Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping
Whether your beekeeping hobby has grown into a full-time career or you’re an established beekeeper seeking to add to your current skillset, UF’s Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping will equip you with the specialized knowledge you need to advance your blossoming career in apiculture.
The online Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping consists of a total of 15 credits. Once you’ve completed 9 credits of required courses, your remaining 6 credits offer you the flexibility to choose from a wide range of elective courses tailored to your interests and career path, including Graduate Survey of Entomology, Insect Toxicology, and Ecology and Conservation of Pollinators. See the Graduate Certificate Guidelines for more information.
Online Labs
You can complete all of our courses entirely online — even those with lab requirements. If a course requires you to collect insects, you can either purchase a kit with basic supplies or use our provided instructions to make one at home from regular household items. In addition, labs involving online simulations use free online software. No travel required!
What You Can Expect to Learn
The online Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping program provides students with the foundational knowledge of the craft of apiculture in preparation for careers in beekeeping. Not to be confused with the Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab’s Master Beekeeper program, which is intended to mentor new beekeepers, the online Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping program offers a more formal training in beekeeping, giving hobbyists and professionals the opportunity to pursue a prestigious graduate credential while learning about apiculture theory, honey bee biology and starting a beekeeping business.
Upon completing the Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the biology of honey bees at both the individual and colony levels.
- Identify predators of honey bees and describe their biology.
- Develop management options for controlling predators and pathogens that threaten honey bees.
- Compare different management practices in relation to achieving beekeeping goals.
- Communicate the impact of honey bees and apiculture on the economy, environment and agriculture industry.
Prior to graduating, you’ll be required to take a pre-completion exam to assess your achievement of the learning outcomes listed above.
Upon completion of the program, transcripts will read: Graduate Certificate in Beekeeping.
Required
| Course Name | Credits | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| ENY 6572 Apiculture I | 3 | X | X | X |
| ENY 6575 Apiculture II | 3 | X | ||
| ENY 6576 Honey Bee Biology | 3 | X |
Electives
| Course Name | Credits | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| ENY 5006 Graduate Survey of Entomology | 3 | X | X | X |
| ENY 5006L Graduate Survey of Entomology Lab | 3 | X | X | X |
| ENY 6207 Ecology and Conservation of Pollinators | 3 | X | X | |
| ENY 6401 Insect Physiology | 3 | X | ||
| ENY 6651C Insect Toxicology (Available Even Years Only) | 3 | X | ||
| ENY 6934 Social Insects | 3 | X | ||
| ALS 5156 Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications | 3 | X | ||
| HOS 5117C Environmental Plant Identification and Use | 3 | X |
Graduate Certificate Minimum Requirements: For All (Domestic and International) Applicants
- A bachelor’s degree in science from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or Canada
- 2.0 upper-division GPA
Additional Graduate Certificate Minimum Requirements: For International Students Only
The English language skill requirements for admission:
If your native language is not English, or if you graduated with a bachelor’s degree from a non-English speaking country, you will need to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or other Graduate Council-approved English language skills test and submit your scores.
Non-English-speaking countries are those which are not included in the Graduate School’s list of English-speaking countries.
To be admitted to a graduate certificate program, the applicant must score the following on the TOEFL:
| TOEFL Exam Type | Required Score |
| Paper-based | 550 |
| Computer-based | 213 |
| Internet | 80 |
