| As a first-year student in Environmental Horticulture or Pre-Landscape Architecture, you are part of our Environmental Horticulture/Pre-LA Student Learning Community (SLC). In general terms, think of our SLC as a support network. By participating, you will hopefully create positive academic and social relationships with other new students, faculty, and staff that will help you transition to college and provide you with tools to make your undergraduate experience enjoyable and successful.
One special feature of our SLC is cohort scheduling where you take the same classes together with other first-year Environmental Horticulture and Pre-LA students. This set of common courses may include plant propagation, freshman composition, chemistry, math, and design in addition to the core class: HORT 1004 - Builing Your Horticulture Learning Community.
HORT 1004: Building Your Horticulture Learning Community
This special course brings a small college feel to the large University. Through weekly meetings with the same professor, student services staff member, and peer mentor, first-year students form a community of learners. Together the group explores the personal, departmental, college, and university resources that support student success.
Starting with a weekend retreat early during the semester, individual students become a community that supports each other in their unique paths through the University. An introduction to the discipline of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is provided through guest presentations from senior faculty in both departments. Study skills are emphasized with introductions to the SMART Learning Commons, the St. Paul Campus Career Center, Learning Abroad Center and other services that students may find useful during their University career.
Organized study sessions before exams and a final class project help students learn the advantages of working together. | 
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