Certificate Requirements

Certificate of Performance:Units
Intro to Ecological Landscaping
6
Organic Gardening for the Culinary Arts
7
Certificate Of Achievement: Units
 Advanced Ecological Landscaping
16-19
Urban Farming
29
 Urban Gardening
12

Organic gardening for the culinary arts (certificate of performance)

This certificate is designed for students who want to learn or improve their organic gardening knowledge and skills. The program provides the skills and knowledge to implement a healthier, sustainable food system that emphasizes small-scale urban food production. The following courses are required (total 7 units):

 Course Units
 AGRI 102: Sustainable Urban Agriculture Practice
  3
 AGRI 128: Food Preservation Skills
  1
 AGRI 104: Cool Season Organic Production
  3
 or AGRI 106: Warm Season Organic Production
  3

Introduction to Ecological landscaping (certificate of performance)

This certificate prepares students to utilize organic methods for landscape design and maintenance. The following courses are required (total 6 units):

 Course Units
 AGRI 108: Building Fertile Soil Organically
 		 3
 AGRI 118: Sustainable Landscaping Using Organic Methods
 		 3

Urban Farming (certificate of Achievement)

This certificate prepares students and professionals to establish and operate an organic urban farm business. The following courses are required (total 29 units):

Course
 Units
 AGRI 100: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
 3
 AGRI 102: Sustainable Urban Agriculture Practice
 3
 AGRI 104: Cool Season Organic Production
 3
 AGRI 106: Warm Season Organic Production
 3
 AGRI 108: Building Fertile Soil Organically
 3
 AGRI 110: Organic Fruit Tree Care
 3
 AGRI 112: Organic Greenhouse Management and Plant Propogation
 2
 AGRI 116: Drip Irrigation Basics
 2
 BUSE 157: Starting a Small Business
 3
 or BUSE 155: Managing the small Business
 3
AGRI 130: Agriculture Direct Marketing Internship
 1
AGRI 270: Agriculture Work Experience
 3
 recommended electives:
 
 Agriculture 126, 128; Architecture 155; Biology 101; Marketing 100
3


Urban gardening (certificate of Achievement)

This certificate prepares students for careers at an organic farm, nursery, commercial greenhouse, or to manage a community garden. The following three courses are required, plus 3 units of elective courses shown in the second table below (total 12 units):

 Course Units
 AGRI 102: Sustainable Urban Agriculture Practice
 3
 AGRI 104: Cool Season Organic Production
 3
 AGRI 106: Warm Season Organic Production
3
 Elective Courses (choose 3 units total)
 Units
AGRI 100: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
3
AGRI 108: Building Fertile Soil Organically
3
AGRI 110: Organic Fruit Tree Care
3
AGRI 112: Organic Greenhouse Management and Plant Propogation 2
AGRI 116: Drip Irrigation Basics 2
AGRI 118: Sustainable Landscaping Using Organic Methods
 3
AGRI 126: Introduction to Permaculture Design
 2
AGRI 128: Food Preservation Skills
 1

advanced ecological landscaping (certificate of Achievement)

This certificate prepares students and professionals to establish and operate a sustainable landscaping business. The following courses are required (total 18 units):

Course
Units
 AGRI 118: Sustainable Landscaping Using Organic Methods
 3
 AGRI 108: Building Fertile Soil Organically
 3
 AGRI 116: Drip Irrigation Basics
 2
 AGRI 112: Organic Greenhouse Management and Plant Propogation
 2
 AGRI 126: Introduction to Permaculture Design
 2
 AGRI 270: Work Experience in Sustainable Urban Agriculture
3
 BUSE 157: Starting a Small Business
 3
 or BUSE 155: Managing the Small Business
 3
 Recommended Electives:
 
  Agriculture 100, 102, 104, 106.