Agriculture Office Professional Certificate of Achievement
This certificate prepares students for entry-level employment as an agriculture office professional. Students completing this certificate will acquire familiarity with the principles of plant science and food safety, gain proficiency with at using Microsoft Office for agriculture business purposes and acquire professional skills. Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment in the following fields: agriculture and retail sales, agriculture bookkeeper, marketing assistant, and farm and ranch manager assistant.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:
- Be qualified for jobs as agriculture bookkeeper, marketing assistant, and farm and ranch manager assistant.
- Demonstrate proficiency in office and computer skills in day-today agriculture business.
Program Requirements
| Course Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AGPS 001 | Soils & Plant Nutrition | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AIS 002A | Introductory Microsoft Outlook | 1 |
| AIS 003A | Introductory Microsoft Word | 1 |
| AIS 004A | Introductory PowerPoint | 1 |
| AIS 006 | Business Research | 2 |
| BUMA 010 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUMA 094 | Business Communications | 3 |
| CART 060 | Sanitation and Safety | 2 |
| 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 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 units from the following: | 6 | |
| 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 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| AGPS 032 | Pesticide Laws & Regulations | 2 |
| AGBU 059A | Leadership | 1 |
| AGBU 059B | Careers | 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 |
| BUMA 001 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUMA 027 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| BUMA 028 | Introduction To Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BUMA 029 | Retail Merchandise Management | 3 |
| BUMA 031 | Business Calculations | 3 |
| BUMA 032 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| BUMA 064 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| CH 003 | Introductory General Chemistry | 4 |
| CIS 010 | Computer Literacy | 4 |
| ECON 002 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 014 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| NR 001 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| 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 | 29 | |
