Plant and Soil Sciences, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 30
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements | ||
| Select 24 hours from the following: | 24 | |
| A minimum of 15 hours of 5000-level or higher courses that include: | ||
| Graduate Seminar | ||
or SOIL 5020 | Graduate Seminar | |
| Professional Development Colloquium in Plant and Soil Sciences | ||
| Problems and Special Study | ||
or SOIL 5110 | Problems and Special Study | |
| 9 hours of MATH (including at least 3 hours of STAT in combined BS and MS programs): | ||
| No more than 9 credit hours of 3000- or 4000-level coursework approved for graduate credit. | ||
| Recommended courses at the discretion of the graduate committee that students emphasizing soil science should complete 4 of the 5 courses listed below (or equivalent) during their undergraduate or graduate programs: | ||
| Advanced Soil Genesis and Classification | ||
| Soil Nutrient Management | ||
| Soil Chemical Processes and Impact on Environmental Quality | ||
| Soil, Water, and Weather | ||
or SOIL 6583 | Soil Physics Theory | |
| Advanced Soil Microbiology | ||
| A student may take a maximum of 3 research credit hours. Research hours are to be taken to document student effort in areas not associated with the students thesis. All students must indicate on their Plan 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. | ||
| Research | ||
or SOIL 5230 | Research | |
| Hours Subtotal | 24 | |
| Thesis | ||
| PLNT 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| or SOIL 5000 | Master's Thesis | |
| Hours Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Graduate College Master's Program Requirements
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