Agriculture Office Assistant Certificate of Achievement
This certificate prepares students for entry-level employment as an agriculture office assistant. Students completing this certificate will acquire familiarity with the principles of plant science and food safety, be adept at using Microsoft Office for agriculture business purposes, and acquire professional office skills. Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment in agriculture and retail sales, as an agriculture bookkeeper, an agriculture marketing assistant, or a farm and ranch manager assistant.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:
- Demonstrate office and computer skills in day-to-day agriculture business.
- Be prepared for employment in the agriculture industry, typically at the entry level.
Program Requirements
| Course Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AGEH 008 | Landscape Management | 3 |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AIS 002A | Introductory Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| AIS 003A | Introductory Microsoft Word | 1 |
| AIS 006 | Business Research | 2 |
| CART 060 | Sanitation and Safety | 2 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 units from the following: | ||
| AGEH 001 | Horticulture | 3 |
| AGEH 005 | Ornamental Plant Identification | 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 |
| AGPS 001 | Soils & Plant Nutrition | 4 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| AGPS 032 | Pesticide Laws & Regulations | 2 |
| AIS 004A | Introductory PowerPoint | 1 |
| AIS 005 | Office Technology Skills | 3 |
| AIS 007A | Introductory Excel | 1 |
| AIS 007B | Advanced Excel | 2 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| BUAC 010 | Accounting with QuickBooks | 3 |
| BUAC 051 | Accounting for Entrepreneurs & Business Managers | 3 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CIS 010 | Computer Literacy | 4 |
| ECON 002 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 014 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| EMP 011 | New World of Work Skills:Self-Awareness | 0.5 |
| EMP 014 | New World of Work Skills: Collaboration | 0.5 |
| EMP 015 | New World of Work Skills: Empathy | 0.5 |
| EMP 017 | New World of Work Skills: Resilience | 0.5 |
| EMP 018 | New World of Work Skills: Entrepreneurial Mindset | 0.5 |
| EMP 019 | New World of Work Skills: Social Diversity/Awareness | 0.5 |
| 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 | |
| CERTIFICATE TOTAL | 22 | |
