Associate Diploma Programs

1998-99 Diploma Program Calendar

X--Associate Diploma Programs

Associate Diploma Programs

As a result of an enhanced contract agreement between the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) effective April 1, 1997, the Agricultural Colleges at Alfred (French Language), Kemptville and Ridgetown now operate as Colleges of the University of Guelph. Two-year diploma programs are offered at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph and at the three regional Colleges with financial support from OMAFRA.

The diploma programs will continue to offer a blend of the theoretical and practical courses designed to prepare graduates to assume a broad range of positions in the agricultural and food industries. All programs offer courses in applied science business management, production and marketing. Specific diploma programs offered at more than one College have standardized core curricula to ensure common standards are maintained. Common core courses are supplemented with electives at all Colleges with specific regional specializations. Students may elect to spend a semester (or more) at a different location to access special electives, or to access degree courses at the University.

All programs are offered on a standardized schedule at all four locations. The programs run for two semesters beginning in September until late April followed by a one semester summer break. Second year classes resume in the following semester and students graduate in the Spring with an Associate Diploma.

ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS

A: Alfred (French Language); G: Guelph; K: Kemptville; R:Ridgetown.

A G K R
Agriculture X X X X
Horticulture X X X X
Equine Studies X
Food & Nutritiion X X
Vet. Technology X

Associate Diploma in Agriculture

Associate Diploma in Horticulture

The nursery, landscaping, turf and floriculture segments of the horticulture industry are areas of sustained growth and development in Ontario and Canada. The Diploma in Horticulture program provides a basic curriculum in ornamental horticulture and an opportunity to take specialized courses in various components of the industry. Practical experience and training complements the more formal material presented in lectures and provides an opportunity to acquire the practical skills required in greenhouse and landscaping firms.

The Diploma in Horticulture program is offered at all four colleges and prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in landscaping, nursery and greenhouse firms, municipal parks and golf courses, garden centres and private businesses.

Alfred (French Language), Guelph, Kemptville, Ridgetown

Fall Semester 1

04-120 [0.50] Applied Plant Science

04-130 [0.50] Soil Principles

04-160 [0.50] Applied Mathematics **

04-161 [0.50] Computer Applications *, **

50-100 [0.50] Landscape Management

50-105 [0.50] Plant Identification I

Winter Semester 2

04-211 [0.50] Business Accounting

04-260 [0.50] Communication Skills **

50-200 [0.50] Greenhouse Management

50-210 [0.50] Landscape Design I

50-220 [0.50] Plant Propagation

[0.50] elective; students may also select Independent Study courses.

* Students at Guelph substitute 27-100

** Students may be exempted in one or more of 04-160, 04-161, and 04-260 based on successful completion of challenge examination(s). Each exempted course must be replaced with a free elective or an Independent Study course. Students who have a credit in Mathematics or English (or French at Alfred) at the OAC level will automatically be granted an exemption in 04-160 and/or 04-260 respectively.

Fall Semester 3

04-310 [0.50] Business Management

50-305 [0.50] Plant Identification II

[1.50] credits from:

04-313 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

50-301 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

50-309 [0.50] Landscape Construction

50-310 [0.50] Landscape Design II

50-315 [0.50] Nursery Management

50-316 [0.50] Turf Management

50-330 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

[0.50] elective; students may also select Independent Study courses

Winter Semester 4

04-229 [0.50] Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment *

04-460 [0.50] Human Resource Management

04-461 [0.50] Business Project

04-462 [0.50] Farm Project

50-400 [0.50] Ornamental Plant Protection

50-405 [0.50] Certification and Safety **

[0.50] credit from:

04-237 [0.50] Small Engines

04-370 [0.50] Agroforestry

50-401 [0.50] Floral Design and Retailing

50-410 [0.50] Computer Assisted Design

[0.50] elective

*Offered at Guelph only.

** Offered at Alfred, Kemptville and Ridgetown.

Horticulture - Electives

Horticulture students must take at least [3.50] elective credits, [1.50] credits of which may be from programs other than Horticulture.

Offered at all Campuses

Semester 3

04-313 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management

50-309 [0.50] Landscape Construction

50-310 [0.50] Landscape Design II

50-315 [0.50] Nursery Management

50-316 [0.50] Turf Management

Semester 4

50-410 [0.50] Computer Assisted Design

Other Electives

Offered at Alfred:

Semester 3 (only)

50-301 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

50-330 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

Offered at Kemptville

Semester 3 (only)

50-301 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

50-330 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

Offered at Ridgetown

Between Semester 2 and 3

50-265 [0.50] Horticulture Field Experience

Semester 3

50-301 [0.50] Fruit and Vegetable Production

50-317 [0.50] Horticultural Weed Science

50-330 [0.50] Greenhouse Crop Production

Semester 4

50-401 [0.50] Floral Design and Retailing

Degree Transfer Option

Available at Guelph Beginning in Semester 3:

Students from all colleges are eligible to consider the degree transfer option to the 1) B.A., 2) B.Comm. or 3) B.Sc.(Agr.) programs, providing they have completed semesters one and two with a cumulative average of 70%, and providing they have met the basic entrance requirements of the desired degree program. Students may also complete their studies at the other colleges and apply for degree admission following graduation. Credits for courses completed in an Associate Diploma program will be assigned at the time of admission to a degree program as determined by the appropriate program committee.

Bachelor of Arts Program

Students who have successfully completed semesters one and two of the Associate Diploma Program with a cumulative average of 70% or better may substitute [1.50] degree credits in each of Semesters three and four. Course selection will vary, depending upon the intended program of study within the B.A. program.

Students wishing to pursue this option should discuss proposed course selection with the Admissions Counsellor for the B.A. program and the Director of the Associate Diploma Program.

Bachelor of Commerce Program in Agricultural Business

Students who have successfully completed semesters 1 and 2 of the Associate Diploma program with a cumulative average of 70% or better should substitute [1.50] degree credits in each of semesters 3 and 4 as follows:

Semester 3

63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I

or OAC equivalent

36-120 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

[0.50] elective

[1.50] diploma credits

Semester 4

63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I

63-105 [0.50] Introduction to Mathematical Modelling

36-110 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

[0.50] elective degree credit

[1.50] diploma credits

Bachelor of Commerce Program in Hotel and Food Administration

Semester 3

63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I

or OAC equivalent

19-110 [0.50] Chemistry Today

[0.50] elective degree credit

Semester 4

54-270 [0.50] Introductory Foods

36-110 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

36-120 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

[0.50] elective degree credit

[1.50] diploma credits

Note: Diploma students at Guelph are eligible to take specified degree credits as electives subject to the approval of the Director of the Diploma Program and providing a minimum cumulative average of 70% has been maintained.

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Semester 3

04-310 [0.50] Business Management

04-360 [0.50] Food Systems

19-104 [0.50] General Chemistry I

19-106 [0.50] Introductory Chemistry

58-150 [0.50] Introduction to Higher Learning

[0.50] elective degree credit (e.g. 17-115 or 92-102)

[0.50] elective diploma credit

Semester 4

01-125 [0.50] Agrifood System Trends and Issues

04-460 [0.50] Human Resource Management

04-461 [0.50] Business Project

04-462 [0.50] Farm Project

63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I

63-104 Precalculus Mathematics (Offered through the Office of Open Learning)

[0.50] elective degree credit (e.g. 17-115 or 92-102)

[0.50] elective diploma credit

Associate Diploma in Equine Studies

The Equine Studies Program provides students with an opportunity to specialize at an intensive level in the management of horse enterprises. The program provides an excellent foundation for students who eventually wish to seek certification as qualified instructors in the Canadian Equestrian Federation. The program combines theory and hands-on practical courses that prepare graduates for the diversity of positions that exist in the horse industry.

The Equine Studies Program at Kemptville College is the only one in Ontario and it attracts students from all areas of Ontario and from other provinces in Canada.

Kemptville

Fall Semester 1

04-100 [0.50] Livestock Systems

04-120 [0.50] Applied Plant Science

04-130 [0.50] Soil Principles

04-160 [0.50] Applied Mathematics *

04-161 [0.50] Computer Applications *

[0.50] elective

Winter Semester 2

04-211 [0.50] Business Accounting

04-260 [0.50] Communication Skills *

04-280 [0.50] An Introduction to the Horse Industry

04-281 [0.50] Horse Care and Stable Duty

04-282 [0.50] Equine Stable Management

[0.50] elective

*Students may be exempted in one or more of 04-160, 04-161, and 04-260 based on successful completion of challenge examination(s). Each exempted course must be replaced with a free elective or an Independent Study course. Students who have a credit in Mathematics or English at the OAC level will automatically be granted an exemption in 04-160 and/or 04-260 respectively.

Fall Semester 3

04-310 [0.50] Business Management

04-312 [0.50] Business Marketing

04-360 [0.50] Food Systems

04-381 [0.50] Horse Conformation and Lameness

04-382 [0.50] Horse Feeds and Feeding

[0.50] elective credit

Winter Semester 4

04-460 [0.50] Human Resource Management

04-461 [0.50] Business Project

04-480 [0.50] Equine Conditioning

04-481 [0.50] Horse Health

04-482 [0.50] Equine Reproduction and Selection

[0.50] elective credit

Electives - Equine Studies

Equine students must take [2.00] elective credits which may be from programs other than Equine Studies.

At Kemptville only:

Semester 1

04-185 [0.50] English Horsemanship I

04-186 [0.50] Western Horsemanship I

Semester 2

04-185 [0.50] English Horsemanship I

04-186 [0.50] Western Horsemanship I

Semester 3

04-385 [0.50] English Horsemanship II

04-386 [0.50] Western Horsemanship II

Semester 4

04-385 [0.50] English Horsemanship II

04-386 [0.50] Western Horsemanship II

Associate Diploma in Food and Nutrition Management

This program is offered at Kemptville College and at Alfred College (French-language).

The program provides a practical, skills-oriented approach to management systems used in health care and commercial food service institutions. Students integrate practical experience in food service management with the technical and scientific information required to successfully operate modern food services.

Commencing in September 1998, the new curriculum below will be available. This program is accredited by the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management.

Alfred, Kemptville

Common Curriculum

Fall Semester 1

30-100 [0.50] Food Theory

30-105 [0.50] Food Preparation

30-110 [0.50] Human Physiology

30-115 [0.50] Food Service Mathematics

30-120 [0.50] Sanitation and Safety

04-161 [0.50] Computer Applications

04-260 [0.50] Communication Skills

Winter Semester 2

30-200 [0.50] Human Nutrition

30-210 [0.50] Psychology

30-220 [0.50] Food Service Design and Equipment

04-211 [0.50] Business Accounting

04-161 [0.50] Computer Applications

04-260 [0.50] Communication Skills

[0.50] elective at Kemptville; [1.00] electives at Alfred.

Fall Semester 3

30-220 [0.50] Food Service Design and Equipment

30-300 [0.50] Clinical Nutrition

30-310 [0.50] Marketing

30-330 [0.50] Menu Management (Kemptville)

30-430 [0.50] Quantity Food Preparation and Service

30-331 [0.50] Menu Management (Alfred)

04-460 [0.50] Human Resource Management

[1.00] electives at Kemptville; [0.50] elective at Alfred.

Winter Semester 4

30-330 [0.50] Menu Management (Kemptville)

30-430 [0.50] Quantity Food Preparation and Service

30-400 [0.50] Clinical Nutrition

30-410 [0.50] Financial Control in Food Service

30-420 [0.50] Management Case Studies

30-431 [0.50] Quantity Food Preparation and Service *

[0.50] elective

30-405 [0.50] Field Placement

(following Semester 4)

*Offered at Alfred

Electives (related to food industry)

Food and Nutrition Management students are required to take [2.00] elective credits, preferably related to their program of study.

Alfred

Fall Semester

30-340 [0.50] Culinary Cooking and Wines

30-242 [0.50] Cultural Food Practices

30-243 [0.50] Microbiology

30-244 [0.50] Sensory Evaluation

Winter Semester

30-240 [0.50] Healthy Cooking

30-242 [0.50] Cultural Food Practices

30-340 [0.50] Culinary Cooking and Wines

Kemptville

Fall Semester

30-241 [0.50] Food Presentation and Display Techniques

30-242 [0.50] Cultural Food Practices

30-341 [0.50] Selected Topics in Nutrition

Winter Semester

30-241 [0.50] Food Presentation and Display Techniques

30-242 [0.50] Cultural Food Practices

30-243 [0.50] Microbiology

30-244 [0.50] Sensory Evaluation

Associate Diploma in Veterinary Technology

This program is offered at Ridgetown College only, and is designed for students interested in a career working with and caring for animals. The program is designed to provide the technical training and knowledge required to become veterinary technicians working in association with practising veterinarians. Students take a comprehensive range of courses and training related to the care of food and laboratory animals, as well as companion and sport animals. All students are required to complete a four-week externship during the final semester.

This program is fully accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA).