Certificate - Precision Agriculture
18 credit hours
Catalog Year 2024-2025
The Precision Agriculture Certificate is designed for students who have an interest in agriculture technology and want to change agriculture management through data. Students will build foundational knowledge in GIS/GPS, remote sensing, variable rate technology, collecting, interpreting, and making management decisions with data. Students will train with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to sit for the Federal Aviation Administration’s small UAG, Part 107 exam. Lastly, students will gain hands on experience through a required internship.
Upon completion of the Precision Agriculture Certificate, students will also be prepared to take the FAA licensing exam for UAV Commercial Pilot. Coursework from this certificate will stack seamlessly into the Associate of Applied Science degree for students wishing to pursue further education and increased career opportunity.
| Class | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AGRI 102 | Agriculture Safety | 1 |
| AGRI 103 or BTEC 145 | Agricultural Employment or Employment Success Strategies | 1 |
| AGRI 157 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 |
| AGRI 160 | Introduction to Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AGRI 161 | Remote Sensing Applications | 3 |
| AGRI 162 | Soil Data & Feature Extraction | 3 |
| AGRI 163 | UAS Certification & Operations in Agriculture | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Recommended Sequence:
- Fall: AGRI 103, AGRI 157, AGRI 160, AGRI 161
- Spring: AGRI 102, AGRI 162, AGRI 163
Information is subject to change. Please check with an academic advisor for current course offerings and program requirements. Current students with continual enrollment may graduate under the current program requirements or any program requirements in effect since first enrollment.