Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management (DTM)

Welcome to the Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management program! We are excited to welcome you to the University of Guelph. At the beginning of the Fall semester, we will have a program orientation meeting. Watch for more details coming to your University-issued email inbox before fall semester starts.

 

Register for your Semester 1 (Fall 2025) and Semester 2 (Winter 2026) courses at the same time: 

 

As a DTM student, for Semester 1 you will select six courses, listed below: 

  • DTM*1000 The Turf Industry 
  • DTM*1010 The Identification and Care of Landscape Plants in Turf Environments I 
  • DTM*1100 Plant Biology 
  • DTM*1200 Turf Equipment 
  • DTM*1300 Turf Soil Principles 
  • DTM*1500 Turf Communication Skills

 

For Semester 2 you will select six courses, listed below: 

  • DTM*2000 Turf Management I 
  • DTM*2010 The Identification and Care of Landscape Plants in Turf Environments II 
  • DTM*2100 Turf Irrigation and Drainage 
  • DTM*2200 Computers and Math for Turf 
  • DTM*2400 Landscape Design 
  • DTM*2600 Turf Environmental Management
 

Advising Notes & Course Selection Tips:

  • Pick your courses as soon as possible. 
  • You will use WebAdvisor to pick your courses. Detailed instructions on using WebAdvisor are available in the WebAdvisor Tutorial. 
  • If you have received transfer credits from another post-secondary program/institution, contact the DTM Program Counsellor to inquire about whether/how transfer credits can be used. To inquire about the possibility of transfer credit re-assessment, book an appointment with the DTM Program Counsellor after Orientation. 
  • Review the Schedule of Studies (the order in which you are advised to take courses). Go to the Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management section of the Associate Diploma Calendar. Here you will find your requirements laid out by semester. 
 

For additional information and program counselling please contact:

Carie Devitt
DTM Program Counsellor
dtmpc@uoguelph.ca