Horticulture Therapy Certificate

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Horticulture Therapy Certificate 9 Semester Hours; Curriculum: 0412 Chair: Mary DeNotto, 847-635-1857 or maryd@oakton.edu
Courses for Preparation:	Credit Hours
HTC 101 Health Through Horticulture: Using Plants for Therapeutic Outcomes	4
HTC 110 Horticultural Therapy Application and Practicum	5
Total Semester Credit Hours for Certificate:	9
For more information, contact Julia Zanieski at htcertificate@chicagobotanic.org or 847-835-8246.

Special Notes:
Oakton Community College offers a Horticulture Therapy Certificate in partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden.

This new nine-credit-hour program combines online distance learning with classes held at the
Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. Students who successfully complete the program will learn to articulate the unique benefits of horticultural therapy; analyze critical HT issues; integrate HT activities into other health professions; and design and facilitate HT activities for individuals and groups.

This is a limited enrollment curriculum.

Prerequisites: A baccalaureate degree, preferably from a health or human sciences field; coursework or documented work experience/professional training in the following areas: horticultural science, group theory, disabling conditions, therapeutic skills, and teaching/learning. Basic proficiency in computer and Internet use is recommended.

Complete and submit according to instructions the online application available from Chicago Botanic Garden at www.chicagobotanic.org/school/certificate/hort.php.

Information about registration at Oakton Community College and participation in
distance learning courses via WebCT will be included in your acceptance letter from
Chicago Botanic Garden.

Itemization of Costs:
(2009-2010 Academic Year)
Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.

District Residents
Application Fee =	$25.00
Tuition for district residents =	$797.40
Registration Fees =	$15.00
Lab Fees =	$2,600.00
Books =	$125.00
Graduation Fee =	$25.00
Total Cost of Program for a district resident =	$3587.40

Explanation of tuition and fees:
Oakton has a one-time Application Fee of $25.00.

Oakton Tuition, plus student activity fee for district residents is $88.60 per semester hour. Nine hours multiplied by $88.60 (district residents) = $797.40.

Oakton Tuition, plus student activity fee for out-of-district residents of Illinois is $274.60 per semester hour. Nine hours multiplied by $274.60 (out of district residents of Illinois) = $2,471.40.

A Registration Fee of $15.00 is charged each semester.
Number of semesters needed to complete program will depend on number of courses for which a student enrolls per semester. For the purpose of estimating cost: One semester multiplied by $15 = $15.00.

Lab fees for courses in the Control Certificate total $2,600.00.

A book cost estimate is 125.00.

A graduation fee of $25.00 is charged when the student petitions for graduation.

Meet with an Academic Advisor if you Know the Program You Want to Study:
If you know which academic program(s) in which you are interested, make an appointment with an Academic Advisor in one of Oakton’s Advising and Counseling Centers. Note, program information will not be provided over the telephone.

Des Plaines Campus
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847.635.1741
Room 1130

Ray Hartstein Campus
7701 North Lincoln Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.635.1417
Room A105

Oakton’s Advising and Counseling Center created its own form to be used for program research: “Degree/Certificate Estimate Worksheet.” This is the only form which will be completed by Oakton Advisors and Counselors.

Meet with a Career Counselor if You are Undecided:
If you have not made a decision about the career you want to pursue, make an appointment with a Career Counselor in Oakton’s Career Services. Career Services does not offer walk-in career counseling or career counseling via the telephone.

Career Services is located in Room 1125 on the Des Plaines Campus and within the Advising and Counseling Center, Room A105 on the Ray Hartstein Campus. You can make an appointment to see a career counselor at either location:

Des Plaines Campus
Career Services
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847.635.1735

Ray Hartstein Campus
Advising and Counseling Center
7701 North Lincoln Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.635.1417

Starting and Ending Dates:
Oakton cannot provide the dates that the "training" will begin and end. Many factors can impact the number of semesters a student will need to complete a certificate or associate degree. Factors include the semester in which the student begins his or her studies (fall, spring or summer), the number of courses for which a student enrolls per semester, course prerequisites, or placement into developmental English, reading and/or mathematic courses. The exact number of weeks a specific student would take to complete a specific program varies significantly.

Typically, the Fall semester begins the last week in August and ends mid December. The Spring semester begins the second week in January and ends mid May. The Summer term begins the first or second week in June and ends the last week of July.

Placement Tests and Prerequisites can Impact the Number of Credit Hours Required:
While this page has noted the number of credit hours for a certificate or associate degree, we are unable to state the number of developmental courses that may be required.

Students who wish to enroll in a math or composition course or other courses with math or composition prerequisites must take English and math placement tests (or present appropriate ACT/high school or college transcript data) to meet course prerequisites. In addition, full-time students will be required to take English and math placement tests (or present appropriate ACT/high school or college transcript data) to assist in educational planning and advising.

Placing into developmental courses or needing to complete other required course prerequisites may increase the number of credit hours for any given student. Some registration restrictions may occur based on placement test results.

An exit test is given at the end of each developmental English and English for the Non-Native Speaker course. The results of this exit test are used to determine the next English course placement. Advancement through English for developmental and Non-Native Speaker courses is determined by skill level, not by a predetermined sequence.