HORTICULTURE Criteria for Satisfactory Progress To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.S.	PH.D.
Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy	Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy
Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy	Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses No	Specific Courses Yes One course in each of the following areas: physics (including electricity, heat, and light); mathematics (through calculus); chemistry (organic lecture and organic or biochemistry laboratory); crop production; plant breeding; plant structure; plant pathology or entomology; statistics or biometry; and soil science. Contact the department for a list of possible courses.
Specific Credits Yes Candidates must complete 14 credits in horticulture and 11 credits in botany in their combined undergraduate/graduate programs. No more than 3 credits of Special Problems 699 can be counted to meet this requirement. If a thesis is presented, a minimum of 24 credits must be completed; if a comprehensive report is presented, a minimum of 27 credits must be completed; if not presenting either, a minimum of 30 credits must be completed. In each option, at least 18 credits must be in graduate-level courses and at least 1 credit of a graduate department seminar must be included.	Specific Credits No
Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / No A final comprehensive examination is required.	Examinations Follow Graduate School policy
Other Assessments Follow Graduate School policy	Other Assessments Follow Graduate School policy
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements No
	Minor Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Advisor All students must have an advisory committee with at least two members from horticulture and one from another department.	Advisor All students must have an advisory committee with at least two members from horticulture and one from another department.
Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy