Increased enrollments in College of Agriculture

Posted September 19, 1997


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 19, 1997
97-09-10-AG

Increased enrollments in the College of
Agriculture

There are 732 Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) students
registered in the College of Agriculture this fall, an increase of 3.8 per
cent over last year. Furthermore, early registrations in the Diploma in
Agriculture program also suggest an increase over last year. The strong
Agri-Business section of Saskatchewan?s economy continues to provide
optimism and good job opportunities for agricultural graduates.

The demographics of the B.S.A. student population are changing. Almost
60 per cent of the 265 new B.S.A. students are women, and within a year
or so the student body will have equal numbers of men and women.
Under the college quota the minimum average required for admission
from high school was 70 per cent; however, the mean average of those
admitted was well above that, at 80.2 per cent.

Courses in the Diploma program run from mid-October to early April, so
that students can help with fall harvest and spring seeding.
Approximately half of the Diploma graduates return to operate their home
farm and the rest find employment in the agricultural service sector.
Deadline for registration in the Diploma program is October 15, 1997.

For more information on the Bachelor of Science Program, please
contact Lyle Elmgren at (306) 966-4054.

For more information on the Diploma in Agriculture Program, please
contact Dr. Mike Grevers at (306) 966-7876.