Agriculture BusinessCertificates

Provide students with practical experience in applying principles of economics, business, marketing, and finance to the management of a farm/ranch operation. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Emphasizes principles of finance and their application to agriculture and agribusiness, including the time value of money, net present value analysis, interest, credit lending institutions, financial statements, and financial ratios. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Studies the agricultural marketing system and methods of marketing crops and livestock. Emphasizes hedging with futures options. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Covers concepts and issues related to world population, food, and agriculture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Provide students with practical experience in applying principles of economics, business, marketing, and finance to the management of a farm/ranch operation. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Emphasizes principles of finance and their application to agriculture and agribusiness, including the time value of money, net present value analysis, interest, credit lending institutions, financial statements, and financial ratios. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Studies the agricultural marketing system and methods of marketing crops and livestock. Emphasizes hedging with futures options. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Explores the agricultural communication sector through an overview of professional skills and opportunities needed for success in agricultural communication. Emerging new media communication strategies and technologies to convey information on important issues in agriculture to a global audience will be discussed. Content topics will be focused on food, fiber farming, production, and precision agriculture. There will also be an evaluation of communication strategies to target consumer audiences. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Covers concepts and issues related to world population, food, and agriculture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.

Focuses on economic principles and decision-making by consumers, firms, and government with emphasis on their application to the food, fiber, and natural resource sectors of the economy. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category. Course is not repeatable for credit.

This course introduces basic computer terminology, file management, and PC system components. Provides an overview of office application software including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Includes the use of a web browser to access the Internet. Course is not repeatable for credit.