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Natural Resources Program |
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Certificates of Achievement Certificates of Achievement require completion of between 25 and 33 credits and are generally completed in one academic year. Certificates of Achievement are intended to provide directed training in a variety disciplines within the field of natural resources. Requirements for the Certificates of Achievement for Aquaculture, Natural Resources Management, Watershed Assessment and Geographic Information Systems are described below.
Aquaculture (25 qh) FISH 122 Intro to Aquaculture (5) FISH 222 Advanced Aquaculture (5) FISH 121 Fisheries Management (5)
Natural Resources Management (25 qh) FISH 121 Fisheries Management (5) NR 120 Society and Natural Resources (5) NR 240 Population Assessment (5) FISH 215 Fish Biology (5) or NR 131 Plant Biology (5)
Watershed Assessment (25 qh) NR 240 Ecosystem Assessment (5) NR 230 Aquatic Entomology (5) NR 220 Water Quality Analysis (5)
Geographic Information Systems (33 qh) GIS 110 Principles of GIS I (5) GIS 115 Cartography (5) GIS 200 Principles of GIS II (5) GIS 250 GIS Applications in NR (5) NR 258/259 Coop Work Experience (10)
Certificates of Completion A Certificate of Completion may be obtained for Aquaculture, Natural Resources Management, Watershed Assessment and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by completing a series of general education and cooperative work experience courses in addition to the requirements of the Certificates of Achievement (listed above). Certificates of Completion are intended to provide students with basic math, English and communication skills to complement the technical skills taught in the Certificate of Achievement curriculum. The Certificate of Completion in Aquaculture meets the minimum requirements for the Hatchery Technician I position in the Washington State Hatchery System.
General Education Courses (21-23 qh) CIS 102 Microcomputer Applications (3)
CIS 110 Introduction to Programming (3) Note: for Certificates of Completion in GIS only
MATH 107 Mathematical Applications (5) or MATH 121 Precalculus I (5) or MATH 260 Introduction to Statistics (5) Note: for Certificates of Completion in GIS only
PSYCH 100 General Psychology (5) or SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology ( 5) or PSYCH 106 Applied Psychology (3)
ENGL 101 Expository/Argumentative Writing (5) or ENGL 150 Vocational/Technical/Business Writing (5) or ENGL 230 Technical Writing (5)
SPCH 101 Fundamentals of Speech (5)
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Grays Harbor College offers one-year technical certificate programs in watershed assessment, natural resource management, geographic information systems (GIS) and aquaculture. Requirements for the Certificates of Achievement and Completion are listed below.
Note: Certificate programs are generally offered in alternating years. Please review the current GHC Catalog for a list of current course offerings. |
