DHNR - Horticulture and Natural Resources (PHD)

The courses that can be applied should be relevant to the current Ph.D. program. Thus, course and curriculum requirements are as follows:

• Of the 24 to 30 hours of course work credit hours beyond the master’s degree approved by the supervisory committee, 15 credit hours should be at the 800-level or above, in addition to doctoral research credit hours.

• For course work beyond the master’s degree, no more than 6 credit hours of 500-level courses are permitted in a doctoral program.  No 500-level course taken in the student’s major field of study, i.e., Department, may appear in the program of study.

• Not more than 6 hours of problems or other individualized courses should ordinarily appear on the program of study for the doctoral program.

• For students who bypass the master’s degree, the program of study must include at least 15 credit hours at the 800-level or above, in addition to doctoral research credit hours.  No more than 12 credit hours of 500 level courses are permitted in a doctoral program and they must come from outside the student’s major field of study (i.e., Department).