Sustainable Food Production Certificate

This certificate provides information to grow plant-based produce for human consumption using sustainable cropping system practices. Students who complete this certificate will obtain fundamental knowledge of successful plant production systems and gain practical, hands-on experiences in growing food.

Program requirements

AGP 441 - Vegetable Production

Three hours from:

Three-hour internship:

AGP 499 - Internship in Plant Science and Natural Resources or AGR 499 - Internship in Agriculture . Internship must be approved by certificate advisor and involve obtaining practical knowledge and applied experiences in plant-based food production. Up to six hours may be applied toward the certificate.

Additional courses from the following to total 15 hours:

AGB 584 - Farm Business Management
AGB 594 - Agricultural Entrepreneurship
AGN 405 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
AGN 495 - Problems in Plant Science and Natural Resources **
AGP 365 - Grain Crops for Food, Feed and Energy
AGP 399 - Special Topics Plant Science **
AGP 442 - Vegetable Production Practicum
AGP 573 - Plant Propagation
AGP 581 - Applied Entomology
AGP 583 - Plant Pathology
AGP 585 - Weed Ecology and Management
OR other AGN, AGP, or AGR courses 300-level and above, as approved by certificate advisor.

All candidates must satisfy the General University Certificate Requirements.

Note:

**Topic must be approved by certificate advisor. Up to six hours of AGP 399 may be applied toward the certificate. Up to three hours of AGN 495 may be applied toward the certificate.

Total credit hours: 15

Completion requirement

Attain a grade of C or better in all courses used to fulfill the certificate requirements.