LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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CURRICULUM GUIDE |
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Precision Agriculture |
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Certificate of Achievement |
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Curriculum Code: 0852 (Effective Fall 2004 -
Summer 2009) |
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Students completing this certificate will be
prepared for entry level positions in precision agriculture and
sustainable development, and its various application areas in
the agribusiness arena. Positions as pest scouts, custom
applicators, technology resource technicians, and crop advisory
specialists are a few of the positions available. This
certificate provides basic computer skills as well as background
and hands-on experience in GIS and GPS technologies. |
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PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or
Course Offerings for course prerequisite information.
See the Assessment and Placement Testing section for
skills assessment and advising information. |
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INFORMATION
Contact the Manufacturing and Land Technologies
Department, West Campus Building, Room M103, telephone number
(517) 483-1336. |
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REQUIREMENTS |
TOTAL:
34
CREDITS |
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TITLE |
CREDIT HOURS |
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AGRI 101 |
Principles/Precision Agritech |
2 |
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AGRI 106 |
Disease/Insect Agrinomic Crops |
2 |
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AGRI 200 |
Vegetation and Weed Management |
3 |
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AGRI 201 |
Prin/Sustainable Agriculture |
3 |
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AGRI 202 |
Agri Soils and Crop Management |
3 |
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GRET 205 |
Principles Geographic Info Sys |
3 |
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GRET 210 |
Global Positioning Systems |
3 |
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GRET 253 |
Basics of ARC/View |
3 |
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GRET 255 |
Beginning ARC/Info |
3 |
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HORT 102 |
Intro Ornamental Horticulture |
3 |
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LAND 100 |
Intro to Landscape Drafting |
3 |
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LAND 282 |
Computer Draft/Dsgn Land Arch |
3 |
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MINIMUM TOTAL |
34 |
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SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE |
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Students should see course descriptions to find out when
departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason
are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for
example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses
from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should
contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with
adjustments. |
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AGRI 101 |
AGRI 200 |
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AGRI 106 |
AGRI 201 |
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GRET 205 |
AGRI 202 |
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GRET 253 |
GRET 210 |
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HORT 102 |
GRET 255 |
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LAND 100 |
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LAND 282 |
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