Category: Certification Program

Horticulture Live (Fast‑Track)

Dec 17, 2021 | Certification Program, Fast-Track, Horticulture, Live

This class offers everything you need to know to grow cannabis at a commercial level, starting from seed or clone and ending with harvesting, drying, and curing your flower.

Meet with your instructors and classmates from around the world twice a week for 8 weeks via video conference to learn the most cutting-edge information available in the industry.

You’ll get the knowledge, connections, and certification to start your career in the exciting field of cannabis, plus the opportunity for virtual field trips, grow labs, and special events.

Extraction and Manufacturing

Mar 3, 2021 | Certification Program, Extraction, Feature Course, Self-Paced

In this self-paced course we demystify the complex process of extracting the cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids from cannabis, and how to transform them into profitable manufactured consumer products. We explore the modern methods of extraction being used at a commercial scale, and the market trends that are driving the evolution of the sector. We cover the equipment and methods needed to run labs for light hydrocarbon, ethanol, and CO2 extraction and operate them safely, as well as perform solventless extraction techniques. Students have 365 days days to complete all the required materials and mastery exercises.

Business of Cannabis Semester (Live)

Sep 22, 2020 | Business, Certification Program, Feature Course, Live, Semester

This deluxe live classroom experience is the most thorough education available at Oaksterdam University. Classes are held once a week for 17 weeks in real-time, allowing you to network with students from around the world and interact with our expert faculty. You’ll also get the opportunity for virtual field trips, grow labs, and special events. As the highlight, you will work as a team on a Capstone Project based on real-world parameters and feedback from leaders in the field. You’ll finish with an OU certification and a business plan lite, ready to bring your ideas to life.

Horticulture Semester (Live)

Sep 22, 2020 | Certification Program, Horticulture, Live, Semester

This deluxe live classroom experience is the most thorough education available at Oaksterdam University. Classes are held once a week for 17 weeks in real-time, allowing you to network with students from around the world and interact with our expert faculty. You’ll also get the opportunity for virtual field trips, grow labs, and special events. As the highlight, you will work as a team on a Capstone Project based on real-world parameters and feedback from leaders in the field. You’ll finish with an OU certification and a custom grow facility design, ready to bring your ideas to life.

Budtending (Self‑Paced)

Jul 7, 2020 | Budtending, Certification Program, Feature Course, Self-Paced

This virtual course can be done on your own time, from anywhere in the world. Simply log on and take the modules at your own pace. The course consists of the same curriculum as our Live Semesters, developed by our professional faculty, and provides companion material and recommend reading you may follow to take a deeper dive. It also includes a video and resource library complete with lectures recorded during our Live Classroom experience, to appeal to different learning styles. Students have 180 days to complete all the required materials and mastery exercises.

Business of Cannabis (Self‑Paced)

Jan 7, 2020 | Business, Certification Program, Feature Course, Self-Paced

This self-paced course can be done on your own time, from anywhere in the world. Simply log on and take the modules at your own pace. The course consists of the same curriculum as our Live Semester, developed by our professional faculty, and provides companion material and recommended reading you may follow to take a deeper dive. It also includes a video and resource library complete with lectures taped during our Live Classroom experience, to appeal to different learning styles. Students have 365 days days to complete all the required materials and mastery exercises.

Horticulture (Self‑Paced)

Nov 18, 2017 | Certification Program, Feature Course, Horticulture, Self-Paced

Know the techniques necessary for growing from seed or clone successfully. Get strategies for working, launching, and sustaining a commercial cannabis operation. Learn cannabis plant science and the entire life cycle of the cannabis plant from propagation to harvest. Understand lighting science and controls, ventilation and CO2 supplementation, and electrical systems.

As soon as you enroll, you can start learning. You’ll have immediate access to all the videos of full lectures with opportunities to sign up and participate in live virtual field trips. Tailor the self-paced course to your schedule: take the mobile-friendly online course anytime, anywhere. Students have 365 days days to complete all the required materials and mastery exercises.