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Golf Course Management Degree |
Golf Course Management is a concentration in Turfgrass Management Technology that awards a two-year Associate in Applied Science Degree.This curriculum prepares students for employment in the turf management sector of the green industry as golf course superintendents, assistant golf course superintendents, and golf course construction technicians. While enrolled in Golf Course Management, students will acquire skills in turfgrass management, business organization, horticulture, and golf course administration. Students will also complete an internship at one of the world-famous golf courses in the Pinehurst, North Carolina area. |
GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
(A1542A)
CONCENTRATION OF TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Associate in Applied Science Degree Program | | First Year | | | Class Hours/ Week | Lab Hours/ Week | Credit Hours | | FIRST SEMESTER (Fall) | | ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 | | COE 115 | GCM Work Experience Seminar I | 1 | 0 | 1 | | ENG 111 | Expository Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | | LSG 111 | Basic Landscape Tech | 2 | 0 | 2 | | LSG 121 | Fall Gardening Lab | 0 | 6 | 2 | | MAT 120 | Geometry and Trigonometry | 2 | 2 | 3 | PED 128
OR PED 129 | Golf - Beginning
Golf - Intermediate | 0 | 2 | 1 | | PSY 118 | Interpersonal Psychology (or higher) | 3 | 0 | 3 | | *** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | | Fall Semester Totals: | 14 | 12 | 19 | | | | SECOND SEMESTER (Spring) | | COE 111 | GCM Co-op Work Experience I | 0 | 10 | 1 | | COE 125 | GCM Work Experience Seminar II | 1 | 0 | 1 | | ENG 114 | Professional Research and Reporting | 3 | 0 | 3 | | GCM 220 | Golf Course Maintenance Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | | HOR 114 | Landscape Construction | 2 | 2 | 3 | | HOR 166 | Soils and Fertilizers | 2 | 2 | 3 | | TRF 110 | Intro Turfgrass Cult & ID | 3 | 2 | 4 | | TRF 130 | Native Flora ID | 1 | 3 | 2 | | Spring Semester Totals: | 15 | 19 | 20 | | | | THIRD SEMESTER (Summer) | | COE 121 | GCM Co-op Work Experience II | 0 | 10 | 1 | | HOR 164 | Horticulture Pest Management | 2 | 2 | 3 | HOR 162
OR BIO 111
OR CHM 151
| Applied Plant Science
General Biology
General Chemistry I | *** | *** | 3-4 |
| SPA 110 |
Intro to spanish (or higher) |
*** |
0 |
2-3 |
| TRF 210 | Turfgrass Equipment Management | 1 | 4 | 3 | | Summer Session Totals: | *** | *** |
12-14 |
| | | Second Year | | FOURTH SEMESTER (Fall) | | COE 131 | GCM Co-op Work Experience III | 0 | 10 | 1 | | GCM 230 | Golf Course Organization and Administration | 3 | 0 | 3 | | GCM 240 | Golf Course Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | | TRF 120 | Turfgrass Irrigation and Design | 2 | 4 | 4 | | TRF 230 | Turfgrass Management Applications | 1 | 2 | 2 | | TRF 260 | Advanced Turfgrass Management | 3 | 2 | 4 | | Fall Semester Totals: | 12 | 18 | 17 | | | | FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring) | | COE 114 | GCM Co-op Work Experience I | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| GCM 244 |
Advanced Issues/LSG | 2 | 0 | 2 | | Spring Semester Totals: | 2 | 40 | 6 | | Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit: |
74 |
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