Graduate Certificate: Sustainable Agriculture
Contact Email: csanr@wsu.edu
Website: http://csanr.wsu.edu/EducationOpps/gradcert.htm
Location : Washington State University
City: Puyallup, WA
Zip: 98371
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Description and Details
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Full Description:
The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture provides post-baccalaureate students with an interdisciplinary understanding of practices and current issues in sustainable agriculture, along with the science that makes it work. Students who earn the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture may take these skills into all industries and agencies involved in the food chain; from production, processing, and delivery to policy, regulation, and education.
Qualifications:
Students in any WSU graduate degree program are eligible for the certificate if they meet the prerequisites of the courses needed for the certificate. Students pursuing a graduate certificate may only accumulate 6 credits toward a masters degree and 9 credits towards a Ph.D. degree.
Students not in degree programs are also eligible to earn the certificate by enrolling as non-degree students, again providing that they meet the prerequisites of the courses needed for the certificate. Apply for admission to an academic department, indicating your intention to be classified as a part-time, certificate graduate student.
Course Requirements:
The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture requires a minimum of 9 graded credits. Two core courses provide 6 credits, and 3 credits must be earned from courses in relevant disciplines outside the student's primary degree program. No more than 3 of the graded credits toward the certificate may be undergraduate credits.
Restrictions:
More information for students not enrolling in M.S. or Ph.D. programs:
To qualify as a part-time certificate student, a prospective student must
1. Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited post-secondary institution,
2. Meet all prerequisite course requirements or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding for courses prior to enrollment,
3. Be part-time student,
4. Enroll in eligible courses on a space-available basis,
5. Complete the Graduate School application form prior to enrollment in their first course, indicating their intention to be classified as a part-time, certificate student and their area of study,
6. Be admitted, upon recommendation from the academic unit, to the Graduate School as a certificate student,
7. Pay existing graduate tuition and fees,
8. Students on academic probation and students suspended from the university for any reason are not eligible to enroll in certificate courses,
9. Because the certificate programs are designed for part-time study without formal admission to a degree program, international students in the US on student visas are not eligible to enroll solely in certificate courses.
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