Academic Advising Centre
This guide has been prepared with the information you need to successfully register for your first year at UFV. Please review the information provided on this page thoroughly before contacting your academic advisor with questions.
This program allows students to gain technical knowledge, practical skills and hands-on experience in agriculture production, business management, and marketing techniques. With UFV's Agriculture programs, you will:
This program is offered in Chilliwack at the CEP Campus either full-time or part-time.
Horticulture job opportunities include greenhouses/field production, nurseries, pest management companies, landscaping companies, city parks, agri-service companies or technicians with various levels of government.
Livestock job opportunities include farm managers or owner/operators, dairy herdspersons, ranch hands, agri-service companies, poultry producers, government livestock and forage technicians and artificial insemination specialists.
Upon entering the program, students must select one of the following options: Horticulture Crop Production and Protection or Livestock Production.
In their first year, students complete the requirements of either the Horticulture Crop Production and Protection Certificate or the Livestock Production Certificate.
In the Fall semester, courses all run at the Canada Education Park (CEP) campus for 15 weeks. Courses include:
The Winter semester courses run at the CEP campus for 12-15 weeks. Courses include:
In your second year, you develop additional expertise in your chosen area of practice, learn about sustainable holistic agricultural practices, and explore issues relating to on-farm food safety, quality, and security. You also develop your writing, business, and marketing skills both by completing coursework and a hands-on enterprise project where you get to develop a business plan for an agricultural venture.
All qualified diploma students will complete a three-week practicum course (AGRI 192) at selected host farms/businesses throughout the Fraser Valley in April of their first or second year.
Students must have reliable transportation for the practicum work placements. All practica are done without remuneration
You can access a list of all approved and required courses for your program in two ways:
First time using MyGRADplan?
Visit MyGRADplan website to get login instructions and review tutorials. Specifically, you will want to learn about the 'What if' and 'Look ahead' features as they will be most helpful in your course planning.
Take
6 courses per semester
Expect
18-21 hours per week in class
And at least
18 hours per week
for homework
Here is a sample of course selection for first semester in the Agriculture Technology Program.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
AGRI 123 |
Horticulture Skills and Techniques for Fall |
3 |
|
AGRI 124 |
Introduction to Horticulture |
3 |
|
AGRI 142 |
Agribusiness Principles |
3 |
|
or BUS 100 |
Introduction to Business |
|
|
AGRI 163 |
Pest Biology and Identification |
3 |
|
CMNS 125 |
Communicating Professionally to Academic and Workplace Audiences |
3 |
|
or ENGL 105 |
Academic Writing |
|
|
AGRI 321 |
Vegetable Crop Production: Science and Practice (offered in even-numbered years) |
3 |
|
or AGRI 323 |
Fruit Crop Production: Science and Practice (offered in odd-numbered years) |
Book an appointment with an academic advisor or email your questions to advising@ufv.ca.
If you are starting in the fall, book your next appointment prior to the winter registration (October).