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Agriculture Technology
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Agriculture Technology diploma

Program requirements

For entrance requirements and other details for all Agriculture Technology programs, please see this section.

Program outline

First Year

First-year students must complete the requirements of either the Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate or the Livestock Production certificate before going on to year two. All courses from these certificates apply to the diploma program.

Second Year

In semesters III and IV (second year), your selected program option (Livestock Production or Horticulture Crop Production and Protection) determines which courses must be taken.

Semester III (Fall)

Course Title Credits
AGRI 211 Soil Management and Conservation 3
AGRI 247 Enterprise Project: Part I 3
AGRI 271 Sustainable Holistic Agriculture 3
ECON 100 Principles of Microeconomics  
 or ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
CMNS 251 Professional Report Writing 3
In even-numbered years, students specializing in livestock production must also take:
AGRI 239 Management and Production of Beef, Sheep, and Goats 3
In odd-numbered years, students specializing in livestock production must also take:
AGRI 139 Management and Production of Poultry and Swine 3
In even-numbered years, students specializing in Horticulture Crop Production and Protection option must also take:
AGRI 222 Vegetable Crop Production 3
In odd-numbered years, students specializing in Horticulture Crop Production and Protection option must also take:
AGRI 223 Fruit Crop Production 3

Semester IV (Winter)

Course Title Credits
AGRI 121 Introduction to On-Farm Food Safety, Quality, Security, and Defense 3
AGRI 206 Field Techniques in Pest Management 3
AGRI 248 Enterprise Project: Part II 3
AGRI 272 Agriculture Seminar Series 3
AGRI 292 Practicum II 3
BUS 120 Essentials of Marketing 3

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.