Certificate of Achievement
| Required Courses | Units | |
| Floral Design G110AB | Basic Floral Design | 2.5 |
| Floral Design G111 | Floral Business Practicum I | 2.5 |
| Floral Design G015AB | Wedding Designs | 2 |
| Floral Design G020 | Advanced Designs in Global Floristry | 2 |
| Floral Design G025AB | Event Planning and Display | 2 |
| Floral Design G027AB | Creativity and Competition | 2 |
| Floral Design G032 | Permanent and Seasonal | 2 |
| Floral Design G050 | Floral Placement and Productions Practicum II | 2 |
| Management G152 | Small Business Ownership and Management | 3 |
| or Management G153 | Writing an Effective Business Plan | 1.5 |
| Total Units | 18.5 |
Associate in Arts (AA) Degree
Students may wish to take additional courses in order to complete the 60 units required for an Associate in Arts degree. Completing the Floral Design Certificate of Achievement courses will fulfill the ‘Area of Emphasis’ AA Degree requirement.
Certificate of Achievement+General Education Courses+Electives = AA DEGREE
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES: The following courses are specifically selected to enhance the Floral Design curriculum.
- Accounting G100 Accounting Elements
- Art G107 Two Dimensional Design
- Art G109 Three Dimensional Design
- Business G100 Introduction to Business
- CBA G145 Introduction to Computers
- OR Computer Science G101 Computer Literacy
- OR Computer Science G130 Survey of Computer Science/Information Technology
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Federal Gainful Employment Report
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