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Curriculum Guide: Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Core Course | ||
| HORT304 – Reproductive Crop Physiology | 3 | |
| Major Courses | ||
| HORT306 – Physiology and Biochemistry of Plant Growth Regulators | 3 | |
| HORT311 – Advanced Postharvest Physiology of Perishable Crops II | 3 | |
| HORT373 – Advanced Plant Tissue Culture II | 3 | |
| HORT391 – Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| 200 level courses * | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| HORT399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| HORT400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 20 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 12 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Special Skills ** | (6) | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 45 | |
Note:
*Refer to Master of Science in Horticulture Curriculum Guide
**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee
- Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
- Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
- After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Curriculum Guide: Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Core Course 6 Units | ||
| Crop Production and Management | ||
| AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems | 3 | |
| AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology | 3 | |
| Crop Physiology | ||
| AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops | 3 | |
| AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| Ecological Agriculture | ||
| AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems | 3 | |
| AGRO322 - Organic Field Crops Production | 3 | |
| Seed Science and Technology | ||
| AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology | ||
| Forage and Pasture | ||
| AGRO323 - Pasture and Forage Physiology | 3 | |
| AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops | ||
| Major Courses 15 Units | ||
| AGRO317 - Characteristics and Dynamics of Agroecosystems | 3 | |
| AGRO318 - Stress Physiology of Field Crops | 3 | |
| AGRO319 - Methods in Field Crop Research | 3 | |
| AGRO320 - Feild Crop Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| AGRO321 - Advanced Field Crop Seed Technology | 3 | |
| AGRO322 - Organic Field Crops Production | 3 | |
| AGRO323 - Pasture and Forage Physiology | 3 | |
| AGRO398 - Graduate Colloquium | 1 | |
| AGRO399A - Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| AGRO399B - Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| AGRO400 - Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SOIL211 - Advanced Soil Fertility | 3 | |
| AGRO212 - Field Crop Production and Management | 3 | |
| AGRO213 - Nutrient Management of Field Crops | 3 | |
| AGRO214 - Physiological Aspects of Crop Production | 3 | |
| AGRO215 - Applied Field Crop Physiology | 3 | |
| AGRO216- Advances in Root and Tuber Crop Production and Utilization | 3 | |
| AGRO241 - Advances in Cropping Systems | 3 | |
| AGRO242 - Advances in Legumes Production | 3 | |
| AGRO243 - Advances in Forage and Pasture Management and Utilization | 3 | |
| AGRO244 - Advances in Cereal Production | 3 | |
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| SUMMARY | ||
| Core Course | 6 | |
| Major Course | 15 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 12 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 2 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Colloquium | 1 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 48 | |
Note:
- Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
- Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
- After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Curriculum Guide: Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Major Courses – 20 units (minimum) | ||
| ENTO213 – Acarology | 3 | |
| ENTO215 – Aquatic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO216 – Stored Products Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO217 – Insect Pathology | 3 | |
| ENTO221 – Insect Morphology | 3 | |
| ENTO228 – Advanced Insect Physiology | 3 | |
| ENTO229 – Insect Behavior | 3 | |
| ENTO241 – Immature Insects | 3 | |
| ENTO242 – Taxonomy of Parasitoids and Predators | 3 | |
| ENTO252 – Insect Ecology | 3 | |
| ENTO262 – Insecticide Toxicology | 3 | |
| ENTO390 – Special Problem | 2 | |
| ENTO391 – Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| 200 level courses * | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| ENTO399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| ENTO400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 20 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 12 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Special Skills ** | (6) | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 45 | |
Note:
*Refer to Master of Science in Entomology Curriculum Guide
**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee
- Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
- Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
- After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Curriculum Guide: Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Core Course 15 Units | ||
| Field of Specialization Courses (2 courses or 6 units minimum) | ||
| Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition | ||
| SOIL311 - Advances in the Mineral Nutrition of Plants | 3 | |
| SOIL317 - Soil-Plant Interrelationships | 3 | |
| Soil Ecology | ||
| SOIL313 - Applied Plant-Soil Microbe Interactions | 3 | |
| SOIL319 - Soil Ecology | 3 | |
| Soil Conservation and Management | ||
| SOIL214 - Advances in Soil and Water Conservation | 3 | |
| SOIL218 - Geospatial Methods in Soil and Water Resources Management | 3 | |
| Soil Chemistry | ||
| SOIL215 - Advanced Soil Chemistry | 3 | |
| SOIL315 - Soil Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| Pedology | ||
| SOIL312 - Soils of the World | 3 | |
| SOIL318 - Advances in Pedology | 3 | |
| Soil Micobiology | ||
| SOIL213 - Advanced Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| SOIL219 - Soil Organic Matter | 3 | |
| SOIL PHYSICS | ||
| SOIL216 - Advanced Soil Physics | 3 | |
| SOIL316 - Environmental Applications of Soil Physics | 3 | |
| Other Core Courses 15 Units | ||
| SOIL211 - Advanced Soil Fertility | 3 | |
| SOIL212 - Genesis, Morphology and Classificaiton of Soils | 3 | |
| SOIL213 - Advanced Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| SOIL215 - Advanced Soil Chemistry | 3 | |
| SOIL216 - Advanced Soil Physics | 3 | |
| SOIL217 - Land Resource Evaluation | 3 | |
| SOIL219 - Soil Organic Matter | 3 | |
| SOIL220 - Methods in Soil Science Research | 3 | |
| SOIL316 - Environmental Applications of Soil Physics | 3 | |
| SOIL390 - Special Topics | 3 | |
| SOIL400- Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| SUMMARY | ||
| Core Course | 6 | |
| Major Course | 15 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 12 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 2 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Colloquium | 1 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 48 | |
Note:
- Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program
- Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.
- After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) andPlan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Curriculum Guide: PhD in Animal Science
| Title and Description of Courses | Units | |
| Major Courses – 20 units (minimum) | ||
| ANSC305 – Mammalian Physiology | 3 | |
| ANSC306 – Physiology of Lactation | 3 | |
| ANSC307 – Rumen Physiology | 3 | |
| ANSC392 – Research Techniques in Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANSC393 – Biotechnology in Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANSC391 – Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| 200 level courses * | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from another field of specialization) | ||
| ANSC399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| ANSC400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 20 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 12 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| Special Skills ** | (6) | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 45 | |
Note:
*Refer to Master of Science in Animal Science Curriculum Guide
**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee
- Cognate/minor courses are courses of 1 or 2 other field(s) of specialization
- Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year,respectively.
- After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.