Our certificate programs offer a broad range of courses from crop production to plant breeding and pest management to plant physiology. With several program options to choose from, we offer a variety of choices to suit your personal or professional advancement, regardless of your educational background or work experience. Our programs are taught exclusively online, allowing you to continue your full-time job while advancing your career and knowledge.

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Horticulture Certificate

For anyone interested in fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, and crops.
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Cannabis Production and Management Certificate

The Cannabis Production and Management Certificate will help you build a foundation of production skills from classification to physiology to production management.
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Crop Sciences Professional Development Certificate

Be a field agronomist with flexible online courses targeted in Crop Sciences.
Derrick Hopkins of Farmersville gets some help with a plant cutting from Horitculture president Ryanne Ardisana during ExplorACES on Saturday morning.

Horticulture Professional Development Certificate

Step outside your garden and become a Professional Horticulturalist.
Volunteers in the Peace Garden to the west of the First Mennonite Church (part of a mission project for Faith in Place), that was coordinated by Former NRES graduate, and now Urbana Theological Seminary student, Brian Sauder. Pictured here (left to right) are Brian Sauder, A. Hermes, Celeste Larkin, and Fatemah Hermes.

Urban Agriculture Professional Development Certificate

Help our community for Sustainable Food Production with your professional development certification in Urban Agriculture.
Students harvesting vegetables in a greenhouse

Small Farm Certificate

Learn how to operate a farm business or become an invaluable team member in an already existing organization.
Students listening to an instructor at the sustainable student farm

Small Farm Manager Certificate

Learn how to successfully manage a small-scale vegetable farm. 
Close-up of a Cannabis plant

Intro to Cannabis Mini Certificate

Develop a foundation of cannabis production skills from classification to physiology to production management.

Certificate Program Contact

Gevan Behnke
Online Programs Coordinator

cpsc-certificates@illinois.edu

Gevan Behnke