Distance Education & Life-Long Learning Program
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Education is not a "one-size-fits-all" proposition. Maybe you'd like to return to college and pursue a graduate degree in agronomy, but your time, schedule, location, work or family commitments don't allow you to take traditional "resident" classes on campus. Perhaps you don't need a full degree, just certain courses or workshops to enhance your career, further your personal or professional development goals or earn continuing education units (CEUs). These and other reasons bring adult learners to our distance education courses, workshops, self-paced study offerings and other life-long learning opportunities. The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture offers a distance-delivered non-thesis M.S. in Agronomy degree program, as well as a variety of courses and workshops to meet the needs of non-degree-seeking students and life-long learners. Some courses are delivered entirely online, while others offer students a choice of attending a resident class section or participating via distance technologies. The majority of our classes and workshops, listed below by topic area, are offered for academic credit, as well as for noncredit professional development and CEU credit. Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are offered for one academic credit. We also offer three series of self-paced online lessons which are available for noncredit and CEU credit, only. To earn academic credit for courses, students must be enrolled in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; graduate students are also required to be admitted to UNL's Graduate School. Academic students are expected to complete assignments which go beyond what is expected of students taking classes for noncredit professional development or for CEU credit. Earned academic credits can be applied towards related degree programs at UNL, undergraduate or graduate, or transferred to other institutions. For detailed information on courses listed in the table, below, simply click on the course name. If you have additional questions, please contact Cathy Dickinson, 402.472.1730, e-mail: cdickinson2@unl.edu. You are also welcome to contact individual instructors, whose contact information can be accessed by clicking on their names adjacent to or within course listings. |
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Spring 2009 Academic Registration |
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Student Resource Links:
General Registration Information |
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Other Distance Education Links:
Agricultural Research and Development Center (ARDC) |
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Genetics and Plant Breeding |
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| AGRO 411/811 Crop Genetic Engineering |
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Spring 2010 |
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| AGRO 412/812 Crop and Weed Genetics |
Spring 2010 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815A Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815B Germplasm and Genes |
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Fall 2009 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815D Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding |
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3/25/09 - 4/23/09 |
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| AGRO 896 Advanced Plant Breeding Topics |
Spring 2010 (Tent.) |
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Horticulture |
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| AGRO/HORT 131 Plant Science (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
1/12/09 - 5/01/09 |
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| AGRO 413/813, HORT 413/813, TLMT 413/813 Turf and Landscape Weed Management |
3/2/09 - 5/1/09 |
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| AGRO/HORT 822 Integrated Weed Management |
2/18/09 - 5/1/09 |
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| AGRO/HORT 424/824 Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
Spring 2010 |
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| HORT 896 Herbaceous Perennials and Grasses (1-3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
Spring 2009 |
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Master of Agriculture |
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| AGRO 897/HORT 897 Master of Ag Project (1-6 cr., graduate credit, only) |
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Plant Pathology |
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| AGRO 830E Turf Diseases |
Spring 2010 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 896 Pesticide Resistance Management (2 cr.) |
Spring 2010 |
Mark Bernards and Don Lee |
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Plant Physiology and Production |
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| AGRO/HORT 131 Plant Science (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
1/12/09 - 5/01/09 |
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| AGRO/HORT 424/824 Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
Spring 2010 |
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| AGRO 437/837 Animal, Food and Industry Uses of Grain (2 cr.) |
1/12/09 - 2/27/09 |
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| AGRO 438/838 Production of Specialty Grain Crops |
3/2/09 - 4/17/09 |
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| AGRO/BIOC 818 Agricultural Biochemistry (2 cr.) |
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Soil and Water Science |
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| AGRO/SOIL/GEOL/WATS 361 Soils, Environment & Water Quality (3 cr., offered for academic credit only) |
1/12/09 - 5/01/09 |
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| AGRO 896 Spatial Variability in Soils (2 cr.) |
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Spring 2010 |
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| Soils Home Study Course (Series of 10 Online Lessons: Noncredit/CEU-Credit Only) |
Self-Paced Study |
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| Manure Phosphorus and Surface Water Protection (Series of 4 Online Lessons: Noncredit/CEU-Credit Only) |
Self-Paced Study |
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| Erosion & Erosion Control Measures (Series of 2 Online Lessons: Noncredit/CEU-Credit Only) |
Self-Paced Study |
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Turf/Range/Forage Science |
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| AGRO 413/813, HORT 413/813, TLMT 413/813 Turf and Landscape Weed Management |
3/2/09 - 5/1/09 |
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| AGRO 496/896 Nebraska Range Short Course (Held at Chadron State College) |
June 2010 |
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| AGRO 896 Forage Quality |
5/18/09 - 7/10/09 |
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Weed Science |
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| AGRO 413/813, HORT 413/813, TLMT 413/813 Turf and Landscape Weed Management |
3/2/09 - 5/1/09 |
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| AGRO/HORT 822 Integrated Weed Management |
2/18/09 - 5/1/09 |
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| AGRO 823 Herbicide Action in Plants |
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| AGRO/ENTO 896 Pesticide Resistance Management (2 cr.) |
Spring 2010 |
Mark Bernards and Don Lee |
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