Bachelor of Agriculture Technology

Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan guidelines recommends $1,153/month.

Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.

You can find your textbook list on the agricultural sciences textbooks and supplies page.

Electives

To broaden perspective and critical thinking skills, you're required to complete a 3-credit course unrelated to agriculture, agriculture technology or the biological, physical or chemical sciences.

This elective should be in one of these subject areas:

• the Humanities – English & History
• Education
• the Arts
• Social Sciences.

The elective could be a distance-education class offered by Lakeland College or by another institution.

A list of suggested courses currently offered by Lakeland or approved for Lakeland students by another institution will be available from the academic advisor.

As well, you can ask for approval for an option not on the list. The program head and the agriculture academic advisor provide that approval.

You are encouraged:

• to check course prerequisites
• to work with your academic advisor and program head on timetabling and other course requirements.

About practicums

• Student placements will include work settings at agriculture data companies, technology and equipment manufacturers, agriculture equipment dealerships, crop input service providers, private agronomist service companies, crop and livestock service centers, farms, breeding and genomic companies, and other related agriculture industries.
• All placements will have a focus on smart agriculture and/or related agriculture technologies
• Practicums provide opportunities for students to network and forge strong connections with colleagues and gain a greater understanding of their strengths in the field.
• Practicums are project and/or skills based. Students are matched with a workplace mentor/supervisor and are supported by a program faculty member.
• Practicum placements may lead to full time employment with an organization after graduation.

Your practicum can start as early as May (the end of your 2nd semester of 1st year).

Most practicums will be with the same industry partner. However, depending on the nature of the work and project, you may chose to complete your practicum in more than one workplace setting.

Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.

Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.

Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.

Academic year