Admission to Program
Applications to the Double Dawgs program are due to the pathway advisor by June 1st at the end of the student’s sophomore year. Applications will consist of a curriculum vitae, unofficial university transcripts, and a Statement of Research Experience and Interests. At that time the student should have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and have completed at least 3 credit hours of undergraduate research course(s) from either PBIO or PATH. Students are also strongly encouraged to pursue the PBIO Area of Emphasis, Plants and Microbes.
Review of applications will occur during the summer, and admission to the program is contingent on the student finding a mentor during the fall semester of their junior year who is willing to serve as their major professor and guide the student's M.S. degree research. If the major professor decides against mentoring the student after admission and the student does not acquire a new major professor within one semester, the student will be dismissed from the Double Dawgs pathway.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
Suggested:
- HORT(CRSS) 6430 Plant Physiology (3)
- PATH 6200-6200L Mycology (4)
- PBIO 6500 Gene Technology (3)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
Undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to pursue the Plant Biology Area of Emphasis, Plants and Microbes.
Admission to Graduate Program
Students will apply to the M.S. program by the end of fall semester of their senior year. At that time they should have completed eight credit hours of undergraduate research courses in a plant microbe lab and have participated in at least one undergraduate research presentation event such as the CURO Symposium or the CAES Undergraduate Research Symposium. Application procedures and admission requirements will be the same as the requirements for the standard M.S. degree program in Plant Pathology, as outlined on the Graduate School and Department of Plant Pathology web sites, with the exception that GRE scores are not required.