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Students may enter the Ph.D. program after having previously earned a bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), M.S. degree, or Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent(s). A student who has been admitted to the Ph.D. program in Animal and Food Sciences may begin working toward the degree. However, he/she has no official status as a doctoral candidate until he/she has passed the comprehensive examination.

The Ph.D. degree in Animal and Food Sciences will be granted in the following major areas of specialization: animal nutrition, physiology, pathology, immunology, molecular biology/biotechnology, food science and food engineering. In addition to the major area of specialization, the student’s advisor, in consultation with the doctoral committee, will determine whether the student should pursue a minor field of specialization. If a minor field of specialization is selected, the committee will judge the suitability of the field, relevance to the major area of specialization, and requirements for the minor.

Time limitation

A maximum of 14 consecutive semesters beyond the bachelor’s degree, or 10 consecutive semesters beyond the master’s degree, is allowed to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.