The MCC curriculum, paired with courses within a particular Michigan State University Certificate Program, prepares students for entry-level employment in agricultural operations. Students will earn an MSU certificate while also working towards an associate’s degree. There are three available certificates from which to choose, listed following the MCC degree requirements. MSU Transfer Students: Students wishing to transfer to MSU as juniors must meet with the program coordinator during their first semester to alter general education courses to meet MSU requirements.
Source: MCC 2022-23 Catalog
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS* | 23-24 CR. HRS. |
| Choose 2-Courses from: | 6 |
| ENG 101 English Composition and BCOM 102 Advanced Business and Technical Communications OR ENG 101 English Composition and ENG 102 English Composition |
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| BIOL 121 Plant Biology Lecture & Laboratory (L&L) | 4 |
| BUS 127 Human Relations | 3 |
| HE 110 Industrial Safety and Workplace Training | 1 |
| Choose One (1) Course From: CIS 110 Computer Concepts CIS 120A Intro to Computer Information Systems |
3 |
| FS 101 L&L Intro to Food Science and Process | 3 |
| Choose One (1) Course From: MATH 100A (Formerly MATH 050) TMAT 101A Technical Math I TMAT 102A Technical Math II TMAT 201 Technical Math III MATH 111 Algebra with Coordinate Geometry (recommended for transfer) |
3-4 |
| * All General Education courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better for transfer | |
| APPROVED ELECTIVES | 5-9 MINIMUM CR. HRS. |
| Electives must be chosen from the following list: | |
| AMT 150 Process Troubleshooting & Problem Solving | 3 |
| BIOL 120L&L Flowering Plants of Southwest Michigan | 1 |
| BIOL 120FL&L Autumn Flowering Plants of Southwest Michigan | 1 |
| BIOL 207A Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| BUS 122 Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 125 Supervision | 3 |
| BUS 131 Intro to Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| ELTC 101 AL&L Electricity-Basic | 4 |
| ELTC 103 Residential Wiring | 3 |
| ELTC 150 Industrial Electricity | 3 |
| HP 101 Hydraulics/Pneumatics | 3 |
| PHIL 207 Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| QC 101 Basic Quality Control | 3 |
| SPAN 101 Basic Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 102 Basic Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 150 Intensive Basic Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish | 4 |
| W 101A Basic Welding | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 62 |
| MSU OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS CREDITS | 30-34 |
| (Select from the following MSU areas of interest: Agriculture Operations, Fruit & Vegetable Crop Management, and Landscape Management) | |
| AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS | 34 HOURS, 62 CREDIT HOUR DEGREE |
| ABM 130 Farm Management I | 3 |
| AE 131 Agricultural Water Resource Management | 3 |
| AE 143 Application of Precision Agriculture Technologies | 3 |
| AT 202 Agricultural Regulation Compliance and Safety | 3 |
| AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology | 3 |
| CSS 101 Introduction to Crop Science | 3 |
| CSS 105 Agriculture Industries Seminar | 1 |
| CSS 126 Introduction to Weed Management | 2 |
| CSS 143 Introduction to Soil Science | 3 |
| ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants | 3 |
| PLP 105 Plant Diseases & Their Pathogens | 2 |
| A minimum of 6 additional MSU Institute for Agricultural Technology approved College of Agriculture and Natural Resources credits must be completed with approval from the Program Coordinator. Must send Muskegon CC an original MSU transcript with certificate noted for transfer acceptance. | |
| FRUIT & VEGETABLE CROP MANAGEMENT | 30 CREDITS, 62 CREDIT HOUR DEGREE |
| ABM 130 Farm Management I | 3 |
| AT 202 Agricultural Regulation Compliance and Safety | 3 |
| AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology | 3 |
| CSS 126 Introduction to Weed Management | 2 |
| CSS 143 Introduction to Soil Science | 2 |
| ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants | 3 |
| HRT 206 Training and Pruning Plants | 1 |
| HRT 207 Horticulture Career Development | 1 |
| HRT 218 Irrigation Systems for Horticulture | 3 |
| PLP 105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology | 2 |
| A minimum of 7 additional MSU Institute for Agricultural Technology approved College of Agriculture and Natural Resources credits, of which must contain at least one elective class in either Fruit Production, Vegetable Production, Organic Production or Greenhouse Management, must be completed with approval from the Program Coordinator. Must send Muskegon CC an original MSU transcript with certificate noted for transfer acceptance. | |
| LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT | 30 CREDITS, 62 CREDIT HOUR DEGREE |
| AT 202 Agricultural Regulation, Compliance and Safety | 3 |
| AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology | 3 |
| CSS 126 Introduction to Weed Management | 2 |
| CSS 143 Introduction to Soil Science | 2 |
| ENT 110 Applied Entomology of Economic Plants | 3 |
| HRT 207 Horticulture Career Development | 1 |
| HRT 211 Landscape Plants I | 3 |
| HRT 212 Landscape Plants II | 3 |
| HRT 213 Landscape Maintenance | 2 |
| HRT 218 Irrigation Systems for Horticulture | 3 |
| PLP 105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology | 2 |
| A minimum of 3 additional MSU Institute for Agricultural Technology approved College of Agriculture and Natural Resources credits must be completed with approval from the Program Coordinator. Must send Muskegon CC an original MSU transcript with certificate noted for transfer acceptance. |
| MSU ELECTIVES |
| AT 290 Unmanned Aircraft FAA |
| AT 291 General Ag Employee Mgmt |
| HRT 206 Training and Pruning Plants |
| HRT 221 Greenhouse Structures and Management |
| HRT 232 Principles and Practices of Grape Production |
| HRT 234 Current Issues in Viticulture and Enology |
| HRT 242 Passive Solar Greenhouses for Protected Cultivation |
| HRT 243 Organic Transplant Production |
| HRT 251 Organic Farming Principles and Practices |
| HRT 253 Compost Production and Use |
| HRT 231 Tree Fruit Production and Management |
| HRT 241 Vegetable Production and Management |
| ABM 130 Farm Management I |
| AE 131 Water Resources Management |
| AT 291 Application of Animal Agriculture |
| AT 291 Unmanned Aircraft FAA |
| AT 291 Michigan Pollination & Bee Keeping |
| AT 291 Agricultural Transportation |
