Plant Biology (PhD)
Department website: https://integrativebio.utexas.edu/plant-biology-graduate-program
Graduate study in plant biology is available in the following areas: algal physiology, plant biochemistry, cell biology, development, ecology, evolution, molecular biology, natural products chemistry, photobiology, phycology, plant anatomy, plant biogeography, plant morphology, plant physiology, population biology, systematics, and ultrastructure.
Graduate Handbook
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Admission
The undergraduate training of students planning to undertake graduate study in plant biology should ordinarily include at least 24 semester hours in plant biology and/or other biological sciences. At least 12 of these must be in upper-division work. This requirement in the major should be supported by coursework in the other sciences, especially chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Minimum Hours Required: 30
Average total hours for program: 105-120
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Approved graduate coursework to reach minimum total hours required | 24 | |
| P B 699W | Dissertation (students may take any credit hour combination of Dissertation equaling 6 credit hours) | 6 |
| All students must also follow the requirements and policies below: | ||
| Graduate Natural Sciences Requirements | ||
| Graduate University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Additional Requirements and Policy
The average time to degree is six-seven years of full-time enrollment.
Mastery of an integrated and meaningful program of graduate study is deemed more important than the completion of a prescribed number of semester hours. Most programs include at least four graduate courses in plant biology. Further supporting work in related sciences augments the program.
Admission to candidacy for the Doctor of Philosophy degree requires approval of the Graduate Studies Committee and is based on the total record of the student, performance in graduate courses, and such further examinations as the committee may require. A research proposal, written by the student, is a major part of the qualifying exam, which is administered by the student's Qualifying Exam Committee by the end of the second year in residence.