UNH Graduate School - Plant Biology

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Application Deadlines

Fall:
February 15th for all applicants requesting financial assistance
April 1st for international applicants
July 1st for U.S. Citizens

Spring:
December 1st **

Summer:
Not open for admissions

**Contact the department to see if they are accepting applications for the Spring semester.

Application Requirements

Test Scores: GRE

Special Instructions: No specific special instructions. If you have any questions regarding application requirements or other aspects of the program please contact the department directly.

New England Regional:
No

Plant Biology

Spalding Hall
Durham, NH, 03824
(603) 862 - 3205
Email:
Web Address: http://www.pbio.unh.edu

Degree Offered (MS, PHD):

The Department of Plant Biology offers the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees. Research opportunities are available in basic and applied areas of plant biology, including breeding and genetics, cell biology, cell and tissue culture, ecology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, marine and freshwater biology, morphology and anatomy, pathology, phychology, physiology, systematic botany, crop production, and environmental horticulture.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have adequate preparation in plant biology and in the physical sciences. They must submit current scores (within five years) from the general test of the GRE.

Degree Requirements

M.S. Degree Requirements
Students will meet the Graduate School’s requirements for the degree (minimum of 30 credits). Students will be required to write and defend a thesis (6–10 credits) based on field or laboratory research.

Ph.D. Degree Requirements
Students will complete a program of study as determined by their guidance committee. Students will be advanced to candidacy after successfully completing comprehensive written and oral qualifying examinations. Candidates must successfully defend a dissertation based on original research in plant biology. For some program areas, a foreign language may be required at the discretion of the student’s guidance committee.

Teaching Requirements
Teaching experience is required of all M.S. and Ph.D. degree students. The requirement may be fulfilled by enrolling in a supervised teaching course, by serving as a teaching assistant, or by having previous professional teaching experience.