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Farm and Industry Short Course
Specialty Programs
The Farm and Industry Short Course offers six specialty study programs. Students may complete one of these during a year of coursework.
- Farm Service & Supply (20 Credits Minimum)
- Dairy Farm Management Specialty (20 Credits Minimum)
- Crop and Soil Management Specialty (20 Credits Minimum)
- Grass-Based Dairying Specialty (24 Credits Required over 17-week Period)
- Meat Animal Specialty (20 Credits Minimum)
- Farm Mechanics Specialty (20 Credits Minimum)
Certificate Program
Students may earn a one or two-year certificate. The one-year certificate requires 20 credits, while the two-year certificate requires 40 credits. To graduate with either a one or two-year certificate, a student must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher.
Students with extensive agricultural high school or technical school training may omit certain introductory classes if they pass a screening test. If students “test out” of such classes, they may apply the class credits toward a certificate.
Honors Certificate Option students may elect to take some Short Course classes for Honors credit each term.
Students completing a total of at least 10 credits of Honors course work and who earn at least a 3.25 GPA on all credits will receive a special Honors Program designation on their transcript. Honors credit courses usually involve more work and some individualized consultations with professors. Courses available for Honors credit vary from term to term and most instructors will announce this option the first day of class.
For more information, email fisc@cals.wisc.edu