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| Course # | Title | Credits |
| AT 071 | Technical Mathematics | 2 |
| AT 045 | Agricultural Communications | 2 |
| AT 293 | Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology | 3 |
| HRT 109 | Plant Science | 2 |
| HRT 242 | Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation | 1 |
| HRT 243 | Organic Transplant Production | 1 |
| HRT/CSS 251 | Organic Farming Principles and Practices | 3 |
| HRT 252 | Organic Certification and Farm Plans | 1 |
| HRT 253 | Compost Production and Use | 1 |
| HRT 256 | Organic Produce Direct Marketing | 1 |
| HRT 257 | Organic Produce Wholesale Marketing | 1 |
| HRT 258 | Study a Farm | 3 |
| HRT 259 | SOF Practicum | 10 |
| HRT 341 | Vegetable Production and Management | 3 |
Total: |
34 |
Suggested electives:
| Course # | Title | Credits |
| ANS 110 | Introductory Animal Agriculture | 4 |
| AT 291 | Spanish - Oral Communications | 2 |
| CSS 101 | Introduction to Crop Science | 3 |
| CSS 110 | Computer Applications in Agronomy | 2 |
| CSS 156 | Weed Management | 3 |
| CSS 201 | Forage Crops | 3 |
| CSS 210 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3 |
| CSS 212 | Advanced Crop Production | 2 |
| HRT 221 | Greenhouse Structures and Operation | 3 |
| HRT 244 | Culinary and Medicinal Herbs | 1 |
| HRT 245 | Specialty Cut Flowers | 1 |
| HRT 290 | Independent Study | 1-2 |
| HRT 291 | Selected Topics | 1-3 |
| HRT 332 | Tree Fruit Production and Management | 2 |
| HRT 335 | Berry Production and Management | 1 |
| PHP 105 | Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology | 2 |
Total: |
34 |
Total Credits Required for Graduation = 44
Proposed Organic Farming Certificate Program Courses
Following is a possible schedule by semester offered. Some of
the courses shown are electives. Detailed weekly class schedules
are available for each semester.
| Spring Semester | Summer Semester | Fall Semester |
| HRT 259 SOF Practicum (3) | HRT 259 SOF Practicum (4) | HRT 259 SOF Practicum (3) |
| HRT 251 Org Farm Prin/Prac (3) | HRT 258 Study a Farm (3) | HRT 109 Intro Plant Science (2) |
| HRT 331 Vegetable Prod/Man (3) | HRT 290 Independent Study (2) | HRT 221 Grnhse Stuc & Oper (3) |
| HRT 242 Passive Solar Grnhs (1) | HRT 244 Culin & Medi Herbs (1) | HRT 252 Org Cert & Farm Pln (1) |
| HRT 243 Org Transplant Prod (1) | HRT 245 Specialty Cut Flowers (1) | HRT 256 Org Prod Direct Mrkt (1) |
| HRT 335 Berry Prod & Manag (1) | HRT 253 Compost Prod & Use (1) | HRT 257 Org Prod Whole Mrkt (1) |
| AT Mathematics | HRT 332 Tree Fruit Prod & Man (2) | |
| AT Communications |
The second season or year will be a 16 week on-farm internship (AT 293)
Following is listing of 13 new courses that have been submitted for approval.
Organic Farming Courses
- HRT/CSS 251 Organic Farming Principles and Practices (3 credits)
- HRT 252 Organic Certification and Farm Plans (1)
- HRT 253 Compost Production and Use (1)
- HRT 256 Organic Produce Direct Marketing (1)
- HRT 257 Organic Produce Wholesale Marketing (1)
- HRT 258 Study a Farm (3) (Field Trips to Organic Farms)
- HRT 259 SOF Practicum Spring (3-4; 10 total over 3 semesters)
Horticulture Crops or “Production” Courses
- HRT 242 Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation (1)
- HRT 243 Organic Transplant Production (1)
- HRT 244 Culinary and Medicinal Herbs (1)
- HRT 245 Specialty Cut Flowers (1)
- HRT 332 Tree Fruit Production and Management (2) (previous 331, currently as 491)
- HRT 335 Berry Production and Management (1) (previous 331,
currently as 491)
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