Agriculture Certificate Program Graduation

Posted April 24, 1998


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 23, 1998

Agriculture Certificate Program to Graduate 33

The Certificate in Agriculture Program (CAP) will be presenting
Certificates in Agriculture to 33 individuals who have completed the
requirements of this program. This includes 22 Crop Production and 11
Farm Management Certificates. CAP is offered co-operatively by the
University of Saskatchewan?s College of Agriculture and Extension Division.

The ceremonies will be held on April 24, 1998, as part of the College of
Agriculture's annual Diploma and Certificate graduation. Awards sponsored
by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Farm Credit Corporation will be made
to the student with the highest academic standing in each
certificate stream.

The CAP graduates of 1998 are the sixth group to complete the
requirements of this successful new program. In total, there will now be
188 graduates since the program began in the fall of 1990.

In the past, the Certificates in Agriculture Program has received the
Distinguished Credit Program Award from the Association for Continuing
Higher Education. The program has also received the Outstanding Program
Award from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Higher
Education. Receiving these awards is a tribute to the success and high
completion rate of students in this program.

The Certificates in Agriculture Program is meeting a demand from
Saskatchewan residents for post-secondary education in applied
agricultural science. Students are appreciative of the opportunity to
study at a distance and continue with their farm, business and family
responsibilities at the same time.

The program continues to attract new students and had over 400 course
registrations from across the prairie provinces this year. The program is
recognized within the agriculture industry as a credible post-secondary
source of agricultural education.

For more information please contact:

Corey Loessin, P.Ag. or Dr. Graham Jones
CAP Coordinator Associate Dean
Extension Division College of Agriculture
(306) 966-4049 (306) 966-4063