X. Associate Diploma Programs
Distance Education
The University of Guelph offers diploma-level courses and certificate programs in horticulture and landscaping and in agriculture and food via Open Learning. Many diploma courses and one horticultural certificate program are available in French via Teleformation at Collège d'Alfred. Open Learning and Teleformation courses are in the distance independent study delivery mode.
Many of the diploma courses are directly transferable to agricultural college residential diploma programs but are not recognized as part of the courseload for full- or part-time students status but at present, the following Open Learning courses are transferable to the Associate Diploma in Agriculture or Horticulture programs provided that they are available and permission to take these Open Learning courses is given by the program counsellor prior to registration in them
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Diploma Credit Courses
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Independent Study Courses (Equivalents)
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Agriculture
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| DAGR*1200 |
335 Applied Plant Science |
| DAGR*1300 |
201 Soil Science |
| DAGR*1600 |
319 Math for Farm Managers |
| DAGR*2110 |
336 Financial Accounting |
| DAGR*2200 |
304 Forages |
| DAGR*2210 |
315 Weed Control in Agriculture |
| DAGR*2600 |
317 Communications |
| DAGR*3300 |
232 Land and Water Resources |
| Electives |
(each course listed below is equivalent to 1 elective course) 202 Business Management Principles
230 The Complete Beekeeper
305 Pet/Animal Care I
323 Animal Diseases and Parasites
324 Pharmacology
350 Certified Crop Protection Consultant
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Horticulture
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| DAGR*1300 |
2 Soils for Hort. Crops |
| DAGR*1300 |
66 Weed Control in Horticulture |
| DHRT*2100 |
70 Elements of Garden Design |
| DHRT*2200 |
8 Elementary Plant Propagation |
| DHRT*3090 |
69 Landscape Construction Techniques |
| DHRT*3150 |
77 Nursery Production |
| DHRT*3160 |
16 Turf Management |
| DHRT*3170 |
66 Weed Control in Horticulture |
| DHRT*4000 |
4 Ornamental Plant Protection |
| DHRT*4200 |
38 Golf Course Design and Construction |
| Electives |
(each course listed below is equivalent to 1 elective course) 28 Landscape Planning of Large Areas
63 Starting a Green Business
64 The Naturalized Landscape
68 Landscape Graphic Techniques
73 The Home Gardener
74 Conserving Woodlands
66 Weed Control in Horticulture
606 Viticulture
609 Wine Marketing: An Introduction for Canadians
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Turfgrass Management
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| Electives |
each course listed below is equivalent to 1 elective course) 64 The Naturalized Landscape
762 Marketing Management
765 Retail Management
766 Business Law for Golf Managers
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Two or more Open Learning Courses for one credit (elective) in the Diploma Program are as follows:
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Agriculture
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| DAGR*2000 |
321 Livestock Production Systems 322 Animal Physiology
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| 1 elective course |
307 Feed Technology 308 Animal and Poultry Health
311 Feed Regulation
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| 1 elective course |
309 Animal Nutrition 310 Feed Formulation
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| 1 elective course |
314 Energy on the Farm 326 Field Sprayers
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| 1 elective course |
600 Meats I 601 Meats II
602 Meat Technology
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Horticulture
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| DHRT*1050 |
71 Woody Plants 54 Landscaping with Bedding Plants
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| DHRT*2000 |
12 Greenhouse Management 62 Commercial Floriculture
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| 1 elective course |
Any two of: 191 The Horticulturist I
192 The Horticulurist II
193 The Horticulturist III
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| 2 elective courses |
If all three #191, #192, #193 |
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Turfgrass Management
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| DTM*1400 |
71 Woody Plants 54 Landscaping with Bedding Plants
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