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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate
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Introduction
Please click here to see Geography and Environmental Sciences department information.
Certificate Advisor: Amanda Weaver
Email: amanda.weaver@ucdenver.edu
The goal of the certificate program is to provide GES students advanced training in sustainable urban agriculture through the integration of university classroom study and field-based practicum conducted at the department’s field research station. Requirements for the certificate are therefore divided between on-campus courses and field courses.
Upon successful completion of the certificate, students will:
- Have knowledge of the history of urban farming
- Understand the modern agro-food system
- Participate in sustainable urban agricultural practices
Program Delivery
This is both an on-campus and field-based program.
Declaring This Certificate
- Please see the certificate advisor.
General Requirements
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Certificate Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 12 GEOG credit hours.
- Students must complete all 12 GEOG credit hours at the upper division level (3000-level and above).
- Students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in all certificate courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Students cannot complete certificate or ancillary course requirements as pass/fail.
- Students must complete all 12 GEOG credit hours with CU Denver faculty.
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
- The certificate will be awarded when the student graduates with the bachelor’s degree.
- All core courses are offered on a yearly basis. Any alterations to the program MUST be approved by the certificate advisor.
- Courses taken within the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate Program may be used towards one other degree requirement.
- Any changes to the standard curriculum program must be approved in writing by the certificate advisor.
- Because a certificate is a CU Denver certification of a students’ specialized knowledge in an advanced subject matter, all courses in a certificate program are expected to be taken in residency at CU Denver. Only in rare circumstances will exceptions be made regarding this policy
- Please pay close attention to prerequisites for specific courses.
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