This minor requires the completion of a minimum of 19 credit hours in Aquaculture. A student pursuing a minor in AQU will choose courses from the list of AQU courses under the supervision of an AQU advisor.

This minor requires the completion of a minimum of 18 semester credit hours including the following courses: AQU 480 Introduction to Geographic Information, COS 364 Data Storage & Data Mining, and AFE 489 Remote Sensing of Environment. Students must choose 3 out of the following courses as electives for a total of 9 hours to complete the minor: AFE 366 Climate Change Studies, COS 107 Problem Solving & Logic, COS 303 Human Perspective Computing, or AFE 485/COS 495 Special Topics/Senior Research Project in Advanced Geospatial Technology.

The certificate in Animal Agriculture requires 15 total credits, 12 of those are fixed and are the animal agriculture related classes which include AFE 211, AFE 307, AFE 309, and AFE 415. The other three credits are an economics and or marketing class, there are three to choose from either AFE 215, AFE 426, or ECO 201. The certificate is designed to give students a strong understanding of the basic principles of animal production and management covering nutrition, reproduction, selection, and overall production practices. This certificate is available to any individual as a stand-alone certificate. Students within the AFE degree can complete this certificate as part of their overall degree program to indicate a strong animal related focus in their studies.

The Certificate in Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences will require a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work chosen by the student from the School of Aquaculture offerings (AQU prefix). These can either be classroom or online classes. Only classes in which students receive a grade of C or better will count toward this certificate. These classes can also count toward the Aquaculture Systems track for the B.S. in Agriculture, Food and Environment (AFE) and/or the Aquaculture Minor should the student pursue a higher degree.

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. Most of the courses are currently offered by the Nutritional Sciences and Food Systems stream of the Agriculture, Food, and Environment (AFE) program. Only classes in which students receive a "C" or better will count toward the Certificate. These classes can also count toward the AFE Nutritional Sciences and Food Systems Option for the B.S. in Agriculture, Food, and Environment and/or the Nutrition Science minor should the student pursue that degree.

A new certificate program in Human Health and Nutrition consists of 4 courses or a total 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. This certificate is designed for current KSU students, new students, and individuals desiring more instruction in the area of nutrition.