Agricultural Science Certificate is a certificate in Agriculture programme offered by Great Plains College in Macklin, Canada. The programme runs for 7 months, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition is CAD 6,030 per total for local students.
This program leads to an Agricultural Science Certificate at Great Plains College, completed over one semester pair (about seven months) through blended delivery: theory sessions run in person or by live remote video, while laboratory work requires on-campus attendance roughly two days a week at the Swift Current campus. Full-time and part-time enrollment are both available. The ten-course curriculum builds foundational competencies for contemporary farming, with semester one covering agricultural economics, communications and computer skills, plant science, tillage systems and pesticide application, and semester two covering farm management, business documentation, crop marketing, herbicide management and soil science. It suits students seeking entry-level knowledge for a farming or agricultural retail career, or a foundation before advancing to diploma-level crop technology studies. Admission requires Grade 12 completion with specified marks in English, a mathematics course and a Grade 12 science course, with alternative admission pathways available for applicants who do not meet these thresholds. Lakeland College recognizes the certificate for credit, allowing graduates to enter the second year of its Crop Technology Diploma program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires Grade 12 with a minimum 50% in English Language Arts A30 and B30, Foundations of Mathematics 20 or Pre-Calculus 20, and any 20-level core science course. Great Plains College applies its institution-wide Saskatchewan Colleges English Language Requirements to applicants whose first language is not English: a minimum overall IELTS Academic band of 6.5 with no band below 5.0, TOEFL iBT overall 81 with at least 19 in each of reading, listening, speaking and writing, PTE Academic overall 63 with component minimums of 50, or Duolingo English Test 110; applicants from a list of exempt countries, or with prior English-medium post-secondary study from an eligible country, may not need to submit a test. The program page notes that special admission options may be available to applicants who do not meet the standard entrance requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:October
Application Deadline:Great Plains College does not publish fixed application deadlines by intake for either domestic or international applicants. Domestic admission runs on an ongoing basis through the college's general 'apply today' process, with no stated opening or closing date. International applications are processed on a rolling basis: the college responds within 7-10 business days of a completed application, applicants must pay a tuition deposit within 30 calendar days of their offer letter, and are advised to apply for a study permit at least three months before their program starts. No cycle year or program-specific deadlines are published on the college's site. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
