Agriculture Business: Plant Science, Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Agriculture Business/Plant Science certificate, the student demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and training for employment in the following positions: Crop Inspector; Cultivation Supervisor; Farm Supervisor; Crew Supervisor; Fertilizer and Chemical Applicator; Field Buyer; Field Representative: Field Soil Collector; Fruit Inspector; Nursery Technician; Greenhouse Technician; Produce Inspector; Laboratory Technician; Pest Control Operator; Plant Inspector; Plant Propagator; Quality Control Technician; Seed Technician; Seed and Supply Store Salesperson; Soil Conservation Technician; Soil Fumigator; Surveyor; and Tissue Culture Technician; demonstrates his/her ability to classify and identify plants using a botanical key; the principles of plant inheritance, plant physiology and plant growth; and the techniques for successful plant propagation; practice skills to identify types of pathogens and pests that affect plants; demonstrate local cultural practices including pruning, fertilization, planting, irrigation and harvesting; and understand the principles of plant tissue culture and gene transfer in plant breeding; and prepares the student for a successful transfer to a university for a baccalaureate degree. The certificate program closely follows the design developed by the Central Valley Consortium Agricultural Education Tech Prep.

Minimum Units Required: 26