The Certificate in Agriculture Program to Graduate 28 Students

Posted April 23, 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 23, 2002 2002-04-14-AG

The Certificate in Agriculture Program to Graduate 28 Students

Saskatoon, SK - Certificates in Agriculture will be presented to 22 students
in Crop Production and six students in Farm Management at the College of
Agriculture's annual Diploma and Certificates Convocation on April 26, 2002.
As well, students with the highest academic standing in each certificate
stream will be recognized through awards sponsored by the Saskatchewan Wheat
Pool and Farm Credit Corporation.

"The Certificates in Agriculture Program (CAP) meet a demand from Western
Canadian residents for post-secondary education in applied agricultural
science," says CAP Coordinator Corey Loessin. "Students are appreciative of
the opportunity to study at a distance and continue with their farm,
business and family responsibilities at the same time."

In the past, the Certificates in Agriculture Program received the
Distinguished Credit Program Award from the Association for Continuing
Higher Education. The program 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 CAP graduates of 2002 are the tenth group to complete the requirements
of this successful program. There are now 290 graduates since the program
began in the fall of 1990.

CAP continues to attract new students as there is over 300 course
registrations from across the Prairie Provinces this year. This program is
recognized within the agriculture industry as a credible post-secondary
source of agricultural education and is offered cooperatively through
University of Saskatchewan's College of Agriculture and the Extension
Division.


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For more information please contact:

Corey Loessin, P. AG
CAP Coordinator
Extension Division
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-4049


Dr. Ernie Barber
Dean
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-4062