Cert in Precision Agriculture at University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada is a certificate in Agriculture programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 4,244 per credit (CAD 877 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Agriculture
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 877 / credit
International tuition: CAD 4,244 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This certificate, delivered at the main Saskatoon campus, is open only to current University of Saskatchewan students and can be completed alongside an existing degree program. It focuses on the precise management of crops to increase both production and sustainability, covering spatial variability in crop yields, the use of GIS tools and big data analytics, and precision agriculture technologies such as satellite imagery and GPS systems. Foundation coursework includes an introductory course covering variable rate technology and drones, instruction in geomatics, and an advanced capstone in which students apply discipline-specific knowledge to real-world production challenges. The program suits students from Agriculture and Bioresources, Computer Science, Engineering, Environment and Society, Hydrology, or Regional and Urban Planning who want to add a precision-agriculture specialization to their primary degree. Career paths vary by academic background and include agricultural entrepreneurship and roles as an employee or manager in a precision agriculture company, precision agriculture agronomist, programmer, or geographic information analyst.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The University of Saskatchewan's own Precision Agriculture Certificate admissions page restricts this certificate to current USask students only: applicants must already be enrolled in Agriculture and Bioresources, Computer Science, Engineering, Environment and Society, Hydrology, or Regional and Urban Planning, and are advised to consult their academic advisor before enrolling. The stated academic requirement is completion of at least 24 credit units of post-secondary coursework with a minimum average of 70% on 18 or more transferable credit units from an accredited post-secondary institution, calculated across all attempted courses within a session that transfer to USask. For English proficiency the page links to USask's institution-wide requirement (e.g. IELTS Academic 6.5, minimum 6.0 per band, or TOEFL iBT 86, minimum 19 per section) rather than stating its own scores. The programme admits in January and September.
Application Details
Start Date:January and September
Application Deadline:The University of Saskatchewan does not publish fixed general application deadlines for its direct-entry undergraduate colleges (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy): admission requirements and deadlines for the 2027-28 cycle become available only once applications open on 25 September 2026, and the site gives no separate international closing date. Non-direct professional programs set their own dates instead: for September 2027 entry, the College of Law's JD opens 15 October 2026 with rolling review to a 1 February 2027 documents deadline and is not currently accepting international applicants; the College of Medicine's MD applications close 1 October 2026 for domestic (Canadian citizen/PR) applicants only; and the Nutrition program's single deadline is 15 March 2027 for both domestic and international applicants, with no late applications considered. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
