Cert in Horticulture Technology Citation is a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,000 per total for local students.
Equal to about a quarter of a Diploma, or five courses, the Citation builds targeted horticulture know-how and skills, carrying the weight of a university credential. Horticulture at the university combines sound business practices, aesthetic values, community awareness, and scientific principles, applied to producing and managing plants and landscapes, taught by faculty and staff with backgrounds in commercial horticulture who remain active in the industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: KPU's own admission entry for this citation states only that the Faculty of Science's Admission Requirements apply, which consist of the university's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement; the programme adds no further academic prerequisites of its own. That institution-wide standard, set out on KPU's English Proficiency Requirements page, is met through any one route: BC English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12 or Literary Studies 12 at a minimum C+; three credits of post-secondary English at a minimum C-; or a recognised test taken within the last two years, including IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, PTE 61, Duolingo English Test 110, CAEL 70 with no sub-score below 60, or LanguageCert Academic 70 with no sub-score below 65. Applicants must also fall into one of KPU's general categories: BC or equivalent high-school graduate, post-secondary transfer with 9 or more credits, or mature applicant aged 19 or older.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May)
Application Deadline:KPU classifies most programs as Open Intake, meaning every applicant who meets minimum institutional requirements is admitted without ranking, while a smaller set of Limited Intake programs closes earlier. For the Fall 2027 (September) term, both domestic and international applications open on 1 October 2026; Limited Intake programs have a firm deadline of 1 March 2027 and may close earlier if demand is high, while Open Intake programs stay open on a rolling basis through a confirmation-deposit deadline of 15 June 2027 to a final cutoff of 1 July 2027. Spring (January) and Summer (May) entry follow the same open/limited pattern on an earlier timeline, and KPU applies identical deadlines to domestic and international applicants throughout. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
