Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate
Graduates of the one-year Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate program will be qualified to seek work as competent assistants in field crop production, in government, as technicians, in greenhouses, nursery greenhouses, garden centres, landscape companies and in grounds maintenance. Some graduates start their own businesses.
The one-year Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate transfers completely to the two-year
Agriculture Technology diploma, Horticulture Crop Production and Protection
option. Some credits may also transfer to other two-year programs in horticulture. Qualifying students may also be eligible to receive the equivalent of Year I apprenticeship in production horticulture. Contact the Agriculture
department for more information.
Students will be actively involved in practical, hands-on activities on the UFV campuses and in the Agriculture Technology department greenhouses
and plant nursery area. All students are required to perform greenhouse-related work on the Canada Education Park (CEP) campus outside of regular class hours. As well, many courses have required field trips at student expense.
Fees and additional costs
See the Fees and Other Costs section. In addition to tuition fees, you should budget approximately $1,500 for the year for textbooks, field trips, and supplies.
Program requirements
For entrance requirements and other details for all Agriculture Technology
programs, please see
this section.
Program outline
Semester I (Fall)
Course
Title
Credits
AGRI 123
Horticulture Skills and Techniques for Fall
3
AGRI 124
Introduction to Horticulture
3
AGRI 142
Agribusiness Principles
or BUS
100
Introduction to
Business
3
AGRI 163
Pest Biology and
Identification
3
AGRI 220
Plants in the Landscape
3
CMNS 125
Introduction to
Workplace Communication
3
In even-numbered years:
AGRI 321
Vegetable Crop Production: Science and Practice
3
In odd-numbered years:
AGRI 323
Fruit Crop Production: Science and Practice
3
Semester II (Winter)
Course
Title
Credits
AGRI 129
Horticulture Skills and Techniques for Winter
3
AGRI 183
Farm and Equipment Safety
3
AGRI 192
Practicum I
3
or AGRI 194
Practical Horticulture (formerly offered)
AGRI 203
Fundamentals of
Pest Management
3
AGRI 204
Introduction to
Soils and Soil Fertility
3
AGRI 324
Greenhouse Production: Science and Practice
3
AGRI 327
Nursery Production and Propagation: Science and Practice
3
Undergraduate continuance
Students enrolled in undergraduate courses (courses numbered 100 or above) must maintain an undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 to remain enrolled in Good Academic Standing at UFV.
Students in Good Academic Standing will have no registration limits placed on them. Failure to meet the minimum CGPA requirement will result in restrictions on registration and may eventually lead to academic suspension from undergraduate studies at UFV. Students on Academic Warning or Academic Probation are limited to registering in 10 credits. For further details, see the Academic standing and undergraduate continuance section of the academic calendar. Academic standing is governed by UFV’s Undergraduate Continuance policy (92).
