Graduate Certificate, Horticultural Science

Courses for a plant breeding focus:

  • Year 1
    • Fall Semester
      • ST 511 – Exp. Statistics for Biological Sciences I (3 cr) Woodard, NCSU
    • Spring Semester
      • ST 512 – Exp. Statistics for Biological Sciences II (3 cr) Woodard, NCSU
      • Or
      • PP 506 – Epidemiology & Plant Disease Control (3 cr) M. Benson, NCSU
  • Year 2
    • Fall Semester
      • HS 541 – Plant Breeding Methods (3 cr) T. Wehner, NCSU
      • HS 706 – Fruit Development and Postharvest Physiology (1 cr) Jm. Burton, NCSU
      • HS 790 – Integrated Breeding Databases (1 cr) T. Wehner, NCSU
    • Spring Semester
      • HS 703 – Breeding Asexually-Propagated Crops (1 cr, odd yr) C. Yencho, NCSU
      • PB 580 – Introduction to Plant Biotechnology (3 cr) Robertson, NCSU
  • Course subject requirements: 15 credits total, including 5 plant breeding, 3 biotechnology, and 3 statistics (credits from certificate are transferable to MHS degree)
  • Notes:
    • Additional courses are available through Ag*Idea
    • Students should have a BS or BA degree, and choose an advisor on the plant breeding faculty
    • Graduate Certificate in Horticultural Science departmental website
    • Graduate Certificate in Horticultural Science on-line website
    • Course transfer credits from related certificates and degrees will be considered by the student’s graduate committee