Graduate Report
Crop & Soil Sciences
Fall 2015
Miguel Cabrera - Graduate Coordinator
Vivienne Sturgill – Academic Advisor II
Overview
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Graduate Enrollment
New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
GraduateStudent Population = 49
Category
Graduate Students
Female
International
M.S
26(53%)
21(43%)
22 (15 Soils – 7 Crops)
Ph.D
27 (14 Soils – 13 Crops)
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Graduate Enrollment
New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
New GRE Test - Reminder
• Old GRE: 800 Verbal; 800 Quantitative
• New GRE: 170 Verbal; 170 Quantitative
Admission Criteria
Ph.D. Students
GRE GPA
Dept
300
M.S. Students
GRE
GPA
>=3.5
300
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290
>= 3.0
>= 3.2
>= 3.4
Grad. Sch. N.A >= 3.0
N.A
>= 3.0
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Graduate Enrollment
New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Agricultural Genomics - MS
• Required Courses
– GENE 6200: Advanced Genetics (3 hours) OR PBIO 8100: Plant
Genetics (4 hours)
– PBIO(BINF) 6550: Bioinformatics Applications (2 hours)
• Select 4 credit hours from the following list:
– CRSS(PBGG) (HORT) 8870: Translational Genomics (3 hours)
– CRSS(PBGG) (HORT)(PBIO) 8871: Genome Analysis and
Comparative Genomics (1 hour)
– CRSS(PBGG)(HORT)(PBIO) 8872: QTL Mapping and Discovery
(1 hour)
– PBIO(GENE)(PATH) 6510: Genome Evolution across the Tree
of Life (3 hrs)
– GENE 6300: Evolutionary Genomics (3 hours)
Agricultural Genomics – Ph.D.
• Select a minimum of 9 credit hours
• Required Courses (if not taken before)
– GENE 6200: Advanced Genetics (3 hours) OR PBIO 8100: Plant
Genetics (4 hours)
– PBIO(BINF) 6550: Bioinformatics Applications (2 hours)
• Select 4 credit hours from the following list:
– CRSS(PBGG) (HORT) 8870: Translational Genomics (3 hours)
– CRSS(PBGG) (HORT)(PBIO) 8871: Genome Analysis and Comparative
Genomics (1 hour)
– CRSS(PBGG)(HORT)(PBIO) 8872: QTL Mapping and Discovery (1 hour)
– CRSS(PBGG) 8890: Plant Cytogenetics (3 hours)
– CRSS(PBGG)(HORT) 8140: Advanced Plant Breeding (3 hours) OR PBIO 8720:
Plant Variation and Evolution (3 hours)
(one or the other, not both)
– PBIO(GENE)(PATH) 6510: Genome Evolution across the Tree of Life (3 hrs)
– PBIO(GENE)(PATH) 6510: Genome Evolution across the Tree of Life (3 hrs)
– GENE 6300: Evolutionary Genomics (3 hours)
– PBIO(BINF) 8350-8350L: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (3 hours)
Sustainable Agriculture – MS and Ph.D.
• Select 4 courses from the lists below
– Food production, Soil Science, Social/Economic Sciences, Technology
• One course form the following list (Food Production):
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Fruit Production – HORT 6020/6020L (3 cr)
Organic Agricultural Systems – HORT 6125 (4 cr)
Agro-food Systems – GEOG 6860 (3 cr)
Plant Physiology - CRSS 6430 (3 cr)
Advanced Plant Physiology – HORT 8104 (4 cr)
Environmental Physiology – HORT 6440/6440L (4 cr)
Sustainable Agriculture Management - CRSS 6010 (3 cr)
Forage Management and Utilization – CRSS 6260 (3 cr)
Advanced topics in Sustainable Agricultural Management – CRSS 8220 (3cr)
Seed Technology – CRSS 6310 (3 cr)
Weed Science – CRSS 6340 (3 cr)
Herbicide Technology – CRSS 6350 (3 cr)
Integrated Pest Mgmt - CRSS 6740 (3 cr)
Sustainable Agriculture – MS and Ph.D.
• One course form the following list (Soil Science):
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Pedology - CRSS 6540 (3 cr)
Soil Erosion and Conservation – CRSS 6580 (3 cr)
Soil Fertility - CRSS 6590 (3 cr)
Soil Microbiology – CRSS 6610 (3 cr)
Soil Physics - CRSS 6600/6600L (4 cr)
Env. Soil Chemistry – CRSS 6670 )3 cr)
Soil Physical Chemistry - CRSS 8000 (3 cr)
Advanced Soil Fertility - CRSS 8520 (3 cr)
Soil Biology & Ecology – CRSS 8660/8660L (4 cr)
Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycling – CRSS 8850 (4 cr)
Sustainable Agriculture – MS and Ph.D.
• One course form the following list (Social/Economic Sciences):
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Principles of Conserv. Ecology & Sustainable Dev. – ECOL 6080 (3 cr)
Advanced topics in Sustainable Agricultural Management – CRSS 8220 (3cr)
Conservation Ecology and Resource Management – GEOG 6810 (3 cr)
Ecology of Food, Diet & Nutrition – ANTH 6580 (3 cr)
Agricultural Anthropology – ANTH 6060 (3 cr)
Anthropology of Conservation – ANTH 6085 (3 cr)
Foundations of Ecological Anthropology – ANTH 6490 (3 cr)
Field Methods –ANTH 6630 (3 cr)
Environmental Economics – ENVM 6650 (3 cr)
Conservation and Community – ANTH 8540 (3 cr)
Seminar in Ecological Anthropology – ANTH 8500
Cultural Dimentions of Biodiversity – ANTH 8520 (3 cr)
Sustainable Agriculture – MS and Ph.D.
• One course form the following list (Technology):
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Geographic Information Science – GEOG 6370 (3 cr)
GIS Applications in Agriculture – GEOG 6375 (3 cr)
Advanced Topics in Precision Agriculture - CRSS 6060 (3 cr)
Sensors in Precision Agriculture – CRSS 6030 (3 cr)
GIS for Nutrient and Energy Efficiency – CRSS 6050 (3 cr)
Remote Sensing of Environment – GEOG 6350 (3 cr)
Advanced Remote Sensing – GE)G 8350 (3 cr)
Measurement and Control in Plant and Soil Science – HORT 8160 (3 cr)
Overview
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Graduate Enrollment
New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
CRSS 6220/CRSS 8220
• Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences
• These are regular courses
• To avoid confusion and maintain quality,
faculty will be asked to submit a syllabus
at least 30 days before semester starts
• CRSS Graduate Committee will evaluate
course and issue a recommendation
Overview
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Graduate Enrollment
New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Submission Deadlines
Advisory
Committee &
Program of Study
Research
Proposal
1st semester
2nd semester
Ph.D. Students 2nd semester
2nd semester
M.S. Students
Program of Study
• Requirements for all students
– At least one course in Statistics
– CRSS 8100 Graduate Seminar
• Guided teaching experience (CRSS
7990/9990 or education course)
– Mandatory for Ph.D. students
– Suggested for M.S. students
Submit Grades for Research Hours
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Submit grades online when requested
All terms, including summer!
Go to Registrar’s Office website
If grades are not submitted online,
forms have to be signed, faxed, etc.
Thank you!
Questions/Comments?
mcabrera@uga.edu