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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