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The Ph.D. in Horticulture is granted for proven ability in research and scholarship. The student conducts research under the guidance of the major professor with input from the student’s doctoral committee. The doctoral committee consists of a minimum of five members of the graduate faculty, including at least two from the Department of Horticulture and a representative from the Graduate Council.

Requirements

There is no rigid credit requirement; however the equivalent of at least three years of full-time graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree (at least 108 graduate credits) is required.
The equivalent of one full-time academic year in regular non-blanket course work (at least 36 graduate credits).
A graduate student who holds an M.S. degree must file a study program with the graduate school by the end of one calendar year of enrollment as a Ph.D. student. This program is formulated and approved at a formal meeting of the student's doctoral committee prior to this date.
No more than 15 hours of blanket-numbered courses (e.g., 501, 507, etc.), other than thesis (Hort 503), may be included in the program.
HORT 507 (1 credit), Horticulture Seminar. The student presents a seminar at the regularly scheduled time of the department seminar (Tuesdays at 4:00 pm).
HORT 511 (2 credits), Research and Educational Perspectives in Horticulture, to be taken the first Fall term of enrollment (not required if the student earned these credits as an MS student).
A minimum of 6 credits of ENT/HORT 518, PBG/HORT 519, or HORT 520 (two credits per course). At least one course should be related to the student's area of emphasis, but students are encouraged to enroll in other topic areas.
Successful completion of an oral preliminary examination. In Horticulture it is the prerogative of a major professor to require a written comprehensive examination as well.
Successful completion of a final oral examination, which includes a defense of the thesis.

Courses in the major, Horticulture, may be selected from those in Horticulture (i.e. with a Hort designation) as well as from those offered by many other departments and programs.

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Through successful participation and completion of a Doctoral degree in Horticulture students will gain an advanced understanding of horticulture and the interaction with related disciplines, and conduct original research that advances the field of horticulture. Students will be trained through disciplinary coursework and research experience to provide soil science expertise and will have the breadth of knowledge to be able to communicate with professionals from the broad range of specialties involved in horticultural systems management and research.

Outcome 1: SCHOLARSHIP

Graduates will have the ability to conduct original research that extends knowledge in the field of horticulture. This will be demonstrated through mastery and application of critical thinking in the design and conduct of original research, and application of standard and innovative theory and methods in both coursework and an individual thesis research project.

Outcome 2: KNOWLEDGE

Graduates will be able to demonstrate:

• In-depth disciplinary knowledge and capacity to apply that knowledge to horticultural systems issues at multiple scales and levels of biological organization.

• Skill in integrating horticultural systems concepts across multiple disciplines.

• Original and innovative contributions to the understanding of horticultural systems.

• The ability to employ technical knowledge and leadership skills to a horticulture research problem.

Learning outcomes specific to Horticulture students:

• Ability to perform basic analyses in horticulture.

• Ability to perform other basic tasks required of a professional horticultural researcher.

• Understand key linkages and interactions between horticulture and other biological and earth science processes.

• Ability to make original contributions to the understanding of horticultural systems.

These outcomes will be accomplished through successful completion of the coursework required for the degree and a dissertation research project.

Outcome 3: COMMUNICATION

Graduates will have the ability to communicate professionally and with the public about horticulture research and horticultural resources. They will gain skills and experience in communicating in both formal and informal venues with learners, practitioners and community members. This will be demonstrated through presentation of a thesis, a special non-thesis seminar and a teaching assignment.

Outcome 4: ETHICS AND DIVERSITY

Graduates will have a commitment to diversity and high ethical standards in scholarship, teaching and service. This will occur through participation and training in research methods courses, professional development courses, and seminars, workshops, or other activities focused on diversity and ethics.

Outcome 5: BROADER IMPLICATIONS

Graduates will demonstrate awareness of the broader implications of their research. These broader implications can include the linkages and relationships between the student’s research and aspects of broader society such social relationships—including issues relating to diversity equity and inclusion, economics, and environmental impacts. This will be demonstrated through exploration of these issues in the thesis, as part of the thesis seminar, or during the final exam.

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Degree: Horticulture

Level: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Department: Department of Horticulture

Class Location: Corvallis Campus

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Ph.D. Horticulture

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Horticulture program is designed to prepare students to become successful independent researchers to help meet the challenge of providing nutritious foods and sustaining an aesthetically-pleasing and healthy environment to support the health and well-being of the citizens of Texas and beyond. Our program provides an advanced science-based education for students through innovative teaching and directed horticultural research experiences. The program encompasses basic genetic, physiology, production, processing and utilization of horticultural products including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape plants.

Ph. D. Program Details

For a PhD degree, a student with a Master’s degree must complete 64 hours, and a student with only a baccalaureate degree must complete 96 hours.

Degree: Ph.D. in Horticulture
Credit Hours: 36 total credit hours

NOTE: It is highly recommended that all graduate students in the Department of Horticultural Sciences have taken or will take 6 credit hours of 200, 300, 400, or 600 level HORT courses prior to admission. In the event that a student is deficient in HORT courses, the student’s committee can require the student to take an additional 6 credit hours of HORT (300, 400 or 600 level courses) as part of their degree The courses must be approved by the Chair of the student’s Advisory Committee. Any 300, 400, or 600 level courses may be applied towards the student’s Degree Plan with the Chair and Committee’s approval. These 6 hours of HORT courses will be in addition to the 9 hour Master’s and 12 hour Doctoral requirement at the 600 level for all HORT graduate students. If the student is deficient in the non-HORT supporting field courses (for example: chemistry, soils, plant physiology, etc.), the Chair will determine course prerequisites that need to be taken.

More information about the Department of Horticultural Science’s graduate faculty and their research can be found in Table 2 of the TAMU Graduate Horticultural Sciences Policy Handbook .

Degree requirements are posted in the official TAMU Graduate Horticultural Sciences Policy Manual . Students must meet requirements set forth in the Texas A&M University catalog which is current in the year of their first registration, and the catalog is updated on an annual basis. The official University Catalog for the current academic year can be accessed online.

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The Department of Horticultural Sciences is focused on improving the quality of life related to the aesthetic disciplines, the production of healthful fruits and vegetables, and improving the utility and sustainability of the built environment. The PhD in Horticulture prepares students to accomplish this mission by providing them with the knowledge, resources and skills to become productive researchers in the field of Horticulture. The program includes formal classroom training, basic and applied research opportunities, and public outreach opportunities through Extension programming. The PhD degree is obtained through appropriate course work, completion of research and other requirements, successful completion of university-directed administrative procedures, and successful defense of the dissertation. The research project and specific coursework will be outlined by the student with guidance from the student's graduate advisory committee members. Students completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture are prepared for teaching/research positions within academia or lead research positions in government or the private sector.

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Mission Statement

This program is offered as a cooperative program with Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Steps to Fulfill a Doctoral Program

Program Requirements

Student's Advisory Committee

Degree Plan

Transfer of credit, research proposal.

Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination Format

Preliminary examination scheduling, report of preliminary examination, failure of the preliminary examination, retake of failed preliminary examination.

Final Examination

Report of Final Examination

Dissertation, student’s advisory committee.

After receiving admission to graduate studies and enrolling, the student will consult with the head of his or her major or administrative department (or chair of the intercollegiate faculty) concerning appointment of the chair of the advisory committee. The student’s advisory committee will consist of no fewer than four members of the graduate faculty representative of the student’s several fields of study and research, where the chair or co-chair must be from the student’s department (or intercollegiate faculty, if applicable), and at least one or more of the members must have an appointment to a department other than the student’s major department . The outside member for a student in an interdisciplinary degree program must be from a department different from the chair of the student’s committee.

The chair, in consultation with the student, will select the remainder of the advisory committee. Only graduate faculty members located on Texas A&M University campuses may serve as chair of a student’s advisory committee. Other Texas A&M University graduate faculty members located off-campus may serve as a member or co-chair (but not chair), with a member as the chair.

If the chair of a student’s advisory committee voluntarily leaves the University and the student is near completion of the degree and wants the chair to continue to serve in this role, the student is responsible for securing a current member of the University Graduate Faculty, from the student’s academic program and located near the Texas A&M University campus site, to serve as the co-chair of the committee. The Department Head or Chair of Intercollegiate faculty may request in writing to the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School that a faculty member who is on an approved leave of absence or has voluntarily separated from the university, be allowed to continue to serve in the role of chair of a student’s advisory committee without a co-chair for up to one year. The students should be near completion of the degree. Extensions beyond the one year period can be granted with additional approval of the Dean.

The committee members’ signatures on the degree plan indicate their willingness to accept the responsibility for guiding and directing the entire academic program of the student and for initiating all academic actions concerning the student. Although individual committee members may be replaced by petition for valid reasons, a committee cannot resign en masse . The chair of the committee, who usually has immediate supervision of the student’s research and dissertation or record of study, has the responsibility for calling all meetings of the committee. The duties of the committee include responsibility for the proposed degree plan, the research proposal, the preliminary examination, the dissertation or record of study and the final examination. In addition, the committee, as a group and as individual members, is responsible for counseling the student on academic matters, and, in the case of academic deficiency, initiating recommendations to the Graduate and Professional School.

The student’s advisory committee will evaluate the student’s previous education and degree objectives. The committee, in consultation with the student, will develop a proposed degree plan and outline a research problem which, when completed, as indicated by the dissertation (or its equivalent for the degree of Doctor of Education or the degree of Doctor of Engineering), will constitute the basic requirements for the degree. The degree plan must be filed with the Graduate and Professional School prior to the deadline imposed by the student’s college and no later than 90 days prior to the preliminary examination.

This proposed degree plan should be submitted through the online Document Processing Submission System located on the website http://ogsdpss.tamu.edu . A minimum of 64 hours is required on the degree plan for the Doctor of Philosophy for a student who has completed a master’s degree. A student who has completed a DDS/DMD, DVM or a MD at a U.S. institution is also required to complete a minimum of 64 hours. A student who has completed a baccalaureate degree but not a master’s degree will be required to complete a 96-hour degree plan. Completion of a DDS/DMD, DVM or MD degree at a foreign institution requires completion of a minimum of 96 hours for the Doctor of Philosophy. A field of study may be primarily in one department or in a combination of departments. A degree plan must carry a reasonable amount of 691 (research). A maximum of 9 hours of 400-level undergraduate courses may be used toward meeting credit-hour requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy.

Additional coursework may be added by petition to the approved degree plan by the student’s advisory committee if it is deemed necessary to correct deficiencies in the student’s academic preparation. No changes can be made to the degree plan once the student’s Request for Final Examination is approved by the Graduate and Professional School.

Approval to enroll in any professional course (900-level) should be obtained from the head of the department (or Chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if applicable) in which the course will be offered before including such a course on a degree plan.

No credit may be obtained by correspondence study, by extension or for any course of fewer than three weeks duration.

For non-distance degree programs, no more than four courses may be taken by distance education without approval of the Graduate and Professional School and no more than 50 percent of the non-research credit hours required for the program may be completed through distance education courses.

To receive a graduate degree from Texas A&M University, students must earn one-third or more of the credits through the institution’s own direct instruction. This limitation also applies to joint degree programs.

Courses for which transfer credits are sought must have been completed with a grade of B or greater and must be approved by the student’s advisory committee and the Graduate and Professional School. These courses must not have been used previously for another degree. Except for officially approved cooperative doctoral programs, credit for thesis or dissertation research or the equivalent is not transferable. Credit for “internship” coursework in any form is not transferable. Courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution or approved international institution with a final grade of B or greater will be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for a student in degree-seeking status at the host institution. Credit for coursework taken by extension is not transferable. Coursework in which no formal grades are given or in which grades other than letter grades (A or B) are earned (for example, CR, P, S, U, H, etc.) is not accepted for transfer credit . Credit for coursework submitted for transfer from any college or university must be shown in semester credit hours, or equated to semester credit hours.

Courses used toward a degree at another institution may not be applied for graduate credit. If the course to be transferred was taken prior to the conferral of a degree at the transfer institution, a letter from the registrar at that institution stating that the course was not applied for credit toward the degree must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School.

Grades for courses completed at other institutions are not included in computing the GPA. An official transcript from the university at which transfer courses are taken must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.

The general field of research to be used for the dissertation should be agreed on by the student and the advisory committee at their first meeting, as a basis for selecting the proper courses to support the proposed research.

As soon thereafter as the research project can be outlined in reasonable detail, the dissertation research proposal should be completed. The research proposal should be approved at a meeting of the student’s advisory committee, at which time the feasibility of the proposed research and the adequacy of available facilities should be reviewed. The approved proposal, signed by all members of the student’s advisory committee, the head of the student’s major department (or chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if applicable), must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School at least 20 working days prior to the submission of the Request for the Final Examination.

Compliance issues must be addressed if a graduate student is performing research involving human subjects, animals, infectious biohazards and recombinant DNA. A student involved in these types of research should check with the Office of Research Compliance and Biosafety at (979) 458-1467 to address questions about all research compliance responsibilities. Additional information can also be obtained on the website http:// rcb.tamu.edu .

Examinations

Preliminary examination for doctoral students.

The student’s major department (or chair of the interdisciplinary degree program faculty, if applicable) and his or her advisory committee may require qualifying, cumulative or other types of examinations at any time deemed desirable. These examinations are entirely at the discretion of the department and the student’s advisory committee.

The preliminary examination is required. The preliminary examination for a doctoral student shall be given no earlier than a date at which the student is within 6 credit hours of completion of the formal coursework on the degree plan (i.e., all coursework on the degree plan except 681, 684, 690, 691, 692, 693, 695, 697, 791, or other graduate courses specifically designated as S/U in the course catalog). The student should complete the Preliminary Examination no later than the end of the semester following the completion of the formal coursework on the degree plan.

The objective of preliminary examination is to evaluate whether the student has demonstrated the following qualifications:

a. a mastery of the subject matter of all fields in the program;

b. an adequate knowledge of the literature in these fields and an ability to carry out bibliographical research;

c. an understanding of the research problem and the appropriate methodological approaches.

The format of the preliminary examination shall be determined by the student’s department (or interdisciplinary degree program, if applicable) and advisory committee, and communicated to the student in advance of the examination. The exam may consist of a written component, oral component, or combination of written and oral components.

The preliminary exam may be administered by the advisory committee or a departmental committee; herein referred to as the examination committee.

Regardless of exam format, a student will receive an overall preliminary exam result of pass or fail. The department (or interdisciplinary degree program, if applicable) will determine how the overall pass or fail result is determined based on the exam structure and internal department procedures. If the exam is administered by the advisory committee, each advisory committee member will provide a pass or fail evaluation decision.

Only one advisory committee substitution is allowed to provide an evaluation decision for a student’s preliminary exam, and it cannot be the committee chair.

If a student is required to take, as a part of the preliminary examination, a written component administered by a department or interdisciplinary degree program, the department or interdisciplinary degree program faculty must:

a. offer the examination at least once every six months. The departmental or interdisciplinary degree program examination should be announced at least 30 days prior to the scheduled examination date.

b. assume the responsibility for marking the examination satisfactory or unsatisfactory, or otherwise graded, and in the case of unsatisfactory, stating specifically the reasons for such a mark.

c. forward the marked examination to the chair of the student’s advisory committee within one week after the examination.

Prior to commencing any component of the preliminary examination, a departmental representative or the advisory committee chair will review the eligibility criteria with the student, using the Preliminary Examination Checklist to ensure the student is eligible for the preliminary examination. The following list of eligibility requirements applies.

Student is registered at Texas A&M University for a minimum of one semester credit hour in the long semester or summer term during which any component of the preliminary examination is held. If the entire examination is held between semesters, then the student must be registered for the term immediately preceding the examination.

An approved degree plan is on file with the Graduate and Professional School prior to commencing the first component of the examination.

Student’s cumulative GPA is at least 3.000.

Student’s degree plan GPA is at least 3.000.

At the end of the semester in which at least the first component of the exam is given, there are no more than 6 hours of coursework remaining on the degree plan (except 681, 684, 690, 691, 692, 693, 695, 697, 791, or other graduate courses specifically designated as S/U in the course catalog). The head of the student’s department (or Chair of the Interdisciplinary Degree Program, if applicable) has the authority to approve a waiver of this criterion.

Credit for the preliminary examination is not transferable in cases where a student changes degree programs after passing a preliminary exam.

If a written component precedes an oral component of the preliminary exam, the chair of the student’s examination committee is responsible for making all written examinations available to all members of the committee. A positive evaluation of the preliminary exam by all members of a student’s examination committee with at most one dissension is required to pass a student on his or her preliminary exam.

The student’s department will promptly report the results of the Preliminary Examination to the Graduate and Professional School via the Report of Doctoral Preliminary Examination form. The Preliminary Examination checklist form must also be submitted. These forms should be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School within 10 working days of completion of the preliminary examination.

The Report of the Preliminary Examination form must be submitted with original signatures of the approved examination committee members. If an approved examination committee member substitution (one only) has been made, that signature must also be included, in place of the committee member, on the form submitted to the Graduate and Professional School. The original signature of the department head is also required on the form.

After passing the required preliminary oral and written examinations for a doctoral degree, the student must complete the final examination within four years of the semester in which the preliminary exam is taken. Exams taken in between terms will expire at the end of the term that ended prior to the exam. For example, a preliminary exam taken and passed during the fall 2019 semester will expire at the end of the fall 2023 semester. A preliminary exam taken in the time between the summer and fall 2019 semesters will expire at the end of the summer 2023 semester.

First Failure

Upon approval of a student’s examination committee (with no more than one member dissenting), and approval of the Department and Graduate and Professional School, a student who has failed a preliminary examination may be given one re-examination. In accordance with Student Rule 12.5, the student’s department head or designee, intercollegiate faculty, or graduate advisory committee should make a recommendation to the student regarding their scholastic deficiency.

Second Failure

Upon failing the preliminary exam twice in a doctoral program, a student is no longer eligible to continue to pursue the PhD in that program/major. In accordance with Student Rule 12.5.3 and/or 12.5.4, the student will be notified of the action being taken by the department as a result of the second failure of the preliminary examination.

Adequate time must be given to permit a student to address inadequacies emerging from the first preliminary examination. The examination committee must agree upon and communicate to the student, in writing, an adequate time-frame from the first examination (normally six months) to retest, as well as a detailed explanation of the inadequacies emerging from the examination. The student and committee should jointly negotiate a mutually acceptable date for this retest. When providing feedback on inadequacies, the committee should clearly document expected improvements that the student must be able to exhibit in order to retake the exam. The examination committee will document and communicate the time-frame and feedback within 10 working days of the exam that was not passed.

Final Examination for Doctoral Students

The candidate for the doctoral degree must pass a final examination by deadline dates announced in the “Graduate and Professional School Calendar” each semester. The doctoral student is allowed only one opportunity to take the final examination.

No unabsolved grades of D, F, or U for any course can be listed on the degree plan. The student must be registered for any remaining hours of 681, 684, 690, 691, 692, 791 or other graduate courses specifically designated as S/U in the course catalog during the semester of the final exam. No student may be given a final examination until they have been admitted to candidacy and their current official cumulative and degree plan GPAs are 3.00 or better.

To be admitted to candidacy for a doctoral degree, a student must have:

1. completed all formal coursework on the degree plan with the exception of any remaining 681, 684, 690 and 691, 692 (Professional Study), or 791 hours,

2. a 3.0 Graduate GPA and a Degree Plan GPA of at least 3.0 with no grade lower than C in any course on the degree plan,

3. passed the preliminary examination,

4. submitted an approved dissertation proposal,

5. met the residence requirements.

The request to hold and announce the final examination must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School a minimum of 10 working days in advance of the scheduled date. Any changes to the degree plan must be approved by the Graduate and Professional School prior to the submission of the request for final examination.

The student’s advisory committee will conduct this examination. The final examination is not to be administered until the dissertation or record of study is available in substantially final form to the student’s advisory committee, and all concerned have had adequate time to review the document. Whereas the final examination may cover the broad field of the candidate’s training, it is presumed that the major portion of the time will be devoted to the dissertation and closely allied topics. Persons other than members of the graduate faculty may, with mutual consent of the candidate and the chair of the advisory committee, be invited to attend a final examination for an advanced degree. A positive vote by all members of the graduate committee with at most one dissension is required to pass a student on his or her exam. A department can have a stricter requirement provided there is consistency within all degree programs within a department. Upon completion of the questioning of the candidate, all visitors must excuse themselves from the proceedings.

The student’s department will promptly report the results of the Final Examination to the Graduate and Professional School via the Report of Doctoral Final Examination form. These forms should be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School within 10 working days of completion of the final examination. The Graduate and Professional School must be notified in writing of any cancellations.

A positive evaluation of the final exam by all members of a student’s advisory committee with at most one dissension is required to pass a student on his or her final exam. The Report of the Final Examination Form must be submitted with original signatures of only the committee members approved by the Graduate and Professional School. If necessary, multiple copies of the form may be submitted with different committee member original signatures. If an approved committee member substitution (1 only) has been made, his/her signature must be included on the form submitted to the Graduate and Professional School.

The ability to perform independent research must be demonstrated by the dissertation, which must be the original work of the candidate . Whereas acceptance of the dissertation is based primarily on its scholarly merit, it must also exhibit creditable literary workmanship. The format of the dissertation must be acceptable to the Graduate and Professional School. Guidelines for the preparation of the dissertation are available in the Thesis Manual , which is available online at https://grad.tamu.edu .

After successful defense and approval by the student’s advisory committee and the head of the student’s major department (or chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if applicable), a student must submit his/her dissertation in electronic format as a single PDF file. The PDF file must be uploaded to the website, https://grad.tamu.edu . Additionally, a signed paper approval form with original signatures must be received by the Graduate and Professional School. Both the PDF file and the signed approval form are required by the deadline.

Deadline dates for submitting are announced each semester or summer term in the Graduate and Professional School Calendar (see Time Limit statement). These dates also can be accessed via the website https://grad.tamu.edu .

Each student who submits a document for review is assessed a one-time thesis/dissertation processing fee through Student Business Services. This processing fee is for the thesis/dissertation services provided. After commencement, dissertations are digitally stored and made available through the Texas A&M Libraries.

A dissertation that is deemed unacceptable by the Graduate and Professional School because of excessive corrections will be returned to the student’s department head or chair of the intercollegiate faculty . The manuscript must be resubmitted as a new document, and the entire review process must begin anew. All original submittal deadlines must be met during the resubmittal process in order to graduate.

Additional Requirements

Continuous registration, admission to candidacy.

99-Hour Cap on Doctoral Degree

Application for Degree

A student who enters the doctoral degree program with a baccalaureate degree must spend one academic year plus one semester in resident study at Texas A&M University. A student who holds master’s degree when he/she enters doctoral degree program must spend one academic year in resident study. One academic year may include two adjacent regular semesters or one regular semester and one adjacent 10-week summer semester. The third semester is not required to be adjacent to the one year. Enrollment for each semester must be a minimum of 9 credit hours each to satisfy the residence requirement. A minimum of 1 credit hour must be in a non-distance education delivery mode. Semesters in which the student is enrolled in all distance education coursework will not count toward fulfillment of the residence requirement.

To satisfy the residence requirement, the student must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours per semester or 10-week summer semester in resident study at Texas A&M University for the required period. A student who enters a doctoral degree program with a baccalaureate degree may fulfill residence requirements in excess of one academic year (18 credit hours) by registration during summer sessions or by completion of a less-than-full course load (in this context a full course load is considered 9 credit hours per semester).

Students who are employed full-time while completing their degree may fulfill total residence requirements by completion of less-than-full time course loads each semester. In order to be considered for this, the student is required to submit a Petition for Waivers and Exceptions along with verification of his/her employment to the Graduate and Professional School. An employee should submit verification of his/her employment at the time he/she submits the degree plan. See Registration .

See Residence Requirements .

All requirements for doctoral degrees must be completed within a period of ten consecutive calendar years for the degree to be granted. A course will be considered valid until 10 years after the end of the semester in which it is taken. Graduate credit for coursework more than ten calendar years old at the time of the final oral examination may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.

A final corrected version of the dissertation or record of study in electronic format as a single PDF file must be cleared by the Graduate and Professional School within one year of the semester in which the final exam is taken. Exams taken in between terms will expire at the end of the term that ended prior to the exam. For example, a final exam taken and passed during the fall 2022 semester will expire at the end of the fall 2023 semester. A final exam taken in the time between the summer and fall 2022 semesters will expire at the end of the summer 2023 semester. Failure to do so will result in the degree not being awarded.

A student in a program leading to a Doctor of Philosophy who has completed all coursework on his/her degree plan other than 691 (research) are required to be in continuous registration until all requirements for the degree have been completed. See Continuous Registration Requirements .

completed all formal coursework on the degree plan with the exception of any remaining 681, 684, 690 and 691, or 791.
a 3.0 Graduate GPA and a Degree Plan GPA of at least 3.0 with no grade lower than C in any course on the degree plan,
passed the preliminary examination (written and oral portions),
submitted an approved dissertation proposal,
met the residence requirements. The final examination will not be authorized for any doctoral student who has not been admitted to candidacy.

A student is required to possess a competent command of English. For English language proficiency requirements, see the Admissions section of this catalog. The doctoral (PhD) foreign language requirement at Texas A&M University is a departmental option, to be administered and monitored by the individual departments of academic instruction.

99-Hour Cap on Doctoral Degrees

In Texas, public colleges and universities are funded by the state according to the number of students enrolled. In accordance with legislation passed by the Texas Legislature, the number of hours for which state universities may receive subvention funding at the doctoral rate for any individual is limited to 99 hours. Texas A&M and other universities will not receive subvention for hours in excess of the limit.

Institutions of higher education are allowed to charge the equivalent of non-resident tuition to a resident doctoral student who has enrolled in 100 or more semester credit hours of doctoral coursework.

Doctoral students at Texas A&M have seven years to complete their degree before being charged out-of-state tuition. A doctoral student who, after seven years of study, has accumulated 100 or more doctoral hours will be charged tuition at a rate equivalent to out-of-state tuition. Please note that the tuition increases will apply to Texas residents as well as students from other states and countries who are currently charged tuition at the resident rate. This includes those doctoral students who hold GAT, GANT, and GAR appointments or recipients of competitive fellowships who receive more than $1,000 per semester. Doctoral students who have not accumulated 100 hours after seven years of study are eligible to pay in-state tuition if otherwise eligible.

Doctoral students who exceed the credit limit will receive notification from the Graduate and Professional School during the semester in which they are enrolled and exceeding the limit in their current degree program. The notification will explain that the State of Texas does not provide funding for any additional hours in which a student is enrolled in excess of 99 hours. Texas A&M University will recover the lost funds by requiring students in excess of 99 hours to pay tuition at the non-funded, non-resident rate. This non-funded, non-resident tuition rate status will be updated for the following semester and in all subsequent semesters until receipt of a doctoral degree. Please see the Tuition Calculator at the non-resident rate for an example of potential charges.

The following majors are exempt from the 99-Hour Cap on Doctoral Degrees and have a limit of 130 doctoral hours:

Biochemistry
Biomedical Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Genetics and Genomics
Health Services Research
Medical Sciences
Microbiology
Neurosciences (School of Medicine)
Oral and Craniofacial Biomedical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Public Health Sciences
School Psychology

For information on applying for your degree, please visit the Graduation section.

Graduate Program in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Welcome to the graduate program information page for the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University!

Our graduate program offers thesis-based Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Landscape Systems and Design Master of Science (M.S.) degrees. Reflecting the research interests of our faculty, graduate students in our program engage in projects that explore fundamental concepts of plant biology, applied aspects of horticulture, and landscape management. The research program in Purdue HLA is internationally recognized for its discoveries, extraordinary publication and extramural funding records, and the strong involvement of its excellent faculty in graduate student mentoring. Areas of concentration include plant molecular genetics and epigenetics, plant physiology and stress biology, plant genetics and breeding, plant cellular and developmental biology, sustainable production horticulture, bioenergy, contained environment growing, floriculture, weed science, turf management, horticultural marketing, landscape management, and horticultural social sciences.

Our goal is to prepare students through scholarly study and research experiences for professional careers in basic and applied plant science, with an emphasis on improving food, fiber, fuel, ornamental crops, and landscape management. We value diversity in our graduate program, and we recognize that diversity fosters creativity, drives scholarly dialogue, and enriches all activities in our department. We also recognize the unique needs and ambitions of our students. We are therefore committed to supporting the whole graduate education experience to create an environment that promotes student success and well-being. The personal, professional, and career development of each student is the central focus of our training and mentoring. We have implemented a holistic admissions process and we intentionally look to identify opportunities, programs, and initiatives that support students. Students participate in designing their thesis research and in the implementation of their course curriculum with plans of study tailored around each student’s needs, interests, and future career goals. HLA graduate students are encouraged to participate in a wide range of professional development offerings at Purdue and to be involved with departmental, college, and university-level organizations. HLA has a vibrant and welcoming graduate student association which provides incoming students an opportunity to connect with peers. Students are also able to expand their professional networks outside the university through interactions with seminar speakers, research collaborators, and colleagues at professional society meetings. We actively celebrate and promote the scholarly achievements of our students through a variety of platforms to increase their visibility in the department, university, and larger scientific community.

Faculty in the program conduct extramurally-funded research on such topics as:

Controlled environment agriculture
Horticultural Economics and Marketing
Specialty crop production
Landscape Systems and Design
Plant breeding and genome engineering
Plant secondary metabolism
Improvement of postharvest fruit quality
Plant mineral nutrition
Mineral nutrient utilization from cellular to global scales
Postharvest physiology
Plant cell cycle regulation
Plant epigenetics
Plant interactions with soil microbial communities
Regulation of plant architecture and reproduction
Sustainable biofuel production
Turf grass science
Stress tolerance in crop plants
Water utilization and stress responses
Weed science in specialty crops and technology

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Graduate Curriculum

Students enter the graduate program with different professional objectives and varying academic backgrounds. Therefore, there are few required courses and credit requirements in our M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. However, M.S. and Ph.D. students generally take 24 or more credit hours of coursework. Students are advised to work with the advisory committee that they select to schedule coursework that will complement their research plan. Graduate programs generally include required and elective course work and seminars, written and oral examinations, and original research guided by a major professor. Graduate student research projects are generally funded by extramural grants, which usually increase the resources available to the student researcher. Participation by graduate researchers at professional society meetings is actively encouraged and financially supported by the department.

Graduate Faculty

The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture has an outstanding faculty representing a broad range of disciplines within horticulture and landscape architecture. These individuals can provide training opportunities in their areas of specialization. We recommend that potential students identify particular faculty members who share their academic interests and contact these individuals directly.

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Research Facilities

Modern research laboratories and state-of-the-art analytical equipment are available for graduate student research in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, which also maintains greenhouses, controlled environment facilities, and several research farms.

Graduate students have access to one of the most extensive online libraries in the world and have access to extensive bioinformatics platforms, many of which have been developed at Purdue in collaboration with members of the HLA Department.

Financial Aid

Most HLA graduate students receive financial support in the form of research and teaching assistantships, fellowships and/or other awards covering living expenses while working on their degree. These assistantships are like fellowships in that students are paid to pursue their own research projects. The assistantship provides a base salary for each fiscal year period, along with a remission of all but a portion of fees, $298.00 for fall/spring per semester and $149.00 summer session. Research assistantships may be sponsored by grants or by the department. We try to provide all graduate students with the opportunity to be a Teaching Assistant for at least one semester; students selected to be Teaching Assistants will be provided a teaching assistantship for that semester at the same rate of pay as the research assistantship.

Application Procedures

Admission criteria and selection for fellowships and assistantships is based upon several criteria. These include: the student's academic background, grade point average, letters of recommendation, relevant experience, a written statement by the applicant, answers to department-specific questions, and the availability of a major adviser in an applicant's interest area.

Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL, even if they are already in the United States when they apply. Purdue University Graduate School applicants who take the TOEFL IBT must achieve the following minimum test scores: reading 19; listening 14; speaking 18 and writing 18. As an alternative to the TOEFL, the Graduate School accepts IELTS scores of 6.5 or higher.

Students who are interested in being considered for Purdue University-wide fellowships should apply by December 1st for summer or fall admission. Applications for the HLA Graduate Program are otherwise accepted and reviewed year round with support from any member of the graduate faculty. To obtain instructions on how to apply to this program, please go to the Graduate School Application .

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Graduate program.

One of the strengths of the Horticulture Graduate Program is founded in the interdisciplinary and integrative nature of horticulture, allowing graduate students a great deal of flexibility in designing their individualized programs of study and research.

Students have access to state-of-the-art research facilities, including laboratories, greenhouses, growth chambers, and both on- and off-campus field research stations.

Horticulture faculty develop and procure funding for individual and multidisciplinary team research projects, providing a wide range of opportunities for master's and doctoral students. To view the department's research areas, which includes a listing of faculty's specific focus, visit our Research Focus Area page .

A graduate degree in the Horticulture Graduate Program draws upon the expertise of roughly 30 faculty members in the Horticulture Department, as well as the advisory expertise of many faculty from across campus in basic plant biology, pathology, entomology, forestry, agronomy, genetics, biochemistry, marketing, food science, health and nutrition, engineering, etc.

Students also may study with Horticulture faculty through interdepartmental programs in Genetics, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems .

At MSU , work towards the graduate degree involves training and experience in research, teaching and professional communications with peers, industries and the public. It is the goal of the Horticulture Graduate Program to produce the leaders of tomorrow who can integrate knowledge and resources from multiple disciplines to improve the performance, production, profitability, and environmental sustainability of high value crops.

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The Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group offers programs of study leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees for students interested in the science and management of agricultural crops, including their ecology, physiology, genetics, and post-harvest management, as well as the interaction of agricultural crops with the environment. These programs are designed to focus on a cropping system, such as agronomy, environmental horticulture, pomology, vegetable crops, viticulture, and weed science. Within that cropping system, the student can specialize in one of a number of areas, including agroecology, biotechnology, breeding and crop improvement, crop physiology, crop production, floriculture, landscape horticulture, mineral nutrition, modeling, nursery production, pest management, plant growth and development, postharvest physiology, revegetation/restoration, and water relations. Research may be conducted within these areas with an applied or basic focus, but in association with a cropping system.

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Welcome to the field of Horticulture. The field offers qualified students the opportunity to obtain an advanced graduate degree in a Master of Science (M.S.) degree program to students with a B.S. degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree program.

The Graduate School at Cornell is organized by Fields rather than departments. The Field of Horticulture includes faculty in the Section of Horticulture as well as other related departments. Although this may seem to be an unusual organizational structure, it allows faculty with similar interests in different departments to advise graduate students.

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Newly admitted graduate students should correspond with the Director of Graduate Studies in their field to clarify program details. Upon arrival to campus, students should report to their major advisor, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Field Coordinator. New graduate students should take the responsibility of meeting professors, other graduate students, office staff, technicians; and greenhouse, test garden, orchard, and field staff. Students should also become familiar with campus buildings, laboratories, and staff offices. The director of graduate studies, as well as other faculty members and staff, can provide assistance to become familiar with university and department policies. An orientation program for all incoming graduate students is held during the week of registration in January and August.

This handbook will help you understand how the department operates, what is expected of you, and what you may expect from the department. The faculty, Director of Graduate Studies, and the department chair have an open-door policy and make every effort to address student needs. This handbook provides supplemental information that applies specifically to the Field of Horticulture and should be used in conjunction with information published by the Graduate School (www.gradschool.cornell.edu). Please feel free to ask questions as you adjust to your new surroundings.

The faculty person who directs your thesis work is usually considered the major advisor or chairperson of your special committee. This advisor is most often identified prior to your arrival and will guide you through your graduate study. Your chair should be recorded with the Graduate School within the first three weeks of matriculation. Use the online Special Committee Selection and Change form to assign your chairperson. This can be done on-line directly through the ‘Student Center’ website pre-A-Exam or through the Graduate School website (forms) post A-Exam.

Other members of the special committee represent the minor fields chosen (one additional minor Field for a M.S. degree and two minors for a Ph.D.). The other members of the Special Committee should represent Fields other than Horticulture.

Choosing a Special Committee

The Special Committee chair should be chosen by the end of the first semester at Cornell. At Cornell, the Special Committee has the ultimate power to decide the specific requirements for completing a degree. Therefore the committee should be Selection of the minor members is best done in consultation with the major advisor/chairperson. Feel free to interview various members of the graduate faculty before making your decision. Tell them of your goals and find out what interests you have in common.

One minor member is required for an M.S. and two for a Ph.D. degree.

There is great flexibility and a wide range of possible subjects. Popular minor subjects include plant biology, plant breeding, plant pathology, soil science, international agriculture, agricultural economics, entomology, ecology, biometrics, biochemistry, rural sociology, and landscape architecture. They should be chosen in consultation with your major advisor with the aim of enhancing your research project, as well as providing you with information useful in your future career. Use the Graduate Committee Selection form on Student Center to add members to your committee. Students often collaborate on research with other faculty at Cornell; it is not expected that all collaborators be members of the Special Committee.

MS Degree Requirements

Coursework and credits required for the MS degree are determined by the student’s Special Committee.
At least two semesters of PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture.
Required to register for PLSCI 8900: MS Thesis Research after the first semester of study. Credit hours will vary and should be determined with your chair.
Student selects a Special Committee composed of one professor representing the major field/chair and at least one professor representing a minor field; more than one minor member is permitted.
Committee members advise students in the selection and conduct of research problems for the thesis and courses needed to acquire the expected competence.
You must submit a complete thesis draft to all members of your Special Committee at least six (6) weeks before the final masters exam. (Your Special Committee may modify this requirement). At least five (5) days before the exam, you must provide all members of your Special Committee with a complete, formatted, and editorially acceptable copy of the thesis or dissertation for final approval. (Your examining committee may still require modifications.) Final Examinations may not be scheduled until this requirement has been met. Code VI.G.4, Guide to Graduate Study
Exit seminar must be scheduled during one of the PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture lectures, or one-hour prior to the final exam.
Pass a final oral examination.
Fulfill a minimum of 2 registration units (semesters). Students for a Master of Science degree majoring in horticulture are expected to demonstrate competence in the three core areas of Horticultural Biology, Horticultural Production and Management, and Horticultural Methods, as listed in Suggested Courses. See Coursework for more information.
Teaching experience is expected but not required and can be satisfied by assisting a faculty member in teaching a course, working in extension, or taking a course in education.
Candidates must submit an acceptable thesis based on a research project.
MS students who want to apply for admission to the PhD program can use an expedited procedure described under Admissions.
MS degree candidates are expected to complete degree requirements in two years but have up to 4 years to complete requirements.

PhD or MS/PhD Degree Requirements

Doctoral students with a Master’s degree enroll directly in the PhD program. Doctoral students without a Masters enroll in the MS/PhD program.

Coursework and credits required for the Ph.D. degree are determined by the student’s Special Committee
Doctoral students majoring in the Field of Horticulture are expected to develop broad competence in each of the three core areas: Horticultural Biology, Horticultural Production and Management, and Horticultural Methods during their course of study or show evidence of having attained that competence previously.
Many courses can be used to meet each of the core requirements. Those offerings allow the student, working with his/her special committee, to tailor their courses to individual needs.
Four semesters of PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture for credit.
Register for PhD thesis/research credit (PLSCI 9900) each semester after the first semester of study. Credit hours will vary and should be determined with your chair.
Pass the “Q Conference,” an oral qualifying conference that includes critical examination of proposed research and an evaluation of qualifications. Used to determine courses. Should be completed in the second or third semester of study.
Pass the “A” exam; an oral exam reviewing the student’s mastery of subject matter related to his/her thesis topic and the course work taken. Normally taken after two years of study, can be combined with the M exam. Must be taken at least one year before the B Exam.
Candidates must earn two residence units after the A Exam before taking the final B examination.
Exit seminar must be scheduled during one of the PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture lectures, or as a special seminar one-hour prior to the B exam.
Pass the B exam which covers the subject of the dissertation. Must be taken in or before the14th semester of study

Thesis and Dissertation

MS/PhD students will take a master’s exam and submit a master’s thesis. Once the thesis has been submitted and approved, the student can continue on in the PhD program. To complete the PhD program, they would take an A exam and then a B exam, and then finally submit a dissertation. The Master’s and A exam can be combined; but a master’s thesis will be required.
Candidates must submit a doctoral dissertation, based on a research project, that is acceptable to their Special Committee. While each committee is different, a common expectation is that the dissertation contains three papers that have been or can be published in a research journal.
You must submit a complete draft to all members of your Special Committee at least six weeks before the final masters or B exam. (Your Special Committee may modify this requirement). At least five days before the exam, you must provide all members of your Special Committee with a complete, formatted, and editorially acceptable copy of the thesis or dissertation for final approval. (Your committee may still require modifications.) Final Examinations may not be scheduled until this requirement has been met. Code VI.G.4, Guide to Graduate Study
The time to complete an MS/PhD program is usually 5 to 6 years; PhD program 4 to 5 years
Fulfill a minimum of 6 registration units, 2 of these between the A and B exam. For students completing an MS/PhD, 2 registration units count towards the MS, additional units, even if earned before the M exam, count towards the 6 registration units required for the PhD. (Code of Legislation, V.C.)
The Ph.D. must be completed within seven calendar years of starting the PhD or MS/PhD program.
Students select a Special Committee composed of one professor representing the major field acting as chair and at least two other professors as minor members. Minor members must be members of, and represent, Graduate Fields other than Horticulture. This approach permits the student to work with faculty members who can best direct the student’s graduate study, regardless of college, department, or field affiliation.
Committee members advise the student in the selection and conduct of research problems for the dissertation.
Teaching experience is required and can be satisfied by assisting a faculty member in teaching a course, working in extension, or taking an education course.

Your course program is developed with the advice and direction of your special committee. Specific courses may be required by members of the committee and are usually suggested as a means to obtain essential training to save students from having to spend more time and effort in mastering the subject independently. Students should use their own judgment, along with the advice of the committee, in deciding which courses will provide the best training.

It is assumed that graduate students entering the Field of Horticulture will have completed the equivalent of an undergraduate degree in biology, horticulture or agriculture. If they do not have such a background, it is expected that they make up any deficiencies with appropriate undergraduate courses, as determined by the student’s special committee.

Students majoring in the Field of Horticulture are expected to develop broad competence in each of three core areas:

Horticultural Biology
Horticultural Production and Management
Horticultural Methods

Doctoral students are expected to take at least 3 credits in Horticulture from Horticultural Biology and Horticultural Production and Management; and 1 course in Horticultural Methods during their course of study, or show evidence of having attained that competence previously. The large number of courses suggested for each concentration will allow students, working with their special committee, to tailor to individual needs.

Doctoral students will take 4 semesters of the horticulture seminar (PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture).

Doctoral students are expected to develop teaching competence through a minimum of one semester as a teaching assistant. Additional coursework, workshops and teaching experience are available for those expecting to teach in the future.

Masters students will also be expected to demonstrate competence in the three core areas.

Masters students will take at least two semesters of PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture.

All Masters candidates are expected to show competence in teaching, by having prior teaching experience, by serving as a teaching assistant for one semester, or by enrolling in a course on college-level teaching.

Courses that provide competence in the three core areas

Suggested courses in horticulture and allied fields that could constitute a syllabus for graduate students studying horticulture. Note that graduate students may enroll in 4000-level courses, but those undergraduate courses do not count towards graduate degree requirements.

Core Group I: Horticultural Biology

PLHRT 6190 Root and Rhizosphere Ecology PLHRT 6250 Postharvest Biology of Horticultural Crops PLHRT 6253 Advanced Postharvest Biology: Postharvest Technology PLHRT 6730 Ecology of Agricultural Systems PLBIO 5420 Plant Physiology PLBIO 6070 Plant Nutrition Quality Improvement of Plants PLBIO 6220 Comparative Plant Development: Evo-Devo PLBIO 6410 Laboratory in Plant Molecular Biology PLBIO 6540 Plant Cell Biology PLBIO 6620 Plant Biochemistry PLBIO 6841 Plant Form and Function: Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Development PLBRG 6060 Advanced Plant Genetics PLBRG 7170 Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding PLBRG 7420 Genotypes to Phenotypes: The Evolution of Genetic Modeling in Plant Breeding PLSCI 5030 Hemp Breeding and Genetics PLSCS 6100 Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses and Global Climate Change PLSCS 6420 Mineral Nutrition: From Plants to Humans PLSCS 6660 Applied Plant-Microbe Interactions PLSCS 6720 Nutrient Cycling in Natural and Managed Ecosystems PLSCI 4460 Plant Behavior and Biotic Interactions, Lecture PLSCI 4461 Plant Behavior and Biotic Interactions, Laboratory PLSCS 4130 Physiology and Ecology of Yield PLSCS 4660 Soil Ecology

Core Group II: Horticultural Production & Landscape Management

PLHRT 5025 Hydroponic Food Crop Production and Management PLHRT 5204 Principles and Practices of Growing Grapes and Making Wines PLHRT 5420 Berry Crops: Culture and Management PLHRT 5850 Public Garden Management PLHRT 5910 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment PLHRT 5920 Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment PLHRT 5931 It’s Just Grass: Grassing the Urban Eden PLHRT 6020 Principles of Plant Propagation PLHRT 6450 Ecological Orchard Management PLHRT 6500 Fruit Crop Physiology PLHRT 6551 Principles of Nutrition and Nutrient Management in Crops and Landscape Plants PLSCI 5015 Hemp Production Systems PLSCI 5060 Hemp Processing PLSCI 5210 Soil and Crop Management for Sustainability PLSCS 6140 Weed Ecology and Management

Core Group III: Horticultural Methods and Communication

PLHRT 6170 Advanced Analytical Methods for Plant Systems ALS 5780 International Teaching Assistant Program Course BIOMG 6870 Tricks of the Trade: How to Use Genetics to Dissect Cells, Molecules and Developmental Pathways BIOMG 7510 Ethical Issues and Professional Responsibilities BTRY 6010 Statistical Methods I BTRY 6020 Statistical Methods II BTRY 6520 Computationally Intensive Statistical Methods BTRY 6830 Quantitative Genomics and Genetics BTRY 6840 Computational Genetics and Genomics COMM 5660 Science Communication Workshop COMM 6660 Public Engagement in Science DSOC 6150 Qualitative Research Methods DSOC 6190 Quantitative Research Methods EDUC 5510 Engaged Learning Through Extension, Outreach, and Instruction PLBIO 6525 Light and Video Microscopy for Biologists PLBIO 6831 Concepts and Techniques in Plant Molecular Biology PLBRG 6030 Genetics Improvement of Crop Plants PLSCI 5045 Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cannabis PLSCI 5500 Let Your Life Speak: Selfhood, Community, Change PLSCI 5940 Skills for Public Engagement PLSCI 6440 Digital Plant Science: Frontiers and Challenges PLSCI 7201 Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design PLSCI 7202 Applications of Machine Learning to Plant Science PLSCI 7203 Engineering Novel Strategies for Plant Science Measurement and Sensing PLSCS 6600 Remote Sensing Fundamentals PLSCS 6900 Scientific Method in Practice PLSCS 6950 Planning and Reporting Research STSCI 6520 Computationally Intensive Statistical Methods COMM 4660 Public Communication of Science and Technology STSCI 4780 Bayesian Data Analysis: Principles and Practice

Upon completion of course work, students must sign up for research credits. Please remind the student they must enroll in something as a registered student, at least in thesis research (HORT 5000, HORT 8000 or HORT 9000).

All PhD students and most MS students are guaranteed assistantship funding for the minimum duration of their degree program and we make every effort to assure support through completion as long as academic progress is being made. Funding typically comes from many sources.

Assistantships

Most graduate students in the Department of Horticulture are supported on Teaching Assistantships (TA), Graduate Assistantships (GA), Research Assistantships (RA), or Extension Outreach Assistantships (EOA). Their assignment time may be distributed throughout the year in various ways, depending on the requirements of the project. The assistantship provides a stipend, tuition remission and health insurance. In exchange, assistants are expected to work an average of 15 hours per week on assistantship duties. Those duties may be completely distinct from the research project; the section strives to have them contribute in some way to the overall training.

The assistantship is intended to allow graduate students to spend most of their time on courses and research.

Vacation. Graduate students funded on assistantships or fellowships for spring, summer, and fall terms are entitled to two weeks (10 weekdays) of annual vacation each calendar year in addition to Cornell University holidays.

Graduate TA Policy

Teaching assistantships fulfill two roles. They meet the educational requirement of developing teaching competence, and they provide financial support for graduate study.

Students anticipating being a teaching assistant must apply each academic year. This application is for the purpose of matching students with courses, and is done SIPS-wide. The number of assistantships is similar to the number of anticipated applicants, so students who were expecting funding are very likely to be supported—as long as they apply.

All MS and PhD students, regardless of funding source, are have an educational requirement to serve as a TA at least once during their time at Cornell.
MS and PhD students may have funding packages that include teaching assistantships in many semesters. That expectation is explicit in the acceptance letter. Faculty advisors shall accommodate the need for their graduate students to TA, and adjust research and coursework expectations accordingly. Every effort will be made to ensure that teaching or section curriculum assignments are distributed fairly and that any special circumstances of individual graduate students are considered. Instructors will advise students whether they need to take or audit a course in order to have sufficient expertise in the subject for which they will be a TA.
Students who are supported by private funds or grants, national or international fellowships, SUNY minority fellowships, Biology teaching assistantships or Extension and Outreach (Geneva) assistantships will be required to meet the Field teaching requirement of at least one semester.
Students supported by a Graduate School Fellowship shall not be required to serve as a TA during their fellowship year.
If an extension or outreach teaching experience is substituted for a classroom TA, the student’s major professor, DGS, and committee will have to approve the substitution. This should include a plan that helps the student achieve the equivalent educational goals of classroom teaching.
Graduate students who are funded on external sources during a semester in which they serve as a TA should enroll in PLHRT 7000: Graduate Teaching Experience for the number of credits equal to that of any course they are a TA. This may be taken for a letter or S/U grade. The instructor in the course will complete the grade sheets for that semester.
If a student’s limited proficiency in English prevents them from serving as a TA in the classroom the student may be required to developing their English proficiency through course at the English Language Support Office and courses in teaching skills in order to teach in the future.
Students will keep the Graduate Field Coordinator informed of their TA or equivalent experiences so accurate records can be kept.
All instructors should meet with and discuss what is expected of the TA prior to the beginning of the course. Students should also discuss what they want to gain during the TA experience with the instructor
Any dispute regarding the assignment of TAs may be addressed to the student’s major advisor in consultation with the SIPS DGS/GFA Council.

TA Application Process

Section I: Application Timeline

Early January o TA solicitation for the coming academic year is released
February 5 o TA applications due
February 22 o Initial TA appointments announced o Applicants not receiving appointments remain on waitlist
March 8 o Last date to decline a TA appointment
March 8 - ongoing o TA Rebalancing to fill vacant TA positions o Waitlisted applicants are given priority for open slots
May 24 o TA appointments finalized for coming academic year
October 15 o Rebalance TA assignments for spring semester

Section II: Application, Selection, and Notification Procedures

A. Application

All students who are planning to TA or who would like to request TA support must submit an application by the stated application deadline. Even those students who have been promised a TA position in their appointment letter must submit a TA application in order to be assigned to a TA appointment in the coming academic year. You can check on the status of your application by contacting the GFC for your home Field. Only SIPS Graduate students in non-professional degree programs (i.e. MS and PhD) are eligible to apply. SIPS TA Application Form

B. Selection Process and Selection Criteria

All assignments for each Section will be approved by the DGS of your field. Your application will initially be reviewed by the DGS home Section/Field to be considered for TA assignments within your home Section. Following initial review by your DGS, your application may also be considered by members of the SIPS Graduate Field Council to be considered for TA assignments in other SIPS sections. In some cases your application may also be reviewed by course instructors. Those applicants that do not receive an initial TA assignment will be waitlisted. Each year some number of TA appointments are declined by students, due to the adventitious availability of grant and fellowship funding. Students on the waitlist will be given first priority for TA positions that become available when a TA assignment has been declined. Once all TA positions are filled the remaining applicants are dismissed from the waitlist. A new application needs to be made for each new academic year in which TA support is requested.

TA selection is based on multiple criteria and the weighting placed on each criterion will vary from year to year and from Section to Section based on the needs of instruction and the need to support all of our continuing graduate students. The two main priorities for TA selection are to ensure that: all of our MS and PhD students receive tuition and stipend support while they remain in good standing, and that all of our courses are well staffed by qualified TA’s. The following are criteria that will be considered in selecting individuals for assignment to TA positions:

applicant skills, training, and prior teaching experience
instructional needs of the course and instructor needs for support
applicant funding plan for the coming academic year
the availability of alternate sources of funding for the applicant
explicit guarantees of support which must be honored
the number of previous TA appointments the applicant has received
whether the applicant needs to TA to meet a teaching requirement
approval of the faculty adviser

C. Notification Procedures

If your funding situation changes, and you no longer want to be considered for a TAship, then please let your GFC know immediately so that we can remove your application to make room for others. If a position is not available initially we will retain your application on the waitlist. Quite often slots become available late in the spring and summer and we will continue to make offers until all positions are filled.

Please note that only your DGS/GFC can approve an offer. All conversations with course instructors or other members of the Cornell community are purely a preliminary review and those entities cannot make an offer.

If you are offered a TAship, you must accept it or reject it by the specified deadline (see timeline above). Once you have signed an appointment letter, you are bound to adhere to the contract. If your situation changes, contact your GFC immediately. Your DGS/GFC, will strive to find an alternative and release you from the contract. However, the fulfillment of the contract is ultimately the student’s responsibility.

Fellowships & Other Funding Sources

While the Field commits to fully funding graduate students for the anticipated duration of their study, getting independent funding provides more flexibility for the student and is a valuable demonstration of ability to get external funding. We encourage and assist students in obtaining such funds.

Fellowship information is available from the Graduate School, www.gradschool.cornell.edu. Two common sources are National Science Foundation Graduate Researcher Fellowships (apply in the first year) and USDA Graduate Fellowships (apply in A Exam year.) Additional information is forwarded via e-mail to the graduate student list.

Train future leaders in horticultural research, education and outreach in both industry and public-sector spheres.

Learning goals:

Students will develop a working knowledge of commercial horticultural plant management (i.e., crop production and/ or landscape management). Assessment*: 3, 6
Students will develop proficiency in horticultural research systems using appropriate current technologies and methods. . Assessment*: 4, 5, 6
Students will become effective horticulture teachers and extension educators by first-hand experience with teaching assistantships (TAs) and extension-outreach assistantships (EOAs) and through participation in departmental outreach efforts. Assessment*: 7, 9

Foster scholarship, research and communication skills in horticultural science

Students will have a contemporary knowledge of the biology underlying the horticultural processes they study beyond what is taught in graduate courses. Assessment*: 3, 4, 5, 6
Students will develop effective writing skills that communicate research results to appropriate audiences. Assessment*: 9, 10
Students will be proficient at delivering presentations based on their research results to diverse audiences, as measured by audience evaluations. Assessment*: 1, 2, 7, 9, 12

Engage in and conduct original research

Ph.D. graduates will have the knowledge and training to design and implement original research, and share research findings through written and oral communication. Assessment*: 2, 5, 6, 8
Students will, where appropriate, master and improve contemporary research techniques used in their discipline. Assessment*: 5, 6
Students will become a national authority in the subject area of their thesis research. Assessment*: 10, 11, 12

Prepare to be professionals in their discipline

Learning goal:

Students will be familiar with the expectations of professionals in their field. For those pursuing faculty positions, these expectations include curriculum development, teaching, grant writing and administration, publishing, team management, collegiality, professionalism, and outreach. Assessment*: 6, 8

* See section below to identify activities during which assessment occurs

Student progress is assessed through the following activities. The numbers refer to the table above.

Grad Field Review, semi-annual student presentations to the entire Horticulture Grad faculty and graduate student body.
Full seminar
Q conference (PhD)

A Exam (PhD)

Final Exam (M for MS, B for PhD)
Graduate Committee meetings to evaluate student progress
Faculty evaluation of the quality of student TA work, publications and presentations
The Field will track student employment for graduates
Student publications and presentations in outreach
Peer-review journal articles
Honors and awards
Presentations at national and regional professional meetings

Semi-Annual Graduate Review

Each semester graduate students present a brief oral summary of their research to the entire Graduate Field. Each student presents once a year, regardless of where they are in their research. Students who are presenting full seminars for the Department are exempt from presenting at the graduate field reviews for that year. Sharing research progress with faculty and other graduate students encourages the exchange of ideas and the possibility of modifying research directions. Students who have not started thesis research present a research plan. Students are encouraged to share their accomplishments, goals, frustrations, and projected completion dates.

The current format is a “pitch and poster” that includes a two-minute presentation followed by discussion at a poster. This format has found favor for crafting succinct and exciting explanations of the subject, and then for feedback on the work at the poster. For students near the end of their study, a standard 15-minute conference presentation is an option. Students presenting submit an abstract and review form in advance that is then shared with participants.

Following the presentation, the whole Field meets for updates and discussion of issues raised by both students and faculty. Then faculty meet for a short time to discuss concerns or unusual circumstances related to each student’s progress. Reviews are scheduled in August and January, just before classes start.

Student Progress Review

The Graduate School requires an annual review with the Special Committee Chairs intended to make each spring. The review is intended to assess to what extent the expected milestones for the previous year were met and to agree on new ones for the coming year and estimate when major exams are likely to take place. The review starts with the student summarizing their progress and plans in a standard format. That serves as a basis for a conversation, following which the writeup can be amended, and the advisor provides commentary.

Field Appointed Committee Member

The Director of Graduate Studies may assign an additional member of the Field of Horticulture to participate in your M, A or B exam. This person would be recorded on your Special Committee as: Field Appointment Member for Exam.

Maximum time to degree

The MS needs to be completed within eight registered semesters, the PhD within fourteen registered semesters.

In Absentia

In absentia status provides an opportunity for graduate students to engage in approved study in a location at least 100 miles away from the University’s Ithaca campus during the academic year while continuing to work under the guidance of the Special Committee. Access to university services and benefits continue. Time registered in absentia conts toward the time lmmit non finishing a degree.

status is the preferred option for students who are finishing writing a thesis but have already moved away. Assistantship support is only available if the student can complete the work required by the particular assistantship. You can earn 1 registration unit (RU) if the arrangement enhances the student’s program of study. For more information see the Code of Legislation , the Grad School Rep, or your Horticulture Grad Field Coordinator.

Leave of Absence

A leave of absence can be granted for either personal or medical reasons, but the process is different for each type of leave. A health leave of absence requires filing with Gannett Health Services. More information is available at Cornell Health website.

The maximum number of years allowed for leave of absence is four. Time on a leave of absence does not count toward the time limit on finishing a degree.

A student who takes a leave of absence does not have access to campus facilities and personnel that normally accompanies student status. Therefore it is usually not appropriate for students who are continuing their degree program in another location.

For more information see the Graduate School Code of Legislation or obtain information directly from the Field Grad School Rep, 143 Caldwell Hall or your Horticulture Grad Field Coordinator.

All members of the graduate faculty are notified of examinations and all are welcome to attend. Students are responsible for notifying the graduate Field Coordinator at least two weeks in advance to reserve a room and send a notice to graduate faculty. Students must submit a Schedule of Exam form for M, A and B exams to the Graduate School at least one week in advance otherwise the exam results are not valid. All exams must be held on the Ithaca or Geneva campus and all members of your committee must be present. Extensive information on Exams, Doctoral Dissertation and Master’s Thesis production can and should be obtained from the Graduate School. Note: All research degree candidates (M.S. and PhD) must apply for graduation using the Graduation Manager (Online) system during the semester prior to their anticipated conferral date. Even if your degree does not require a thesis or dissertation you must still apply for graduation. Students in professional degree programs may apply for graduation through their field or affiliated college. Ask your GFC for clarification if you are unsure. After each examination, a Results of Examination form must be filled out and submitted to the Graduate School within three business days and a copy to the graduate Field Coordinator.

Q Conference (MS-PhD and PhD)

The Field of Horticulture has a formal conference with the Special Committee near the end of the first academic year.

Q Conference is a requirement of the Field of Horticulture for MS-PhD and PhD candidates, it is not required by the Graduate School. This should take place before the beginning of the third semester of the PhD.

The purpose of the Q Conference:

To convene the committee members and the student to discuss and evaluate the student’s proposed research plan. Students should schedule the Q Conference when they have a clear focus on what they are going to work on and have had a chance to put together a written outline or research proposal on the topic. The expectation is for the student to have read much of the literature directly relating to his/her research project and be prepared to answer questions justifying his/her approach to the research. This should take place before the beginning of the third semester of the Ph.D.
To determine what courses still need to be taken or discuss ways the student can gain the necessary background to accomplish their research program. Students should bring a list of courses they have taken at Cornell and relevant course work from their MS or undergraduate days. They should write down their goals for the research work and anyother academic goals they might have (e.g. getting teaching credentials, getting extension experience, writing for various audiences, etc.).

An outline of the proposed research or research proposal, list of relevant classes, and academic goals should be given to each of the committee members at least one week before the Q Conference. This will provide a clear focus and discussion on the proposed research project. Is it well thought-out? What have others done in this area? Is it doable in the time frame given? Are there adequate facilities and support to carry it out? Is the student ready to take on this project? Does his/her background allow for critical thinking in this subject area? Are there courses that are missing and should be added?

The Q Conference is a way to officially launch the Ph.D. work, with the agreement of the committee as to how the research will be pursued. It is also a good way to encourage the student to organize their thinking. It should be a positive experience. A minimum of two hours should be scheduled.

The student must notify the GFC at least two weeks in advance of the Q Conference so that other faculty members of the graduate field can be notified should they wish to attend or contribute. A Q Conference form will be given to the student for all committee members to sign at the end and the form should be returned to the Graduate Field Coordinator.

In rare instances, if the Special Committee determines that the Q conference results indicate that the student is not prepared to undertake a PhD program, the student may be found not be in good academic standing. The committee chair shall write a detailed evaluation and counsel the student with their options

M Exam (MS)

Thesis Defense Exam for MS. This exam is both for an independent MS, or for the MS part of an MS-PhD program. An MS-PhD student continuing with the same project and Special Committee, and with that committee’s approval, combine the M exam and A exam.

This oral exam will discuss the student’s research and thesis manuscript. The exact format varies by committee, so it is good to have the members agree on the format well in advance. In general, students start the exam with a brief (10-15 minutes) oral presentation of the main methods and results of the project to set the stage for the discussion and to demonstrate the ability to present their work. Questions may address the scientific background of the research and hypotheses, the general approaches and specific methods used, the results, and the interpretation of the results. At least 2 hours should be scheduled for the MS thesis defense. The Special Committee often requires changes in thesis after the exam and these may require from a few days to a few weeks to complete.

Exam for Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for PhD students. The exam can be taken as early as after two semesters of registration, and must be taken before starting the 7th semester of registration. A good target date is near the end of the second year of study.

The A exam is a comprehensive exam given by the student’s committee to test their general knowledge in the areas of plant sciences and related fields relevant to the student’s PhD program in Horticulture and minor fields. It is designed to determine your ability to begin research. It does not necessarily focus on your specific research topic or research results. Although questions of specific factual nature are common, emphasis is also placed on your ability to utilize and synthesize your knowledge to address more complex problems. A minimum of 3 hours should be scheduled; although there is no time limit. It is typically an oral exam and some written questions are allowed if a faculty member so chooses. It is appropriate and useful to discuss examination expectations with your committee members well in advance of the exam. Other faculty members in the Field are invited to participate, are allowed to ask questions. Each exam is unique. Therefore others’ experiences only represent what can happen, not what will happen.

The student generally provides a list of courses they have taken as a graduate student. Questions relating to these classes as well as background information relating to the student’s current research are fair game. You are encouraged to chat with each of the committee members to get a sense of topics that the committee member may ask about.

As a result of the A Exam committee members may require additional coursework that they believe will be needed for sufficient preparation in a particular subject area.

Final Defense for PhD (B Exam). PhD students must be registered for at least 2 semesters between passing the A exam and scheduling the B exam.

See Thesis and Dissertation for detailed instructions and procedures including resource list of typists, editors, and couriers.

This oral exam will discuss the student’s research and dissertation manuscript. The Special Committee will determine the exact format, which should be discussed well in advance. A common approach is for the student to begin with a brief oral presentation of the main methods and results of the project to set the stage for the discussion and to demonstrate the ability to present their work. Questions may address the scientific background of the research and hypotheses, the general approaches and specific methods used, the results, and the interpretation of the results. At least 3-hours should be scheduled for the PhD defense. Normally, changes are required in the dissertation after the exam that may require from a few days to a few weeks to complete.

Many committees prefer that those thesis chapters intended for publication be written as manuscripts for the intended journals. Rewriting dissertation chapters for journal publications after a student has left to assume new duties elsewhere is very difficult. The publisher will then require only minor editorial revisions and it can be submitted quickly.

Thesis or Dissertation Deadlines (Code VI.G.4) Guide to Graduate Study:

You must submit a complete draft to all members of your Special committee at least six weeks before the final masters or B exam; however, your Special Committee may modify this requirement. At least five days before the exam, you must provide all members of your Special committee with a complete, formatted, and editorially acceptable copy of the thesis or dissertation for final approval but keep in mind, your examining committee may still require modifications. Final Examinations may not be scheduled until this requirement has been met.

When you have a finished an approved manuscript:

MS – Submit the thesis electronically through the Graduate School website Graduation Manager. Follow the directions via Graduation manager re: University requirements when ordering your thesis copies. One copy (regular paper, not archival-quality) for the Field of Horticulture library in 22 Plant Science should be sent to the Graduate Field Coordinator; your chair and committee members may also require their own printed copy.

PhD – Submit the thesis electronically through the Graduate School website Graduation Manager. Follow the directions via Graduation manager re: University requirements when ordering your thesis copies. Note that one copy (regular paper, not archival-quality) for the Field of Horticulture library in 22 Plant Science should be sent to the Graduate Field Coordinator; your chair and committee members may also require their own printed copy.

Complete details for thesis and dissertation submission requirements can be found at the Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation .

Note: Our Director of Graduate Studies will not sign off your name on the provisional degree list until the field has received a copy of your thesis.

Students are encouraged to publish their research results in professional journals so their work can be widely disseminated. Some advisors have specific publication expectations, a common one being three papers published in field-appropriate journals for a PhD.

This is easily accomplished if the thesis is organized and written with this intent. Professional journal articles are a source of pride for the student, enhances career opportunities, and reflects well on the reputation of the Department. Few academicians read theses from other institutions, so the only practical way of sharing scientific contributions is through professional journals. If you expect to publish part, or all, of your thesis, you will be required to sign a License to Use Copyrighted Material form with the Thesis Advisor at the Graduate School.

Information on degree conferral dates, commencement and diploma distribution can be obtained from the Thesis Advisor at the Graduate School, 350 Caldwell Hall, 255-5810, or Office of Commencement Events.

Working Hours

Working hours for department staff (offices and facilities) are: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm; and Friday, 8:00 am-3:30 pm. Some offices such as the greenhouses, farm, or orchards may vary. Laboratories and graduate student offices are usually accessible 24 hours a day.

Orientation of Facilities Use

We are required by law to make certain that all users of chemicals, equipment, and facilities are familiar with potential hazards and appropriate safety precautions. Graduate students are required to attend orientation and training sessions before using any of the laboratory, growth chamber, greenhouse, or field research facilities. Orientations for facility usage are held regularly and graduate students should watch for announced times (usually by e-mail). If you are unable to attend, please contact the person in charge of orientation to make other arrangements. Do not use a facility or hazardous equipment if you have not been through the appropriate training session!

Right to Know

Federal and New York State law mandates and the university requires that all graduate students and employees attend an orientation on the “Right to Know” Act. This introduces the law, the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), general toxicology and laboratory safety. You will receive a memo with times and locations of the orientation meetings. You will also receive a Safety Guideline checklist, mandated by the University, and you are required to return the checklist to the departmental safety representative. Safety Information notebooks are available for your reference in the main offices and in the department laboratories. You will receive an index to the notebook as a quick guide to its contents.

Student Office and Lab space

Desk Assignments

The department has several rooms in the Plant Science building set aside for graduate students to share, and a desk will be made available for each graduate student upon their arrival. A student will be assigned and occupy only one desk regardless of location. Assignments will be made by the graduate Field Coordinator. Students on a Leave of Absence or with space elsewhere (such as in Geneva, or have lab/desk space) may be asked to forfeit their desk space to others, if there is a need for space when new students arrive. Students should not switch desk without GFC approval; and they must empty and clean their assigned desk prior to departure.

Laboratories and Equipment

Most research projects and professors have one or more laboratories with research equipment. Students will normally use of their advisor’s laboratory and equipment. To use other equipment in the department, permission should be obtained from the professor involved. Laboratory space is assigned by the major advisor. Equipment, glassware, reagents, etc. are generally purchased to use in specific laboratories. They should not be transferred to other locations unless approved by the faculty member in charge. Before using laboratory equipment, students are expected to obtain permission and instruction from the faculty member in charge or his/her designate. Each student is responsible to keep their work areas clean. Laboratory supplies or other purchases should be approved by the student’s major advisor. Disposal of toxic materials must follow proper safety procedures.

PLSCI 7000: Seminar in Horticulture

Section seminars are held weekly for faculty, staff, and graduate students during the academic year. All graduate students are expected to attend all seminars unless they have a course conflict, and they should register for PLSCI 7000 to receive credit. It is expected that all PhD students will take at least 4 semesters and MS students will take at least 2 semesters of PLSCI 7000.

Society of Horticulture (SoHo)

The field of horticulture has a dynamic graduate student association called, The Society for Horticulture (acronym: SoHo). All graduate students are automatically members. SoHo promotes fellowship among peers and future colleagues with food at regular meetings, cook-outs, and a holiday party. Events during the year promote professional growth by giving members the opportunity to develop communication, inter-personal, and future career skills. They raise funds to maintain and acquire common resources (e.g., a computer lab and lunch room). They represent graduate students on several department committees. Once a year they invite a speaker to deliver a key department seminar. Participation in SoHo is an excellent means to learn about and prepare for success within the field and as graduate students at Cornell.

Special Events

There are several events that occur throughout the year and are open to all members of the department. You are encouraged to get involved in planning and participating in all of them. Some of the standard events are listed below. Watch for notices!

Summer Picnic – July
Horticulture Section Picks (cherries, blueberries, etc.) – for the section community and immediate family members
SoHo Welcome BBQ – July or August
SIPS Holiday Party– early December
Annual Banquet and Dance in Geneva – wintertime

Regular admission cycle

Applications for Fall admission are due December 1 of the preceding year.

Applications are evaluated holistically using a rubric that assesses for many predictors of success in our graduate program.

The most competitive applicants are those who seek to do something important through horticulture, who have the training and talent to achieve that goal, for whom our program is well positioned to help them reach that goal.

Alternative admissions cycles

Spring matriculation

There is no open call for applications for spring admissions because no funding is available. In exceptional cases, admission can be open to students who have full funding and an advisor. In those cases, applications are reviewed relative to the most recent regular admission cycle.

In-House Application to a Ph.D. Program

Students who were admitted into the M.S. degree program, have fulfilled those requirements, and then wish to continue their studies in a Ph.D. program must complete a new on-line application for admission to the Horticulture PhD program. Because the criteria and expectations for MS students are much broader than for the PhD program, it is not common nor expected that students admitted to an MS will apply for a PhD in our program. Students contemplating a PhD should apply for the MS-PhD program initially. In House applications are reviewed with the same rigor as external applications and compete for funding with the external applications. Application fee waiver information can be found here: Graduate School Application Fees .

Readmission

Students who have let their registration lapse in their current program and wish to return to finish their degree should use the Application for Readmission (Form R3).

Update history Updated 07.07.20 Tara Reed Updated April 2021 Thomas Björkman

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Ph.D. in Horticulture Program of Study

72 credits are required for completion of a PhD degree. This may include 30 credits from a completed Plan A Master’s program.

Required: Hort 792 – Seminar. PhD students must register twice and present twice. First presentation should be done in year 2 of the graduate program and will be a proposal type seminar (~20 min). The second presentation will be a full seminar (~40 min) and should be done at the end of the student’s graduate program to align with the Ph.D. defense.

Highly encouraged: HORT 680A1 – Topics in Horticulture (offered in Fall) and HORT 500 – Graduate Student Professional Development (offered in Spring). Ideally students should take both courses in the first year of their program. HORT 500 should be taken prior to giving an oral presentation in HORT 792

All PhD students are expected to gain teaching experience in a lecture or laboratory course for at least one semester. This requirement may be met through experience as a GTA or by enrolling in HORT 798 “Supervised College Teaching”. International students may satisfy this requirement through registration in a teaching seminar. For students pursuing academic positions, completion of the Graduate Teaching Certificate is recommended.

Remaining credits: Remaining credit requirements can be made up with any combination of approved 300, 400, 500, 600, and 700 level courses. Students cannot take more than 12 credits of approved 300 and 400 level courses (not including courses taken in a previous Master’s program). At least 21 credits must be in 500 or higher-level courses of which at least 12 must be regular lecture courses.

Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture

Fall January 10
Spring July 1

International students may need to surpass the Graduate School’s minimum English language proficiency exam scores for this program. If the graduate program has unique score requirements, they will be detailed below. Otherwise, please refer to the Graduate School’s minimum score guidelines.

Degree Description:

By enrolling in the graduate program in Horticulture at Washington State University, you form part of a team of students, faculty, and staff dedicated to the scientific and intellectual pursuit of knowledge in horticulture.

Depending on your career goals, your studies may concentrate on such basic sciences as plant physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics, as well as horticulture. You may explore a variety of subjects, such as plant pathology, soil science, biological systems engineering, environmental science, or the social sciences to complement your graduate education. Keeping your interests and goals in mind, your research project, course requirements, teaching and/or Extension experiences for your graduate work will be individualized and determined with your faculty advisor and graduate committee.

All doctoral candidates must conduct independent research leading to a doctoral dissertation and publication of peer-reviewed research papers, with the objective of making a major contribution to the body of scientific knowledge in horticulture. Students in this degree option are expected to have completed a research-based master’s degree or to have research experience prior to enrolling in the doctoral program.

Admission Requirements:

Students with undergraduate majors in the plant sciences, including horticulture, crop science, plant pathology, environmental science, genetics, plant physiology, and biochemistry, may be well prepared for graduate work in Horticulture. If your undergraduate degree is not directly related to plants, you may be eligible by strengthening your preparation through enrollment in additional courses before applying, or while pursuing your graduate degree. Undergraduate students who are pursuing studies not related to plant science and who contemplate graduate work in horticulture should take as many courses in the basic physical and biological sciences as possible. Your graduate studies may be tailored for your individual background and needs.

Career Opportunities:

University faculty positions; Federal and state agricultural laboratories; Extension specialists; Management positions in allied and agricultural industries; Technical positions; Postdoctoral positions.

Career Placements:

Assistant professor/assistant landscape specialist, University of Hawaii; Assistant professor, Penn State University; Product specialist, Thermo Electron Corporation, San Jose, CA; Extension educator, WSU Extension, Adams/Grant county, WA; Director of new market development, AgroFresh, Inc., Springhouse, PA; Research plant physiologist, Eastern Regional Research Laboratory, USDA/ARS, Philadelphia, PA

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Graduate study offered in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences leads to the Master of Science or the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Plant and Soil Sciences with a concentration in Horticulture. The Horticulture concentration within the Plant and Soil Sciences degrees also offers a minor in Floral Management. A graduate degree in Plant and Soil Sciences with a concentration in Horticulture allows students to gain expertise in plant genetics, nutrition, marketing, and a myriad of other topics.

Master of Science - Thesis Option

The Master's of Science degree in Plant and Soil Sciences with a horticulture concentration is a research degree program. The 30-hour curriculum includes an exit seminar to describe the thesis research, a graduate-level statistics course, a minimum of 12 hours of 8000-level course credits, and a thesis defense.

Master of Science - Non-Thesis Option

The Master's of Science degree in Plant and Soil Sciences with a horticulture concentration is a research degree program. The 30-hour curriculum includes an exit seminar to describe the thesis research, a graduate-level statistics course, a minimum of 15 hours of 8000-level course credits, a research paper, and comprehensive examination.

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy is a 40 hour program that includes original research and a dissertation. Students participate in two seminars: the first seminar includes the research proposal and review of literature, the second seminar is an exit seminar to describe the results of the dissertation research.

Floral Management Minor

The Horticulture concentration within the Plant and Soil Sciences graduate degrees also offers a minor in Floral Management. The minor is available for graduate students seeking training in this field to complement their graduate degree. Students seeking the minor are required to complete the 12-hour program.

Scientists in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences conduct numerous research projects to improve horticultural production efficiency while reducing disease and pests. Graduate research assistantships may be available, dependent on funding. Contact one of our scientists to determine if assistantships are available.

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture Dr. Shaun Broderick Dr. Christine Coker Dr. Cole Etheredge Dr. Richard Harkess Dr. Patricia Knight
Ornamental Horticulture and Specialty Crops Dr. Guihong Bi Dr. Tongyin Li
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Amid a reckoning over poor job prospects and stagnating wages for early career scientists, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said it will raise the salaries of thousands of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who receive a prestigious NIH research fellowship. The move could boost pay for other scientists as well, because academic institutions often follow guidelines set by the NIH.

Beginning immediately, postdocs who hold one of the agency’s Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) will now earn at least $61,008 per year — an 8% increase and the largest year-over-year increase the NIH has implemented since 2017. Postdocs’ salaries, which are adjusted for years of experience, are capped at $74,088 per year. Graduate students’ yearly salaries will rise by $1,000, amounting to a minimum annual salary of $28,224.

“This is a major step in the right direction and something that the majority will agree is widely needed to retain talent in the biomedical and academic research sectors,” says Francisca Maria Acosta, a biomedical engineer and postdoc at UT Health San Antonio in Texas who is herself funded through an NRSA.

Postdoc shortage

In 2022, the agency assembled an advisory group on how best to retain and cultivate postdoctoral talent following reports that principal investigators (PIs) were struggling to fill vacant postdoc positions . In December, the panel released recommendations that suggested a minimum salary of $70,000 for postdocs.

The NIH agreed that a salary increase is indeed needed for the more than 17,000 research trainees covered by the NRSAs. The agency will also provide an extra $500 in subsidies for childcare and $200 for training-related expenses. In this week’s announcement, the agency acknowledged that this increase falls short of the council’s recommendation, and cited its tight budget in recent years.

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It added that “pending the availability of funds through future appropriations,” the agency would increase salaries to meet the recommended $70,000 target in the next three to five years, while also suggesting that NIH-funded institutions could supplement salaries in other ways. That presents a challenge, according to Sharona Gordon, a biophysicist at the University of Washington in Seattle, when the NIH’s modular R01 grants — one of the primary research awards given to PIs to fund their labs — have remained at $250,000 since they were introduced in 1998. Such grants cannot be used to supplement salaries, meaning lab heads have to pull money from other sources to increase trainees’ pay.

Even scientists who approve of the NIH’s move say it could have unintended consequences. “For institutions such as ours, which mandate that the postdoc minimum salary be set to the NIH minimum, there are some concerns that this increase in personnel costs could be a barrier for labs based on funding levels,” Acosta says.

For some, the five-year timeline for the increase feels insufficient. Haroon Popal, a cognitive science postdoc at the University of Maryland in College Park whose work is funded by the NIH, says that while he understands the pressures on the agency, the new salary will not be enough to support him as he assumes multiple caregiving responsibilities. Even with the boost, postdoc positions in academia fall far short of what researchers could make in government, industry, or nonprofit positions. “This is an issue of diversity and equity for me,” he says. “The new postdoc salary is not allowing people like me to be in academia, which is counter to the NIH’s, institutions’, and our scientific community’s goals of increased diversity.”

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