Cannabis Operations Undergraduate Badge
A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a co在这里nt and meaningful academic 经验. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anyw在这里 from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic 成绩单.
Program Overview
The Hospitality and Tourism Management's (HTM) badge in cannabis operations (not a degree or a certificate) is designed to prepare students who work or aspire to work in the retail cannabis industry or ancillary fields.
这 badge is open and available to currently enrolled Grand Valley State University students by selecting it in 横幅. 与学位 seeking students can 应用 for the badge online; contact HTM for more 信息.
Mastering the skills and topics in the badge will prepare you to:
- Understand cannabis operations from a holistic perspective. 这 includes historical stigma, prohibition, legislative reform, and current allowed adult usage.
- Recognize complexities associated with reform, social justice, and restorative justice.
- Identify cannabis' social, economic, and environmental impacts on tourism communities and hospitality organizations.
- Develop an understanding of the importance of cannabis retail management to the cannabis industry and local communities.
- Understand appropriate practices to purchase, store, and distribute various types of cannabis products.
- Explain both the positive and negative practices associated with cannabis use and legislative reform, both health-related and sociological.
Why Earn a Cannabis Operations Badge at Grand Valley?
- Prepare for employment in the lucrative retail cannabis industry, which is on track to employ more than a half million workers by 2024.
- Develop ethical and appropriate best business practices.
- Learn about cultivation, usage, and social equity programs.
- Add highly marketable and desirable skills to your resume for potential employers, while enhancing your education.
- Badges are an efficient way to obtain a specialization, and can be completed in a year.
博天堂官方
博天堂官方 to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application 在这里.
For current GVSU students:
- Declare your badge via my横幅. Login to 横幅 Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click 提交.
- Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria 正在被满足. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
- Once you are done with the requirements, 应用 to receive the badge 通过my横幅.
- Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your 成绩单. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.
课程
The digital badge is comprised of three three-credit courses, a total of nine credits:
- HTM 217 - Cannabis and Culture
- HTM 242 - Cannabis Regulations and Tourism
- HTM 317 - Responsible Cannabis Operations
这 badge can be completed online.
有用的链接
For 更多的 Information
Hospitality and Tourism ManagementKristen Jack, Ph.D., CHA, CTA, Program Director
401 W. 富尔顿
St.
286C Richard M. 狄维士中心
[email protected]
(616) 331-3167