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 or CEU credit. Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are offered for one academic credit. We also offer two 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; and 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. |
Registration Links:
Fall 2007 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 2009 |
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| AGRO 412/812 Crop and Weed Genetics |
1/14/08 - 2/18/08 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815A Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding |
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8/30/07 - 9/27/07 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815B Germplasm and Genes |
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10/2/07 - 11/6/07 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 815D Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding |
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11/8/07 - 12/13/07 |
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Horticulture |
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| HORT 399/896 Organic Farming and Horticulture (3 cr.) |
Spring 2008 |
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| HORT 896 Herbaceous Perennials and Grasses (1-3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
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| AGRO 896 Turf and Landscape Weed Management |
Spring 2008 |
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| HORT 399/896 Sprayer and Spreader Technology |
Spring 2008 |
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| HORT 424/824 Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
Spring 2008 |
Ellen Paparozzi (UNL), Daniel Walters (UNL), and Kim Williams (KSU) |
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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 |
1/14/08 - 3/7/08 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 896 Pest Resistance Management |
12/4/07 - 2/29/08 |
Mark Bernards and Don Lee |
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Plant Physiology and Production |
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| AGRO 424/824 Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management (3 cr., offered for academic credit, only) |
Spring 2008 |
Ellen Paparozzi (UNL), Daniel Walters (UNL), and Kim Williams (KSU) |
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| AGRO 437/837 Animal, Food and Industry Uses of Grain (2 cr.) |
1/14/08 - 2/29/08 |
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| AGRO 438/838 Production of Specialty Grain Crops |
3/3/08 - 4/18/08 |
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| AGRO/BIOC 818 Agricultural Biochemistry (2 cr.) |
Fall 2008 |
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| AGRO 496/896 Organic Farming and Horticulture (3 cr.) |
Spring 2008 |
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Soil and Water Science |
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| AGRO 896 Understanding and Managing Spatial Variability in Soil (2 cr.) |
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Spring 2008 |
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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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Turf/Range/Forage Science |
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| AGRO 496/896 Nebraska Range Short Course (Held at Chadron State College) |
June 2008 |
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| AGRO 896 Turf and Landscape Weed Management |
Spring 2008 |
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Weed Science |
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| AGRO 823 Herbicide Action in Plants |
Fall 2008 |
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| AGRO 822 Integrated Weed Management |
Spring 2009 |
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| AGRO/ENTO 896 Pest Resistance Management |
12/4/07 - 2/29/08 |
Mark Bernards and Don Lee |
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| AGRO 496/896 Sprayer and Spreader Technology |
Spring 2008 |
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