The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences offers graduate programs that lead to degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy in plant and soil sciences. The objectives of the programs are to equip the student with the background and techniques necessary for degree completion, opportunities for advanced study in the plant and soil sciences, and job placement.
Special items available for student research include field, state-of-the-art greenhouse and growth chamber facilities, radioisotope room, scintillation counters, gas and liquid chromatographs, X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, pressure-jump relaxation apparatus, atomic absorption spectrophotometers, inductively coupled plasma spectrometer, low- and high-speed centrifuges, microtomes, electrophoretic apparatus, cold rooms, atomic force and electron microscopes, carbon-nitrogen-sulfur analyzer, DNA sequencers, and a bioinformatics center.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
15 January 2025
Start date
February 2025
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
531 South College Ave.,
104 Townsend Hall,
NEWARK,
Delaware,
19716, United States
Applicants for the Ph.D. degree must have received at least one undergraduate degree with or without a subsequent master鈥檚 degree. An M.S. degree is strongly preferred but not required. Students without a master鈥檚 degree are encouraged to apply to the M.S. degree program.
English Proficiency
TOEFL IBT
Minimum score 79 (100 or higher for teaching assistantships)
Minimum speaking score of 18
TOEFL paper-based
Minimum score of 550 (600 for some programs) PBT
Minimum score of 61 (82 for some programs) PDT
Separate evaluation for Speaking Proficiency required
IELTS
Minimum score 6.5 (7.0 for teaching assistantships)
Minimum speaking score of 6.0
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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