5
FOURTH
SEMESTER (FALL)
MAT
120 Probability
and Statistics
3
SPC
205 Public
Speaking
3
CHM
110 College
Chemistry I
4
HRT
113 Plant
Material
3
TUF
252 Turf
Management II
3
TOTAL
16
FIFTH
SEMESTER (SPRING)
ACC
101 Accounting
Principles I
3
*ECO
210
Macroeconomics
3
CHM
111 College
Chemistry II
4
***ENG 201 American
Literature I
3
SPA
155 Technical
Spanish I
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
70
*Optional courses for SOC 1O1, ECO
210: SOC 205, PSC 201,
PSY 201, ECO 211
**Humanities courses: PHI 101, PHI 110, MUS 105, ART 101,
SPA 201, SPA 202
***Literature (can choose from any of the following as well
as ENG 201): ENG 202, ENG 205, ENG 206, ENG 208, & ENG 209
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HORTICULTURE
TECHNOLOGY (HRT3)
Associate Degree: Agriculture
Technology
Credit Requirements: 70 Credit
Hours
The Horticulture Technology Associate Degree prepares
students for supervisory, middle management and technician level positions in
ornamental horticulture. The program is offered in cooperation with Brookgreen Gardens,
a nationally-renowned display garden in Pawleys Island,
SC. Students have opportunities for hands-on learning in landscape management
and production horticulture in this unique setting.
First Semester (FALL)
HRT 113
Plant Materials
3
MAT 170
Algebra, Geometry, Trig I
3
ENG 101
English Composition
3
HRT 110
Plant Form and Function
4
CPT
101 Introduction to
Computers
3
TOTAL
16
Second
Semester (SPRING)
HRT 125
Soils
4
SPC 205
Public Speaking
3
HRT 104
Landscape Design and Implementation
3
HRT 150
Arboriculture I
3
HRT
108 Annuals &
Perennials
2
TOTAL
15
Third
Semester (SUMMER)
HRT 273
SCWE in Horticultural Sciences
3
HRT 274
SCWE in Horticultural Sciences II
3
TOTAL
6
Fourth
Semester (FALL)
HRT 212
Commercial Landscape Design
3
HRT 132
Nursery Operations
3
HRT 139
Plant Propagation
3
SPA 155
Technical Spanish I
3
HRT
130 Greenhouse
Production
3
TOTAL
15
Fifth
Semester (SPRING)
HRT 153
Landscape Construction
3
PSY 201
General Psychology
3
HRT 121
Commercial Irrigation
3
TUF 262
Pesticides
3
HRT 144
Plant Pests
3
HRT 103
Native Plant Identification
3
TOTAL
18
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
70
