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Certificate Programs

With three distinct learning tracks, the certificate program curriculum offers students a flexible learning environment to build both fundamental and specialized native plant knowledge to support careers in conservation, botany, horticulture, and beyond.

Basic Certificate

All Basic Certificate students are encouraged to begin with the foundation courses in each track, which provide native plant vocabulary, morphology, physiology, ecological context, evolution, and relationships.

Senior woman and younger woman identifying plants in an indoor class by Native Plant Trust
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Advanced Certificate: Horticulture

To enter an Advanced track, students must complete the Basic Certificate or have equivalent professional experience to the Basic Certificate.

Girl in Native Plant Trust shirt demonstrating seed sowing in a greenhouse
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Advanced Certificate: Conservation

To enter an Advanced track, students must complete the Basic Certificate or have equivalent professional experience to the Basic Certificate.

A group of varied ages studies observes trees outdoors
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