Course Overview
The Winter 2025 Live Horticulture Course is designed for people looking to work in licensed cannabis cultivation operations and businesses seeking consistent and reliable worker training. It prepares workers to have confidence in their jobs and identify nutrient deficiencies, pest infestation, and the presence of pathogens before they destroy a crop.
This course includes seventeen online, self-paced course modules with corresponding live Zoom classes on Wednesdays from 9:30 am–12:00 pm Pacific/11:30 am–2:00 pm Central/12:30–3:00 pm Eastern:
- November 6: United States Cannabis Laws
- November 13: The Hemp Industry
- November 20: Introduction to Cannabis Horticulture
- December 4: Cultivation Safety & Compliance
- December 11: Seeds, Clones, and Vegetative Growth
- December 18: Soil Science & Microbiology
- January 8: Substrates, Nutrients & Irrigation
- January 15: Flowering and Propagation Techniques
- January 22: Lighting: Electrical Systems
- January 29: Ventilation, Mechanicals & Carbon Dioxide
- February 5: Greenhouse Structures & Techniques
- February 12: Outdoor Farming Techniques & Infrastructure
- February 19: Pests, Pathogens, Controls & IPM
- February 26: Optimal Conditions and Nutrient Disorders
- March 5: Anatomy & Physiology
- March 12: Sustainability & Organic Farming
- March 19: Harvest, Post-Harvest, & Quality Assurance
Course modules will be released before the class. Look for the "next steps" email after enrollment.
Oaksterdam University was the first place in the world where students could get hands-on experience learning to cultivate cannabis for commercial sale or personal use. This curriculum has been designed and delivered by the most recognized names in cannabis cultivation, such as Oaksterdam’s Horticulture Department Chair Joey Ereñeta, Jeff Jones, Kyle Kushman, and Ed Rosenthal. We continually update our horticulture courses to reflect changes in the industry and cover a wide range of growing methods with a focus on safety and compliance.
This semester’s instructors include Joey Ereñeta, Jeff Jones, Kyle Kushman, Eviane Ita, Lauren Vázquez, Keith Justin Anderson, Courtney Moran, Dale Schafer, and Dr. Robert Flannery.