Horticulture Certificate is a foundation in Horticulture and Crop Science programme offered by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 35 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,000 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Horticulture and Crop Science
Duration: 35 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,000 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This foundation-level Horticulture Certificate at Thompson Rivers University runs 35 weeks over two semesters at the Kamloops campus. The fall term covers communications, basic horticulture, greenhouse production, pest management, and soil science, while the winter term adds weed management, nursery production, fruit and vegetable production, landscaping, and turfgrass management. The program concludes with a three-week practicum that places students in industry settings to gain workplace experience. Graduates receive Certificate Level 1 and 2 standing in Horticulture. Admission requires high school graduation or equivalent, or mature student status, with English 11 at 60% or higher and any Math 10 course at 60% or higher. The program suits individuals who enjoy outdoor, active, and practical work and are interested in plants, preparing them for entry-level roles in landscaping, nurseries, garden centres, parks, golf courses, or forestry. Graduates of this certificate can progress into TRU's Horticulture Management Diploma, which builds on this foundation with plant science and business management coursework aimed at supervisory and entrepreneurial roles in the industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page states three entry conditions: high-school graduation (or equivalent) or mature-student status; English 11 at 60% or higher (or equivalent); and Math 10 at 60% or higher (any Math 10 or equivalent). No further conditions, such as an interview, portfolio, or physical requirement, are published on the page. International applicants must also meet Thompson Rivers University's own language bar for direct entry into an undergraduate certificate or diploma program: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, per TRU's English requirements page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
