Required courses (6 credit hours)

• PLPTH 612 - Genomics Application Credits: (3)
• AGRON 610 - Biotechnology Credits: (3)

• OR

• PLPTH 610 - Biotechnology Credits: (3)

Laboratory course (2-3 credit hours)*

*Students whose graduate research involves use of biotechnology laboratory techniques will not be required to complete a laboratory course. An exemption from this requirement will be granted by the Program Director if the student demonstrates use of the range of covered techniques by coauthor status on a publication (either submitted or published), or first author status on an abstract for a presentation at a national meeting, and/or direct confirmation of the contribution by the student’s advisor. In this case, elective courses may be substituted for the laboratory course to reach the 15 hours of minimum credits required.

• PLPTH 611 - Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory Credits: (2)

• or

• BIOL 676 - Molecular Genetics Laboratory Credits: (3)

• or

• BIOCH 766 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory I Credits: (1)

• and

• BIOCH 767 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory II Credits: (1)

Electives (6-7 credit hours)

• AGRON 630 - Crop Improvement and Biotechnology Credits: (3)
• AGRON 732 - Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests Credits: (2)

• or

• ENTOM 732 - Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests Credits: (2)

• or

• PLPTH 732 - Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests Credits: (2)
• AGRON 770 - Plant Genetics Credits: (3)
• AGRON 860 - Applied Plant Breeding Credits: (3)
• AGRON 970 - Advanced Plant Breeding I Credits: (3)
• AGRON 980 - Molecular Tools for Genetic Analyses Credits: (3)
• ASI 600 - Applied Animal Biotechnology Credits: (2)
• ASI 749 - Advanced Animal Breeding Credits: (3)
• ASI 831 - Molecular Reproductive Endocrinology Credits: (1)
• BIOCH 755 - Biochemistry I Credits: (3)
• BIOCH 765 - Biochemistry II Credits: (3)
• BIOL 609 - Cellular and Molecular Biology of Human Diseases Credits: (3)
• BIOL 640 - Population Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 670 - Immunology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 671 - Immunology Lab Credits: (2)
• BIOL 675 - Genetics of Microorganisms Credits: (3)
• BIOL 705 - Eukaryotic Genetics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 707 - Advanced Cell Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 730 - General Virology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 734 - Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics Credits: (4)

• or

• CIS 734 - Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics Credits: (4)
• BIOL 840 - Molecular and Cellular Immunology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 860 - Modern Molecular Approaches Credits: (3)
• BIOL 886 - Confocal, Fluorescence and Light Microscopy Credits: (3)
• BIOL 888 - Electron Microscopy Techniques Credits: (3)
• ENTOM 745 - Plant Resistance to Insects Credits: (2)
• ENTOM 910 - Insect Genetics Credits: (3)
• HORT 710 - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. Credits: (3)
• HORT 910 - Advances in Plant Cell Culture Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 613 - Bioinformatics Applications Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 755 - Plant Resistance to Diseases Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 780 - Gene Expression Analysis Workshop Credits: (1)
• PLPTH 785 - Real-Time PCR Workshop Credits: (1)
• PLPTH 820 - Population Genetics Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 835 - Plant Virology Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 880 - Plant Molecular Biology Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 910 - Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 915 - Chromosome and Genome Analysis Credits: (3)
• PLPTH 916 - Chromosome and Genome Laboratory Credits: (1)
• PLPTH 927 - Fungal Genetics Credits: (3)