CAREER-BASED UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES CERTIFICATE IN FOOD SAFETY The Certificate in Food Safety requires a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work which includes the following classes: FNU 104 Fundamentals of Nutrition; AFE 455 Food Safety and Microbiology; AFE 465 Food Systems; and AFE 425 Organic Agriculture. Only classes in which students receive a “C” or better will count toward the Certificate. CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS The Certificate in Sustainable Agricultural Systems requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work—12 hours of set courses and one additional class selected by the student to focus on a specific area of sustainable agriculture. Required courses are: AFE 334 Soil Science; AFE 340 Environ Science and Agroecology; AFE 425 Organic Agriculture; and AFE 445 Agriculture and Energy. Any of the following courses could be taken as and elective for this certificate: AFE 407 Agroforestry; AFE 435 Urban Agriculture; AFE 442 Plant Propagation; or AFE 443 Agriculture/Pollination Biology. CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN HEALTH AND NUTRITION The Certificate in Human Health and Nutrition consists of 12 hours designed to give the student specific training in nutrition in the context of community education and human health. Students who acquire this certificate will take FNU 104 Fundamentals of Nutrition; AFE 405 Research and Extension in Nutrition; AFE 416 Society and Nutrition; and AFE 417 Modern Nutrition and Disease. CERTIFICATE IN AGRICULTURE BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT The Certificate in Agriculture Business and Management requires a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work which includes the following classes: ACC 201 Principles of Accounting; AFE 215 Ag Management; AFE 426 Principles of Ag Economics and Marketing; and MGT 465 Entrepreneurship. All four of these classes are part of the Agriculture Business option within the AFE degree. This certificate is offered in conjunction with the KYSU School of Business. CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS The Certificate in Environmental Measurements will require 14 credit hours of course work and allows students to experience many measurement techniques and protocols. Classes include: AQU 480 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS); AFE 489 Remote Sensing of Environment; AQU 460 Water Quality Management and AFE 461 Water Quality LAB; and BIO 417 Ecological Field Methods. This program creates educational opportunities for KYSU students and non-traditional students as well as high school teachers and government and private industry employees. Students will develop basic skills in acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting field data. CERTIFICATE IN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION The Certificate in Geospatial Technology and Application requires 12 credit hours including: AQU 480 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS); COS 364 Data Storage and Data Mining; AFE 489 Remote Sensing of Environment; and AFE 366 Climate Change Studies. Students develop basic skills in acquiring, analyzing and interpreting spatial database and prepare standard cartographic maps using 21st century mapping and visualization techniques. CERTIFICATE IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES The Certificate in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) will enable AFE majors, as well as those majoring in Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Education to obtain a certificate in another course of study to assist with student career readiness and placement. Students will learn key consumer topics that relate to family functioning including food preparation, consumer education, financial management, housing, home environments, and lifespan development. The FCS certificate requires 4 classes totaling 12 credit hours of course work and includes: FCS 305 Principles of Food Preparation; FCS 303 Consumer Economics and Resource Management; FCS 304 Housing and Home Environment; and PSY 303 Theories and Methods in Developmental Psychology. CERTIFICATE IN ELEMENTS OF FASHION AND HOME DÉCOR The Certificate in the Elements of Fashion and Home Décor surveys an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the study of design including fashion, interior decor, home environments, housing, and related consumer concerns. The certificate will require 4 classes totaling 12 credit hours of course work and includes: FCS 201 Design Elements and Principles for the Consumer; FCS 202 Apparel Construction and Analysis; FCS 303 Consumer Economics and Resource Management; and FCS 304 Housing and Home Environment. CERTIFICATE IN AQUACULTURE AND AQUATIC SCIENCES The Certificate in Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences requires a minimum of 12 completed credit hours of course work including: AQU 407 Fish Genetics; AQU 409 Biostatistics; AQU 411 Fish Diseases; AQU 413 Aquatic Ecology; AQU 422 Principles of Aquaculture; AQU 421 Fish Nutrition; AQU 427 Fish Reproduction and Spawning Techniques; and more. Only classes in which students receive a “C” or better will count toward the certificate degree. This certificate degree can be taken entirely online or at the university’s campus in Frankfort, Ky.