M.S. in Agronomy Requirements

Program of study and supervisory committee requirements for an M.S. Degree in Agronomy

(please see the graduate handbook for a full description of the requirements for an M.S. degree)

Basic requirements for the program of study are 30 hours of graduate credit including the following stipulations:

• No courses <500 from any department,

• Maximum of 6 hours of courses at the 500 to 599 level

• No courses <600 from AGRON (i.e., courses at 500 to 599 must be outside Agronomy)

• Maximum of 3 hours of problems courses (AGRON 600, 670, 800)

• MUST include exactly 6 hours of M.S. research (AGRON 899), no more, no less.

• MUST include 2 hours of seminar (AGRON 810)

• MUST include at least 18 hours of coursework ≥700 (including research hours, AGRON 899)

• MUST be approved by your committee

• Note that most committees in Agronomy also have a basic requirement of STAT 703 and STAT 705 (6 hours of statistics).

Committee requirements for MS degree

• Major advisor or Co-major advisor must be in the department of Agronomy

• Committee must include at least three faculty with graduate faculty membership (can be all from Agronomy). Consult with your major advisor regarding the composition of your committee.