Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program Offers New Home-Study Classes

Posted September 20, 2000


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 19, 2000 2000-09-12-EXT


Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program Offers
New Home-Study Classes

SASKATOON - The Prairie Horticulture Certificate (PHC) Program will be
offering four new classes this year: Landscape Construction, Herbaceous
Landscape Plants, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, and Post-Harvest Handling of
Food Crops. These classes are in addition to many other home-study courses
in horticulture offered through the PHC program.

Horticulture is one of the fastest-growing industries in the prairies, yet
most of the information available doesn?t apply to our growing conditions.
PHC is the first horticulture home-study program to focus on conditions
specific to the prairies.

This award-winning program lets students specialize in four areas of
interest - Fruit & Vegetable Production, Greenhouse Crop Production,
Landscaping & Aboriculture, or Nursery Crop Production. Each area of
specialization offers unique and practical courses. We also offer a number
of elective courses which can be used towards any of the certificate
streams.

PHC is for anyone interested in horticulture - people employed in the
industry, those interested in joining the horticulture industry, or taking
practical classes for pleasure. Students can take one or two classes for
general interest, or take enough to complete a certificate.

All courses are available by home study, and course materials are delivered
directly to a student?s mailbox. Students can study on their own time in
the comfort of their own homes. Regular contact with an instructor is part
of every PHC course. Courses have been developed by experts from four
prairie educational institutions - the University of Saskatchewan, Olds
College, the University of Manitoba, and Assiniboine Community College.

Courses are offered in three terms: late October to mid-January; mid-January
to late March; and early April to late May. Fees for a PHC course range
from $250.00 to $500.00 with the average cost per course around $400.


Contact us today for more information on the PHC program:

Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program
Extension Credit Studies
University of Saskatchewan
326 Kirk Hall
117 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C8
Tel: (306) 966-2226
Fax: (306) 966-5590
E-mail: extcred@usask.ca
www.extension.usask.ca/go/phc