Graduate Certificate in Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate is a non-degree, designed to increase personal knowledge and skills for current or future employment in the horticulture industry. Earning the Graduate Certificate requires completing a minimum of 15 credit hours (usually equaling 5 courses) of coursework.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Horticultural Science | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 15 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: HS 502 Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis; HS 516 Landscape Planting Design; HS 520 Green Infrastructure; HS 521 Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture; HS 532 Introduction to Permaculture *.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Participants must hold a bachelor’s degree to enroll in this program. Graduate Certificate applicants should have majored in horticulture, crop science, plant science, or agricultural education with a concentration in plant science, or another closely related degree. Students may begin taking courses for the graduate certificate in Summer, Fall, or Spring. All graduate certificate course work must be completed within four years of enrollment. Application deadlines: Fall: January 15 Spring: August 1 Summer 1 and 2: January 15

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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