Aims Community College Academic Catalog 2026-2027 
    
    May 14, 2026  
Aims Community College Academic Catalog 2026-2027

DWD-AS: Liberal Arts - Horticulture Business Management (2 semesters)


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Associate of Science
Degree Code: DWD-AS-HOBU

The Horticultural Business Management Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement is designed for the student who is planning to transfer to a participating public four-year Colorado college or university that offers this program within the minimum number of credits designated by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

Courses with a 3-character bracketed code (for example, “English Composition I [CO1]”), in which a student earns the final grade of C or better, are guaranteed to transfer to every public Colorado college or university. 

  • Courses within any Degree with Designation must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
  • Courses older than 10 years cannot count toward any Degree with Designation.
  • Course substitutions or waivers are not permitted for any Degree with Designation.

Please view the Colorado Department of Higher Education web site for participating institutions and any additional degree requirement details (Transfer Degrees | Colorado Department of Higher Education Home). Students should contact receiving institution for course transferability or additional requirements when selecting courses.

Not all out-of-state transfer work is guaranteed to transfer to a Colorado four-year institution, even if accepted toward your degree at Aims Community College, as each institution conducts its own evaluation of transfer coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to work with the receiving institution to determine which courses will transfer. If any credits do not transfer, more than 60 credits may be required to complete the four-year degree.

Degree Requirements - Horticultural Business Management Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

General Education Requirements


Written Communication (GT-CO)


Students must complete one of the following combinations:

  • Introductory Writing (GT-CO1) and Intermediate Writing (GT-CO2), or
  • Intermediate Writing (GT-CO2) and Advanced Writing (GT-CO3)

Note: Aims Community College does not currently offer GT-CO3 courses.

Introductory Writing (GT-CO1)

Intermediate Writing (GT-CO2)

Total Written Communications Credits: 6


Mathematics (GT-MA1)


Select one of the following:

Total Mathematics Credits: 4


Arts and Humanities (GT-AH)


Complete the following requirements: 

Total Arts and Humanities Credits: 6


History (GT-HI1)


Select one GT Pathways History (GT-HI) course:

Total History Credits: 3


Social and Behavioral Sciences (GT-SS1)


Select one of the following courses:

Total Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits: 6


Natural and Physical Sciences (GT-SC)


Select one of the following: 

Select one of the following: 

Total Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 10


Additional Required Courses


Required courses: 

Select one of the following:

Select one of the following:

*Course not currently offered at Aims Community College; may be transferred from another Colorado institution.

Note: If these credits are not required for the major at the receiving four-year institution, they will be applied to the bachelor’s degree as elective credit toward graduation. Students should consult the receiving institution to confirm how these courses apply to their degree program.

Total Additional Credits: 18


Degree Electives


Select additional HLT or FLD courses to complete 7 credit hours, excluding HLT 208/2008, HLT 216, HLT 249, FLD 100/1000, and FLD 289/2089. 

Note: Additional HLT courses beyond these 7 credits may not apply toward the Horticulture Business Management concentration at the receiving institution; FLD courses are not currently offered at Aims Community College but may be transferred from another Colorado institution.

Total Degree Elective Credits: 7


Total A.S. Degree Credits: 60


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