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| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Major Courses – 20 units (minimum) | ||
| 300 level courses: | ||
| PPAT372 – Biological Control of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| PPAT381 – Biotechnology in Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| PPAT390 – Special Problem | 2 | |
| PPAT391 – Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| 200 level courses * | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| PPAT399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| PPAT400 – 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 Plant Pathology 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Core Course | ||
| HORT304 – Reproductive Crop Physiology | 3 | |
| 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 * | ||
| HORT217 – Methods in Crop Science Research | 3 | |
| HORT209 – Crop Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| HORT211 – Advance Postharvest Physiology of Perishable Crop | 3 | |
| HORT214 – Advance Plantation Crop Production and Management | 3 | |
| HORT216 – Applied Horticultural Crop Physiology | 3 | |
| HORT221 – Advance Plant Propagation and Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HORT222 – Advance Ornamental Horticulture | 3 | |
| HORT241 – Advance Vegetable Crop Production and Management | 3 | |
| HORT243 – Advance Fruit Crop Production and Management | 3 | |
| HORT252 – Postharvest Biochemistry of Horticultural Crops | 3 | |
| HORT273 – Advance Plant Tissue Culture | 3 | |
| HORT291 – Special Topics | 3 | |
| HORT292a – Elective Course | 3 | |
| HORT292b – Elective Course | 3 | |
| Minor/Cognate Courses –6units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| HORT399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| HORT400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 18 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 6 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 37 | |
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.
| 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 12 Units (Minimum) | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 –6 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| SUMMARY | ||
| Core Course | 6 | |
| Major Course | 12 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 6 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 2 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Colloquium | 1 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 39 | |
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.
| 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.
| Course Number and Descriptive Title | Units | |
| Major Courses – 15 units (minimum) | ||
| ENTO314 – Forensic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO315 – Aquatic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO316 – Stored Products Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO341 – Immature Insects | 3 | |
| ENTO342 – Taxonomy of Parasitoids and Predators | 3 | |
| ENTO374 – Industrial Applications of Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO376 – Desinging Biological Control Programs | 3 | |
| ENTO390 – Special Problem | 3 | |
| ENTO391 – Special Topics | 3 | |
| Other major courses a – 15 units (minimum) | ||
| ENTO213 – Aquatic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENTO217 – Insect Pathology | 3 | |
| ENTO221 – Comparative Insect Morphology | 3 | |
| ENTO228 – Insect Morphology | 3 | |
| ENTO229 – Insect Behavior | 3 | |
| ENTO252 – Insect Ecology | 3 | |
| ENTO262 – Insecticide Toxicology | 3 | |
| ENTO263 – Insect Genetics | 3 | |
| PPRT206 – Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| PPRT207 – Resistance to Plant Pests | 3 | |
| PPRT255/WDSC255 – Weed-Insect-Pathogen Interaction | 3 | |
| PPRT264 – Practical Bioinformatics | 3 | |
| PPRT284 – Biological Transmission of Plant Pathogens | 3 | |
| 3 | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses –12 units (courses from 1 or 2 other fields of specialization) | ||
| ENTO399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| ENTO400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 15 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 9 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 37 | |
Note:
*Refer to Master of Science in Entomology Curriculum Guide
**As prescribed by the Graduate Advisory Committee
- Not more than 6 units of 200 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.
| 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.
| Title and Description of Courses | Units | |
| Courses – 6 units | ||
| ANSC392 – Research Techniques in Animal Science | 3 | |
| ANSC393 – Biotechnology in Animal Science | 3 | |
| Other Major Courses – 12 units (minimum) | ||
| ANSC302 – Ruminology | 3 | |
| ANSC304 – Advanes in Animal Breeding | 3 | |
| ANSC306 – Advances in Farm Animal Climatology | 3 | |
| ANSC308 – Advances in Dairy Science | 3 | |
| ANSC391 – Special Topics | 3 | |
| Corss-Listed Courses 200 level courses * | ||
| ANSC241 – Comparative Animal Nutrition | 3 | |
| ANSC242 – Feed Forumlation and Quality Control | 3 | |
| ANSC243 – Pasture and Forage Utilization | 3 | |
| ANSC251 – Advanced Animal Breeding | 3 | |
| ANSC252 – Animal Genetics 1 (Population and Quantitative Genetics) | 3 | |
| ANSC253 – Animal Genetics 2 (Molecular Genetics) | 3 | |
| ANSC261 – Mammalian Physiology | 3 | |
| ANSC262 – Endocrinology | 3 | |
| ANSC263 – Reproductie Physiology | 3 | |
| ANSC271 – Advanced Dairy Production | 3 | |
| ANSC272 – Biology of Lactation | 3 | |
| ANSC273 – Dairy Processing and Technology | 3 | |
| ANSC291 – Special Topic | 3 | |
| ANSC299 – Graduate Seminar | 3 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Elective 1 (ANSC281) – Animal-Derived Foods | 3 | |
| Elective 2 (ANSC282) – Advanced Animal Welfare of Farm Animals | 3 | |
| Elective 3 – Special Course (Offered Off Campus) | - | |
| Elective 4 – Special Course (Offered Off Campus) | - | |
| Minor/Cognate Courses –6 units (courses from another field of specialization) | ||
| ANSC399 – Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| ANSC400 – Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Core Courses | 6 | |
| Major Courses | 12 | |
| Minor/Cognate | 6 | |
| Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 37 | |
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.
| Course Number and DescriptiveTitle | Units | |
| Major Courses – 33 units (minimum) | ||
| AGED303 -Theory Building in Development Education | 3 | |
| AGED305 - Institutional Evaluation of Agro-technical schools | 3 | |
| AGED306 - Advances in Teaching Vocational Agriculture | 3 | |
| AGED311 - Education, Ethics and Public Policy | 3 | |
| AGED312 - Sociology of Education | 3 | |
| AGED313 - Information Management for Teaching and Learning | 3 | |
| AGED314 - History of Agricultural Education | 3 | |
| AGED316 - Policy and Program Development for Agric’l Education | 3 | |
| AGED318 - Comparative Education in Agriculture | 3 | |
| AGED321 - Philosophy and Science of Education | 3 | |
| AGED322 - Educational Evaluation | 3 | |
| AGED398 - Advanced Educational Research | 3 | |
| AGED391 - Special Topics | 1-3 | |
| AGED397 - Graduate Colloquium | 1 | |
| 200 level courses * | ||
| Minor/Cognate Courses – 15 units (courses from another field of specialization) | ||
| AGED399 - Graduate Seminar | 1-2 | |
| AGED400 - Doctoral Dissertation | 12 | |
| SUMMARY | ||
| Major | 33 | |
| 200 level courses | (6 units) | |
| 300 level courses | (27 units) | |
| Minor/Cognate | 15 | |
| 200 level courses | (3 units) | |
| 300 level courses | (12 units) | |
| Dissertation | 12 | |
| Special Skills ** | (6) | |
| Total No. of Units Required | 60 | |
Note:
*Refer to Master of Science in Ag. Education 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.
