# Basic Landscape Design (Certificate of Achievement)

Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Horticulture

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/orange-coast/pathways/math-science-engineering/horticulture/basic-landscape-design-coa/

The Basic Landscape Horticulture certificate program is intended for those students who are limited by time constraints to a one-year program. Graduates with this certificate can find employment at the basic or entry level in grounds maintenance or as a park worker, gardener, or landscape designer.

#### Program Outcome

#### Program Learning Outcomes

1.  Communicate basic horticulture concepts to clients, contractors, and public agencies.

### Requirements

Review Certificate Requirements.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | |  |
| HORT A111 | Landscape Drafting Technique | 1 |
| HORT A115 | Landscape Graphics | 3 |
| HORT A285 | Introduction to Landscape Design | 3 |
| HORT A287 | Planting Design | 2 |
| **Total Units** | | **9** |

### Program Sequence

#### Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. **Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.**

**Some courses in this program may be offered once per academic year.**

**Year 1**

| Semester 1 | Units |
| --- | --- |
| HORT A111 | Landscape Drafting Technique | 1 |
| HORT A285 | Introduction to Landscape Design | 3 |
| HORT A287 | Planting Design | 2 |
|  | Units | 6 |

| Semester 2 |
| --- |
| HORT A115 | Landscape Graphics | 3 |
|  | Units | 3 |
|  | Total Units | 9 |