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Associate of Science Degree in General Agriculture
Programme Students graduating from this
programme may enter most jobs requiring knowledge of
agriculture. In addition, graduates are equipped to
do further studies in a variety of areas, some of
which are Environmental Science,
Nutrition/Dietetics, Veterinary Medicine, Agronomy,
Agricultural Education/Extension.
Articulation with Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
CASE’s General Agriculture programme articulates
with the Bachelor’s degree programmes at the
University of the West Indies (and other overseas
universities). In the academic context, articulation
refers to the movement of students from one level of
the education system to another level, usually from
a lower to a higher level. At the UWI, graduates of
CASE, with at least a Grade Point Average (GPA) of
2.25, will be exempted from Years 1 &
2 of the Bachelor’s programmes in Agriculture. Other
institutions follow this general principle.
One of the significant benefits of these
articulation agreements is that students will be
able to complete the first two years of their
Bachelor’s degree at CASE and then move on to the
university of their choice to complete the remaining
two years, at significant cost savings. This
arrangement exemplifies the “2+2” model, in which an
Associate Degree represents the first two years of a
related Bachelor’s Degree. With the high and
increasing demand for tertiary education in Jamaica,
having a fully articulated tertiary sector is a
policy position of the Ministry of Education, Youth
& Culture.
Electives: Students are required to do 6
credit hours of electives chosen from the following:
Biochemistry, Aquaculture, Food Processing
Technology, among other approved courses.
Cooperative Internship Education Programme (CIEP):
8 Credits. This internship lasts for eight
(8) weeks, and commences at the end of the course of
study. Students are placed in firms or other
organisations where they are exposed to authentic
work settings and real-world work experiences. While
on internship, students are assigned specific tasks
or projects. They are supervised both by Faculty
Members, who visit them periodically to offer
counselling and guidance, and make assessments, as
well as by personnel within the organizations. At
the end of their internship, students are required
to make a formal oral presentation as well as submit
a written report, which form part of their
evaluation.
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