Agriculture Pest Management Certificate of Achievement
This certificate prepares students for entry-level employment in the field of plant protection. Students completing this certificate will acquire skills in fertilizer and chemical application, laws, and regulations, as well as integrated pest management. Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment as pest control operators, pesticide applicators, or crop advisors. In order to seek further pesticide licensing requirements, log on to http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/.
Learning Outcomes
Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:
- Using industry standards, accurately apply fertilizer and chemicals for weed management, crop production, and integrated.
- Be qualified for jobs as pest control operator, pesticide applicator, or crop advisor or serving as an agronomist or farm manager.
Program Requirements
| Course Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AGPS 001 | Soils & Plant Nutrition | 4 |
| AGPS 005 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AGPS 005L | Plant Science Lab | 1 |
| AGEH 027 | Turfgrass & Landscape Pest Management | 3 |
| AGEH 008 | Landscape Management | 3 |
| AGPS 032 | Pesticide Laws & Regulations | 2 |
| BI 004 | Elements of Biology | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 6 units from the following: | 6 | |
| AGEH 001 | Horticulture | 3 |
| AGEH 005 | Ornamental Plant Identification | 3 |
| AGEH 030 | Landscape Equipment | 2 |
| AGEH 046 | Landscape Irrigation Systems | 2 |
| AGEH 046L | Landscape Irrigation Systems Lab | 1 |
| AGPS 002 | Entomology - General & Applied | 4 |
| 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 |
| CART 060 | Sanitation and Safety | 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 | |
| CERTIFICATE TOTAL | 26 | |
