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/ .
Courses
- AGBU 059A — Leadership Units: 1
- AGBU 059B — Careers Units: 1
- AGEH 001 — Horticulture Units: 3
- AGEH 005 — Ornamental Plant Identification Units: 3
- AGEH 008 — Landscape Management Units: 3
- AGEH 027 — Turfgrass & Landscape Pest Management Units: 3
- AGEH 030 — Landscape Equipment Units: 2
- AGEH 046 — Landscape Irrigation Systems Units: 2
- AGEH 046L — Landscape Irrigation Systems Lab Units: 1
- AGEH 095A — Environmental Horticulture Turfgrass Work Experience Units: 1-5
- AGPS 001 — Soils & Plant Nutrition Units: 4
- AGPS 002 — Entomology - General & Applied Units: 4
- AGPS 005 — Plant Science Units: 3
- AGPS 005L — Plant Science Lab Units: 1
- AGPS 032 — Pesticide Laws & Regulations Units: 2
- AIS 003A — Introductory Microsoft Word Units: 1
- AIS 004A — Introductory PowerPoint Units: 1
- AIS 005 — Office Technology Skills Units: 3
- AIS 006 — Business Research Units: 2
- AIS 007A — Introductory Excel Units: 1
- AIS 007B — Advanced Excel Units: 2
- BI 004 — Elements of Biology Units: 4
- BUAC 095A — Accounting Work Experience Units: 1-5
- CART 060 — Sanitation and Safety Units: 2
- CH 003 — Introductory General Chemistry Units: 4
- CIS 010 — Introduction to Information Systems Units: 4
- CIS 095A — Computer Information Systems Work Experience Units: 1-5
- NR 020 — GPS and Map Use Units: 1
- NR 021 — Introduction to GIS Units: 3