Agronomy & Environmental Science

Career & Technical Certificate

Modes of Instruction

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The Agronomy & Environmental Science Certificate is designed to prepare students for a variety of roles in the agriculture industry. This certificate provides students a more intensive approach for entry into careers such as chemical or fertilizer applicators, agronomy technicians, fertilizer plant technicians, seed plant technicians, agriculture production operators, soil sampling technicians, and precision agriculture technicians. Students focus on management, precision agriculture, plant and soil science, field crop scouting, and disease identification.

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Program Details

AGRC_0554_CERT

Curriculum

First Semester
AGRC-115	Intro. to Agriculture Employment	1.00
AGRC-121	Soils and Soil Supplements	3.00
AGRC-122	Agriculture Economics	3.00
AGRC-213	Computer & Technology in Agriculture	4.00
		11.00

Second Semester
AGRC-124	Agriculture Crop Production	4.00
AGRC-155	Agriculture Chemicals	2.00
AGRC-230	Supervised Occupational Experience	2.00
AGRC-201	Intro to Agricultural Mechanization	3.00
ELECTIVE	Program Elective	3.00
		14.00

Summer Semester
AGRC-125	Field Crop Scouting	3.00
		3.00

Third Semester
AGRC-218	Precision Agriculture	3.00
		3.00

Department Approved Electives
AGRC-233	Managing & Agricultural Business	3.00
AGRC-250	Beef and Swine Production	3.00
AGRC-102	Animal Nutrition	3.00
AGRC-224	Waste Management	3.00
HORT-101	Introduction to Horticulture	3.00
AGRC-222	Intro to Veterinary Science	3.00

Cost

First Semester
tuition (11 credit hours)	$1496.00
student services fee (11 credit hours)	$264.00
lab fees	$45.00
books	$264.00
accident insurance	$45.00
supplies. misc	$90.00
	$2204.00

Second Semester
tuition (14 credit hours)	$1904.00
student services fee (14 credit hours)	$336.00
lab fees	$110.00
books	$336.00
Supplies, misc	$20.00
	$2706.00

Third Semester
tuition (3 credit hours)	$408.00
student services fee (3 credit hours)	$72.00
lab fees	$25.00
books	$72.00
	$577.00

Fourth Semester
tuition (3 credit hours)	$408.00
student services fee (3 credit hours)	$72.00
lab fees	$20.00
books	$72.00
	$572.00

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