Jul 14, 2014

MSU opens enrollment for off-campus courses

The Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology (MSU IAT) is offering several classes this fall, including a course in Tree Fruit Production and Management.

MSU IAT has been conducting plant, animal and technology certificate courses on its East Lansing campus for more than 100 years.

Commercial horticulture programs relating to fruit, vegetable, greenhouse production and ornamentals will be offered at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, and Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City.

In addition to local access to MSU academic programs serving agriculture, the community college collaboration enables students to obtain an associate’s degree through supplemental coursework. MSU classes begin Aug. 27.

Fall semester classes include Tree Fruit Production and Management, Fundamentals of Soil Science, Landscape Plants II, Horticulture Industries Seminar, and Plant Diseases & Their Pathogens.

Complete applications, including transcripts, for new MSU IAT students are due Aug. 15.

MSU IAT off-campus coordinators guide prospective students through the application process, creation of a course of study, and student internship. All MSU IAT courses are taught by MSU-approved faculty and staff and credits earned are fully transferable to on-campus bachelor’s degree programs.

The registration deadline is Aug. 15 for online Viticulture Enology Science Technology Alliance(VESTA) courses that operate through a separate registration system and may be found here.

VESTA courses begin Sept. 2.

To obtain information about VESTA and off-campus MSU IAT Applied Plant Science certificate programs and admission requirements, contact one of the community college-based coordinators.

At Lake Michigan College, Coordinator, Stacey Rocklin, may be reached at 269-927-8772, [email protected], and at Northwestern Michigan College, contact Coordinator, Brian Matchett, at 231-995-1719, [email protected].