Course Descriptions
Sustainable Ag: Issues & Pract 10090111 Use critical thinking skills to compare organic and sustainable agricultural practices with industrial agriculture. Explore food production issues including antibiotics, herbicides, hormones, GMOs, animal welfare, crop yields, nutrients, and pollution. Course Typically Offered: Fall
VIN111-Intro to Viticulture 10320101 Learn about viticulture and vineyard establishment. Topics include: cultivar selection, site preparation, equipment, site selection, first season establishment, vine development and training, trellis systems, weed control, vine disease control, and pruning. Students partner with approved vineyards for field experience. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
VIN112-Botanical Viticulture 10320122 This course is a survey of the plant kingdom, including plant cells and tissues, the ecology, morphology, physiology and life cycles of representative plants of each division. It will also focus communication on grapevine biology, vine structures and their functions. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
English Composition 1 10801136 Learners develop knowledge / skills in planning, organizing, writing, editing. Students will also analyze audience / purpose, use elements of research, format documents using standard guidelines, and develop critical reading skills.( Prerequisite: High school GPA greater / equal to 2.6; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 18; OR Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 260; OR " preparatory course( s)", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Business Principles 10102158 Explore the business environment; global business; ethics and social responsibility; types of business ownership; entrepreneurship; role of management: operations management; human resources; marketing; managing financial resources and legal issues impacting business. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
VIN293-Soils for Viticulture 10320108 Explore soil properties and behavior, and their influence on wines. This course focuses not only on growth and production, but on the long-term effect of viticulture on soil quality and the wider environment. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
VIN212-Winter Viticulture Tech 10320102 Practical experience in winter vineyard operations. Students partner with approved vineyards for required field experience which will serve as work experience for those seeking employment in commercial viticulture.( Prerequisite: VIN 111, Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment or permission) Course Typically Offered: Fall
VIN214-Spring Viticulture Tech 10320103 Practical experience in spring vineyard operations. Students are required to partner with approved vineyards for field experience which will serve as work experience for those seeking employment in commercial viticulture.( Prerequisite: VIN 111, Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment or permission.) Course Typically Offered: Spring
College Technical Math 1A 10804113 Topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arithmetic score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 573; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
VIN290-Vineyard & Wine Safety 10320118 An introduction to safety and procedures specific to enology including general history of food and beverage safety and health issues, ergonomics, OSHA safety rules and safety issues and concerns specific to the winery. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
VIN117-Cold Climate Viti & Eno 10320126 This course offers a practical understanding of the obstacles and promise of growing grapes and making wine in cold climates. Topics relating to cold climate production include history, physical limits of grapes, successful varieties, viticulture and enology methods for producing quality cold climate wine, the state of cold climate research, a review of resources, and marketing strategies in cold climate regions.( Prerequisite: VIN111 or VIN146) Course Typically Offered: Spring
VIN215-Sum / Fall Vit Tech 10320104 Practical experience in summer / fall vineyard operations. Students are required to partner with approved vineyards for field experience which will serve as work experience for those seeking employment in commercial viticulture.( Recommendation: VIN 111, Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment or consent of the instructor or VIN 212, Winter / Spring Viticulture Technology) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall
VIN213-Regional Vineyard Mgmt 10320107 Study commercial grape growing throughout the United States. Learn about viticultural methods practiced, challenges faced, and how those challenges are addressed in different grape growing regions throughout the continental United States.( Prerequisites: VIN 111, Vineyard Establishment and Maintenance; VIN 113, Winter / Spring Viticulture Technology, or permission) Course Typically Offered: Fall
VIN105-Molec Prin Grape / Wine 10320121 Emphasis on chemical fundamentals of winemaking. This course includes organic, biochemistry, and applications with a focus on the grape and wine industry. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Intro to Diversity Studies 10809172 Basic American values of justice and equality by teaching vocabulary, history of immigration / conquest, transcultural communication, legal liability, multicultural majority / minority relations, ageism, sexism, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled / ADA.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 449