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Cannabis Certificate (CAN)

CIP Code

010601

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

HRT107Cannabis Law and the Regulatory Environment

1

HRT110Plant and Soil Science

3

HRT122Fundamentals of Plant Health

3

Total Credit Hours:7

Spring

HRT109Micropropagation Through Tissue Culture

3

HRT207Cannabis Retail Product Development & Management

3

HRT209Cannabis 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 Learner 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.