2025-2026 College Catalog
Cannabis Certificate (CAN)
Type: Career, Certificate (C1)
Open Admissions
Division: STEM and Business
Designed to provide students with applicable skills and knowledge to succeed in the Cannabis workforce, this certificate program addresses the areas of cannabis cultivation, processing, preparation, retail, and outreach. Students will expand their knowledge base through six foundational courses focusing on the endocannabinoid system, laws and prohibitions, growing and plant care, commercial cannabis products, labeling, packaging, and testing requirements. Employment and MA social equity program will be an integral part of this certificate.
First Year
Fall
| HRT107 | Cannabis Law and the Regulatory Environment | 1 |
| HRT110 | Plant and Soil Science | 3 |
| HRT122 | Fundamentals of Plant Health | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Spring
| HRT109 | Micropropagation Through Tissue Culture | 3 |
| HRT209 | Cannabis Retail Product Development & Management | 3 |
| HRT207 | Cannabis Cultivation and Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Total Credit Hours: 16
Total Credit Hours: 16
Program Notes
Communications and Mathematics proficiencies required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Manage/assist in the cultivation of legal cannabis for medicinal, recreational, and industrial use.
- Market legal cannabis products and manage their sale through dispensaries and other outlets.
- Successfully communicate the legal, economic, and health-related cannabis usage considerations.
- Understand the steps involved with MA licensing, various licenses, and equity programs offered through the MA Cannabis Control Commission.
Note: Program outcomes have, in part, been based on the MA Cannabis Control Commission Training Class Core Curriculum and Massachusetts’s Social Equity Program (SEP) guidelines.