2023-2024 Course Information
AP43 Turfgrass Management
| Course Number | AP43 |
| Course Title | Turfgrass Management |
| Course Description | Turfgrass Management is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of turfgrass science as related to the turfgrass industry. This course will provide fundamental knowledge to include turfgrass careers, educational requirements, turfgrass identification and functions, establishment and renovation, Best Management Practices, the relationship between pH and fertility, turfgrass math, equipment calibration, drainage and irrigation, turf equipment and maintenance, personnel and business management, soft skills, resume and cover letter development, interviewing, crew management, budgeting and estimates, and golf course etiquette. |
| Course Status | LCO |
| Course Type | Developed |
| POL (Proof of Learning) | Local |
| Credential as POL | N/A |
| Curriculum Date | Summer 2023 |
| Hours of Instruction | 135-150 |
| Recommended Maximum Enrollment | 25 |
| Course Credit | 1 |
| Inherently Honors | No |
| Math Option Credit | No |
| Prerequisite Course(s) | AP41 Horticulture I |
| Career Cluster(s) | N/A |
| Pathway Level(s) | N/A |
| Work-based Learning | Apprenticeship Business and Industry Field Trip Cooperative Education Entrepreneurial Experience Internship Job Shadowing Mentorship School-based Enterprise Service Learning Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) |
| Aligned Credential(s) or Certification(s) | NC Private Pesticide Applicator |
| CTSO(s)(Career and Technical Student Organization) | The National FFA Organization North Carolina FFA Association |
| SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) Code(s) | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (45-1011)First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012)Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) |