Agricultural Science, Horticulture

Applicants to the named degree; each secondary-school, university or alternate option retains its own conditions

• Students may enter directly from secondary school, from another post-secondary program, or transition into the program from an Agriculture Technology certificate or diploma.
• Option 1: Secondary school (for students with secondary school graduation only)
• B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent including:
• English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a C+ or better.
• Anatomy and Physiology 12 with a C+ or better (see Note).
• Chemistry 11 with a C or better.
• One of Foundations of Mathematics 11, Pre-calculus 11, Calculus 12, or Statistics 12 with a C or better.
• Note: Life Sciences 11 with a C+ or better is an acceptable equivalent when combined with Chemistry 12 with a C or better.
• Applicants must meet the Degree/diploma level English language proficiency requirement. For details on how this requirement may be met, see the English language proficiency requirement section of the calendar.
• Option 2: Students transitioning from a UFV agriculture certificate or diploma
• Students transitioning from one of UFV's agriculture certificates or the Agriculture Technology diploma must satisfy the Agriculture Technology diploma's entrance requirements , as well as meeting the prerequisites for BIO 111 , CHEM 110 , and STAT 104 . Option 3: University entrance (for students who have attended some post-secondary school) Applicants with fewer than 15 transferable credits will be assessed based on their high school record if they have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better on all attempted post-secondary courses. Applicants with 15 credits or more of transferable credits will be considered if they have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better on all attempted courses. Students that do not have the prerequisites for required UFV courses will need to take them as part of their program. Students who do not meet these requirements might consider Qualifying Studies and a meeting with an Academic Advisor to plan for the degree. When to apply Applications are accepted on a continuous basis throughout the year. However, Agriculture Technology diploma students are encouraged to apply to the degree prior to the end of the third semester of the diploma. Applications will be reviewed based on work complete to date. Qualified applicants are considered for the next intake in which there is space. See Continuous application process for more information. How to apply Apply online at ufv.ca/admissions/apply . Additional documents required for a complete application: Official transcripts (or interim transcripts) showing grade/course achievement as per entrance requirements. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly to UFV from the originating institution; see the Transfer Credit section for details. Applicants will be advised of an admission decision and, if accepted, will be provided with registration information. A deposit is required prior to registration (see the Fees and Other Costs section) and will be applied toward tuition fees. Basis for admission decision Applicants who meet the entrance requirements will be admitted in order of their application date. This date is set when an application, all required documentation, and the application fee have been submitted. Fees and additional costs See the Fees and Other Costs section. Program duration With appropriate planning, the Bachelor of Agricultural Science requirements (120 credits) can be completed in four years of full-time study. Because upper-level courses are offered on a limited basis, students should seek the help of an Academic Advisor to plan their courses in advance, in order to complete their degree in a timely manner. The choice of which courses are to be offered each year will be made with reference to the needs of students who have been admitted in the program or have formally declared their intention to complete the degree. Location The degree can be largely completed on the UFV Canada Education Park campus in Chilliwack. Biology and Geography some courses, especially at the upper level, are primarily offered at the Abbotsford campus only. Practicum may be on off-campus sites. Program outline To receive a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, students must complete 120 credits, including the both the BAS general requirements and the Horticulture major requirements. At least 45 credits in the degree must be at the upper level (300- and 400-level courses). BAS general requirements Business, statistics, and communication: 13 credits Course Title Credits AGRI 142 Agribusiness Principles 3 Plus: STAT 104 Introductory Statistics 4 or STAT 106 Statistics I CMNS 125 Introduction to Professional Communication 3 or ENGL 105 Academic Writing One of: 3 CMNS 251 Professional Report Writing GEOG 257/ CMNS 257 Environment: Science and Communications CMNS 325 Writing for the Sciences and Technologies Lower-level science: 21–22 credits Course Title Credits CHEM 113 Principles of Chemistry I 4–5 or CHEM 110 Introductory Chemistry GEOG 103 The Physical Environment 4 or GEOG 116 Earth Rocks BIO 111 Introductory Biology I 5 Two of: 8 BIO 201 Cell Biochemistry/Metabolism BIO 210 Introduction to Ecology BIO 220 Genetics Indigenous communities and knowledges: 3-4 credits Course Title Credits One of: 3-4 BIO 418 Ethnobotany GEOG 256 Knowledge and Ethics in Geographic and Environmental Research HALQ 101 Halq’eméylem Language I HIST 103 Stó:lō History IPK 102 Introduction to Indigenous Peoples Knowledges IPK 105 Introduction to Stó:lō People and Communities IPK 206 Stó:lō and Salish Communications and Worldview BIO 477/IPK 477 Traditional Ecological Knowledges Horticulture major requirements Horticulture technology: 24 credits Course Title Credits AGRI 123 Horticulture Skills I 3 AGRI 124 Introduction to Horticulture 3 AGRI 129 Horticulture Skills II 3 AGRI 220 Plants in the Landscape 3 AGRI 321 Vegetable Crop Production: Science & Practice 3 AGRI 323 Fruit Crop Production: Science & Practice 3 AGRI 324 Protected Crop Production: Science and Practice 3 AGRI 327 Nursery Production and Propagation: Science & Practice 3 Agrology core: 39 credits Course Title Credits AGRI 163 Pest Biology and Identification 3 AGRI 183 On-Farm Occupational Health and Safety 3 AGRI 192 Practicum I 3 AGRI 203 Fundamentals of Integrated Pest Management 3 AGRI 204 Introduction to Soils and Soil Fertility 3 AGRI 212 Principles of On-Farm Food Protection 3 AGRI 247 Enterprise Project: Part I 3 AGRI 248 Enterprise Project: Part II 3 AGRI 272 Agriculture Seminar Series 3 AGRI 306 Field Techniques in Integrated Pest Management (see Note) 3 AGRI 311 Sustainable Soil Management 3 AGRI 371 Agroecology 3 AGRI 495 Special Topics in Horticultural Science 3 or AGRI 497 Special Topics in Agrology Agrology electives: 12-15 credits Course Title Credits Four or five of: 12-15 AGRI 328 Forage Crop Production: Science and Practice AGRI 331 Dairy Herd Management: Science and Practice AGRI 490 Directed Studies in Agriculture III BIO 307 Anatomy and Diversity of Plants BIO 308 Plant Physiology BIO 309 Microbiology I BIO 310 Conservation Biology BIO 319/ GEOG 319 Swamps and Bogs BIO 330 Plants and Animals of British Columbia BIO 335/ GEOG 335 Freshwater Ecology BIO 360 Insect Biology BIO 370 Introduction to Mycology BIO 407 Applied Biotechnology BIO 410/ GEOG 410 Plant Ecology BIO 419/ GEOG 419 Paleoecology BIO 426 Environmental Microbiology BIO 430 Forest Ecology GEOG 303 Environmental Hydrology GEOG 308 Climate Change and Variability GEOG 315 Soilscapes GEOG 318 Water Resources Management GEOG 353 GIS Applications (see Note) Note: Students wishing to take GEOG 353 will also need GEOG 253. Directed studies: 3 credits Course Title Credits AGRI 390 Directed Studies in Agriculture II 3 Note: Specific topics to be approved by the Bachelor of Agricultural Science Program Committee. General electives: 1-6 credits Course Title Credits Additional university-level credits at the 100 level or higher, to complete the degree requirement of 120 credits. 1-6 Note: Students should ensure they have 45 upper-level credits in their program when selecting electives. Co-operative Education option The Co-operative Education option provides students with the opportunity to acquire paid, career-related work experience in conjunction with their studies in the Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree. See the Co-operative Education section for more details. Undergraduate continuance Students enrolled in undergraduate courses (courses numbered 100 or higher) must maintain an undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 to remain enrolled in Good Academic Standing at UFV. Students in Good Academic Standing will have no registration limits placed on them. Failure to meet the minimum CGPA requirement will result in restrictions on registration and may eventually lead to academic suspension from undergraduate studies at UFV. Students on Academic Warning or Academic Probation are limited to registering in 10 credits. For further details, see the Academic standing and undergraduate continuance section of the academic calendar. Academic standing is governed by UFV’s Undergraduate Continuance policy (92) . Course repetition Students are not permitted to register for the same course more than three times. Students wishing to register for a course for a fourth time should connect with the Student Rights and Responsibilities Office . Where a course has been repeated, only the higher grade is counted in the GPA calculation. See UFV's Course Repeat policy (86) . No more than five upper-level course duplications will be permitted on courses which apply to the BAS. Students with more than five upper-level course duplications will be required to withdraw from the program. Residency Of the 120 credits, 60 credits must be completed at UFV. At least 50% of the upper-level credits in the Horticulture major (including the directed studies course) must be completed at UFV. Graduation requirements It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all program requirements are met. This should be done by regular consultation with an Academic Advisor. All degree candidates must be approved by UFV Advising. To be eligible to graduate, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the BAS program, a minimum GPA of 2.00 in their major, and a minimum CGPA of 2.00 in all upper-level credits is required for graduation. Students must apply for graduation in the first month of their final semester. Visit the Graduation webpage for more information. The final deadline for students who wish to attend the June Convocation ceremony is April 1 of each year, with all program requirements completed by April 30. Course listings For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section. Return to main Agriculture Technology page

Degree applicants; transcripts, deposits or pre-acceptance documents apply at the named stage

• Apply online at ufv.ca/admissions/apply . Additional documents required for a complete application: Official transcripts (or interim transcripts) showing grade/course achievement as per entrance requirements. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly to UFV from the originating institution; see the Transfer Credit section for details. Applicants will be advised of an admission decision and, if accepted, will be provided with registration information. A deposit is required prior to registration (see the Fees and Other Costs section) and will be applied toward tuition fees.

Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Horticulture major; published intake availability only

• Applications are accepted continuously throughout the year. Qualified applicants are considered for the next intake with space.
• The application queue date is established when the application, all required documents and fee have been submitted. Agriculture Technology diploma applicants are encouraged, not required, to apply before the end of their third semester.
• The current directory names Fall 2027, Winter 2027 and Summer 2027 for this Horticulture degree. No separate final closing day is published; a registration deposit follows admission.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents; general UFV eligibility is distinct from a degree offer

• General eligibility can be established by BC secondary graduation/equivalent, at least 9 UFV or transferable postsecondary credits with GPA 2.00 across all attempted credits, or age 19 by the first class day. The age 17 and one-year-out-of-school alternative is only for preparatory programmes.
• Most postsecondary programmes still require secondary graduation/equivalent, while some accept mature or postsecondary-credit applicants. The chosen programme controls prerequisites, grades, written statements and references. Postsecondary English proficiency is also required. Meeting a general category does not waive these conditions or guarantee a competitive seat. No held numeric admission minimum is changed.

Applicants educated outside BC in Canadian secondary schools or Quebec CEGEP

• Grade 12 graduation is the stated equivalent for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario graduates from 2003 onward, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Quebec equivalent is secondary school plus one full academic year at CEGEP. Ontario graduates before 2003 follow the separately published six-OAC/Grade 13 legacy rule.
• UFV establishes equivalents for required BC school subjects and accepts equivalent approved Grade 12 courses from other jurisdictions. A graduation equivalence does not remove subject prerequisites. The separately linked international credential inventory has not been certified.

Full IB Diploma, ABE Provincial diploma, BC Adult Graduation diploma or GED applicants

• These completed credentials may be considered equivalent to BC secondary graduation. Where a programme or course requires a particular secondary-school subject, the applicant must still provide an official transcript showing its final grade. IB Standard/Higher Level diploma courses and AP courses are usually accepted as the same-discipline Grade 12 academic equivalent, subject to the actual assessment.

Applicants who do not meet stated admission requirements

• Apply to UFV and submit a rationale, transcripts and a UFV advisor/counsellor reference with the Special Admission request to the Admissions Manager for Undergraduate Education Committee consideration. Testing, provincial examinations, an interview or an essay may also be required. The policy advises applying at least one month before the semester. A petition does not guarantee admission or waive a programme prerequisite automatically.

Previously admitted UFV students

• Readmission is required after one calendar year without attending courses, failure to register in the first semester, or complete withdrawal during the first semester. Some Health Sciences and Trades programmes require continuous enrolment, so their programme rules must be checked separately.