Crop Science, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 48 (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Fifteen (15) hours from: | 15 | |
| Doctoral Thesis | ||
| SOIL 5020 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| SOIL 5131 | Professional Development Colloquium in Plant and Soil Sciences | 1 |
| SOIL 5120 | Teaching Practicum in Plant and Soil Sciences | 1 |
| Graduate course from SOIL/PLNT | 9 | |
| Graduate-level STAT | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 33 | |
| Graduate courses, Research (SOIL 5230), Problems and Special Studies (SOIL 5110), Advanced Topics and Conference (SOIL 6010) or Dissertation (SOIL 6000) | 15 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Crop Science Requirements
- No more than 15 credit hours of 3000- or 4000-level courses can be approved for graduate credit.
- No more than 6 credit hours of PLNT 5110 and PLNT 6010 can be approved for graduate credit.
- 18 additional credit hours as coursework, dissertation hours (PLNT 6000) or research hours (PLNT 5230 - maximum of 8 credit hours total) can be granted toward graduation.
- All students must indicate on their plans of study whether or not their research will involve human subjects. If human subjects are to be used, approval must be received from the Institutional Research Board (IRB) prior to the beginning of the research.
Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements
Learn more about Graduate College 2024-2025 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.