Continuing & Professional Education

Soil Science

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Courses for everyone 4

Cours­es rec­og­nized by the Alber­ta Insti­tute of Agrol­o­gists

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Biologist and Related Scientist
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Agricultural Representative, Consultant and Specialist
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Biological Technologist and Technician
15 positions open annually
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Impor­tant Updates to the Program

Extension will be suspending this Certificate program effective September 1, 2022. In other words, no Program Applications will be accepted after September 1, 2022.

Students enrolled in the program(s) on the date of suspension will have up until March 29, 2024 to complete program requirements, and be eligible for the last available graduation of these programs in June 2024.

Please see full details for how this impacts our current and prospective students.

This cer­tifi­cate cov­ers top­ics relat­ed to the sol­id and liq­uid phas­es of soils, reac­tive chem­i­cal con­stituents, fer­til­i­ty and plant growth, as well as soil for­ma­tion, eval­u­a­tion, sus­tain­abil­i­ty, and man­age­ment. The cours­es offer hands-on appli­ca­tions with real-world sit­u­a­tions and respon­sive edu­ca­tion. Stu­dents will enhance their pro­fes­sion­al skill set and knowl­edge based on cur­rent research, reg­u­la­tions, and applications.

Soil sci­ence appli­ca­tions are inte­gral with­in numer­ous aspects of eco­nom­ic, agri­cul­tur­al, envi­ron­men­tal, com­mer­cial, recre­ation­al, and inno­v­a­tive advancements.

Prac­ti­tion­ers work­ing with soil as mon­i­tors, audi­tors, tech­nol­o­gists, engi­neers, agrol­o­gists, biol­o­gists, foresters, con­sul­tants, and reg­u­la­tors will ben­e­fit from this pro­gram. These cours­es are rec­og­nized by the Alber­ta Insti­tute of Agrol­o­gists as senior-lev­el agrol­o­gy cours­es relat­ed to entrance into the pro­fes­sion and to aug­ment core knowl­edge require­ments relat­ed to a prac­tice area in AIA.

                                                                                                                                       
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Complete all four

4 courses needed to graduate with this UAlberta Certificate and become a UAlberta Associate Alumni.

Only interested in taking a course? You can register for a course without applying and enrolling in the program – browse our Soil Science courses. If later you decide to apply for the full program, the course you’ve taken will be applied toward your Certificate as long as it is still part of the program plan at the time of your application. Please note, program requirements are subject to change over time.

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1. Download the Application for Program Admission form.

2. Submit your completed application, along with a $100 admission fee.

Cours­es may be com­plet­ed indi­vid­u­al­ly or as part of the cer­tifi­cate. There are no pre­req­ui­sites to take the cours­es; pri­or knowl­edge of con­tent area, how­ev­er, is expect­ed for stu­dent suc­cess. Stu­dents are expect­ed to pos­sess entry-lev­el knowl­edge of the sub­ject mat­ter through job train­ing, pre­vi­ous edu­ca­tion, or work expe­ri­ence in a com­ple­men­tary envi­ron­men­tal sector.

Extension will be suspending this Certificate program effective September 1, 2022. In other words, no Program Applications will be accepted after September 1, 2022.

Students enrolled in the program(s) on the date of suspension will have up until March 29, 2024 to complete program requirements, and be eligible for the last available graduation of these programs in June 2024.

Please see full details for how this impacts our current and prospective students.

Four courses are needed to graduate. Courses are comprised of 39 instructional hours each, and are scheduled over daytime, evening, and weekend classes. Once the program has been completed, an official University of Alberta parchment will be issued.

Your program requirements

Once you are admitted, you can verify your program requirements by logging into the University of Alberta’s student portal, Bear Tracks, to view your Academic Advisement.

Applying for Graduation

Submit your request to graduate to obtain your credential, receive a parchment, and (optionally) attend the graduation ceremony. Apply for graduation between November 1 and February 1 via Bear Tracks.

  • If you haven’t previously completed a program application, you must do so in order to qualify for graduation.
  • You must apply for graduation even if you do not plan to attend the ceremony.

Select cours­es count for cred­it with­in the Envi­ron­men­tal Reme­di­a­tion cer­tifi­cate, Land Recla­ma­tion cer­tifi­cate, and Water Resource Man­age­ment certificate.

  • An appli­ca­tion fee of $100 is required for admis­sion into the program.
  • Tuition is paid on a course-by-course basis as you reg­is­ter for your classes.
  • Cours­es are GST-exempt.
  • Eli­gi­ble for the Cana­da-Alber­ta Job Grant.
Bursaries and funding opportunities
Funding source
Eligibility
Amount
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Canada-Alberta Job Grant 

Available for businesses in all sectors across Alberta

 Two-thirds of the training costs (up to 100% if hiring an unemployed Albertan)
any time
Canada Training Benefit 

Residents of Canada, 25-65 years old, who have $10,000-150,000 in earnings for work.

 $250+
income tax return
Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan 

Whether you intend to work in the same field you trained in outside of Canada, or you wish to apply your transferable skills to a new career, this low-interest loan helps you cover the cost of education and related living expenses.

 Up to $15,000 loan
N/A
Alumni Professional Development Grant 

Any alumnus of the University of Alberta

 75% of course fee
monthly deadline
HRDF 

Employed by the University of Alberta as Non-Academic Staff (NASA)

 $750 annually
Dec / Mar / Jun / Sep
Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition Voucher 

If you work at one of the identified coal/electricity worksites and have been employed for a year or more

 $12,000 max.
N/A

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