Agriculture Food Safety Certificate of Achievement
This certificate prepares students for entry-level employment in a variety of office and agriculture-related fields in which food safety is of primary importance. Students completing this certificate will acquire skills in Biology, Entomology, Soils, and knowledge of Pesticide and Food Safety Laws and Regulations.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:
- Ensure sanitary procedures for processing, preparing, and packaging food, and inspect equipment and facilities.
- Be qualified for jobs as food inspector, consumer inspector or in agriculture farm-to-table logistics.
Program Requirements
| Course Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AGPS 001 | Soils & Plant Nutrition | 4 |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| AGPS 032 | Pesticide Laws & Regulations | 2 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| CART 060 | Sanitation and Safety | 2 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 7 units from the following: | ||
| AGEH 001 | Horticulture | 3 |
| AGEH 005 | Ornamental Plant Identification | 3 |
| AGEH 008 | Landscape Management | 3 |
| AGEH 027 | Turfgrass & Landscape Pest Management | 3 |
| AGEH 030 | Landscape Equipment | 2 |
| AGEH 046 | Landscape Irrigation Systems | 2 |
| AGEH 046L | Landscape Irrigation Systems Lab | 1 |
| AGBU 059A | Leadership | 1 |
| AGBU 059B | Careers | 1 |
| AIS 003A | Introductory Microsoft Word | 1 |
| AIS 004A | Introductory PowerPoint | 1 |
| AIS 005 | Office Technology Skills | 3 |
| AIS 006 | Business Research | 2 |
| AIS 007A | Introductory Excel | 1 |
| AIS 007B | Advanced Excel | 2 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CIS 010 | Computer Literacy | 4 |
| NR 020 | GPS and Map Use | 1 |
| NR 021 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| AGEH 095A | Environmental Horticulture Turfgrass Work Experience (Maximum of 4 units may be used for work experience) | 1-4 |
| or BUAC 095A | Accounting Work Experience | |
| or CIS 095A | Computer Information Systems Work Experience | |
| REQUIRED SUBTOTAL | 20 | |
| CERTIFICATE TOTAL | 27 | |
