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Two-Year Certificate in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

This program is intended for students who wish to enter agriculturally-related occupations or production agriculture. Although the program is designed as a two-year course of study, all of the courses in the program are selected from the four-year curriculum. Students who later decide to work toward a Bachelor of Science degree will receive full credit for courses completed successfully under this program.

Some advantages to the CAFES Two-Year Certification Program compared to a two–year technical college degree or farm short courses:

• Courses taken are the same as undergraduate degree students.
• CAFES offers eleven different options in the Two-Year Certificate Program
• If you wish to continue toward a baccalaureate degree, all the courses will count toward your major.
• Technical college—15 credits of general education may transfer; after which credits transferred will depend on the university, college, or academic department.
• Short course grades of A or B may transfer for one-third credit value i.e., a 3-credit short course, would equal 1 credit.
• Students who enroll in the two-year program can participate in student organizations and internships.

The Two- Year Certificate is awarded by the Dean’s Office upon successful completion of the two-year program (60 credits).

Academic Requirements

General Education Courses 25 credits

• ENGL 100, 200
• SCTA 101 or 116
• BIOL 100 or 150
• CHEM 120 or 121 5 or 6
• ESM 105
• MATH 146
• P ED 108
• P E D— Select 2 half-credit activity courses 1

Agriculture Science Courses 30-31 credits

Students must select and complete requirements for one of the following areas of specialization:

• Agricultural Business
• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Engineering Technolog
• Crop Science
• Dairy Science
• Farm Management
• Food Science
• Horse Science
• Horticulture
• Meat Animal Science
• Soil Science

Free Elective s 4 - 5 credits

Two-year program requirements 60 Total Credits

 

 

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