Horticulture Crop Production and Protection – certificate

Quick Facts

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Credential:
Certificate

Duration:
Two semesters

Format:
Full time, Part time
Options:
Major and minor concentrations

How to apply

Start date:
January, September 

Location:
Chilliwack campus at CEP

Cost:
Tuition and fees

Features:

  • Field trips enhance classroom learning
  • Practicum provides work experience and industry contacts
  • You get to study in the UFV Agriculture Centre's greenhouse complex.
  • Program eligible for financial aid

Program description

UFV's Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate provides you with a solid foundation to prepare you to enter the horticulture industry. The program emphasizes principles and practices of horticultural crop production, protection, and maintenance that are in line with sustainability, food security, and environmentally responsible agricultural production techniques.

Topics include:

  • Introduction to agribusiness principles
  • Horticulture skills and techniques
  • Plant identification
  • Greenhouse production
  • Nursery production and propagation
  • Integrated pest diagnosis and treatment
  • Fruit and vegetable crop production
  • Soil analysis and fertility
  • Farm and safety equipment

As a student, you are actively involved in practical, hands-on activities in the Agriculture Technology department greenhouses and on the UFV campus.

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.

Career expectations

As a graduate of the one-year Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate program, you are qualified to seek work in greenhouses, nurseries, farms, garden centres, golf courses, and landscaping companies. You could also consider a career in grounds maintenance or as a technician with various levels of government. Other options might include a career in the agri-business sector in marketing, sales, and service. Some graduates return to family-owned enterprises or start their own businesses.

Entrance requirements

Go to  entrance requirements for the Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate in the UFV Academic Calendar

International student admissions

This program is open for international students (September intake only)

Upgrading options

Students who do not meet the entrance requirements may complete upgrading to meet prerequisites for university-level courses. 

Prospective students should contact the Future Students office to learn more about upgrading options. 

Current or returning students should connect with the appropriate advising area based on the level of upgrading required:  

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