Landscape and Environmental Design Associate Degree

The Associate in Science in Landscape and Environmental Design degree program has been developed to accommodate a demand, locally and globally, for educated environmental professionals. This degree program is for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career related to the natural environment such as forestry, landscape management and design, wetland science, landscape architecture, urban planning, environmental technology or environmental conservation.

The curriculum, which combines coursework in natural science, technology and design, provides students with a core foundation of education and skills needed to launch their career in the field as well as exposure to the variety of career and advanced degree opportunities in the growing environmental industry. Students will gain an understanding of the natural environment and its relations to the design built environment through required course work and practical experience. The degree of Associate in Science with a major in Landscape and Environmental Design will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. Graduates will have a working knowledge of and appreciation for the natural physical environment in the context of landscape and environmentally related professions.

Specific Admission Requirements

1. High school Algebra I with a grade of “C” or higher or NHTI's MT 103 and MT 104, both with grades of “C” or higher;
2. High school Biology with lab with a grade of “C” or higher.

Information about transferring to other institutions

* Excluding MT 129; students should consult their academic advisors to ensure that the appropriate math course is selected to correspond with individual academic goals.
**Any course with a prefix of AN, EO, HI, PS, PY or SO (except HI 104 and HI 105)
*** Any AR, CV, LD, BU, FA or other course approved by the Department Head of the Landscape and Environmental Design program and the Vice President of Academic Affairs

Revised July 11, 2008