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The Crop Health Management certificate provides education and training in disease, pest, and weed management; monitoring and scouting; biological control; plant fertility; and water quality issues. Course work prepares students to take and obtain their pesticide applicator license. The certificate prepares students for direct entry into the workforce and allows them to continue into the Horticulture degree program.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Crop Health Management certificate should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Perform skills and use equipment necessary to propagate, transplant, fertilize, irrigate, prune, and otherwise regulate growth of plants.
2. Recognize, name, and understand management requirements for plants commonly grown in Oregon and their associated pests.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of government regulations, workplace safety, water regulations, pesticide safety, and crop sanitation requirements.
4. Evaluate production practices in terms of currently understood principles of sustainability.

For more information contact Program Chair Joleen Schilling at 503.399.5150 or joleen.schilling@chemeketa.edu.

You may earn a certificate of completion by successfully completing the required 31 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.