PhD Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The Department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Horticultural Science (non-thesis), Master of Science (thesis) and Doctor of Philosophy (thesis) degrees. Completion of the respective requirements normally takes 2 to 2 ½ years for the Masters and 3 to 3 ½ years for the Doctor of Philosophy.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Horticultural Science | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: HS 601 Professional Presentation Skills in Horticultural Science.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to The Graduate School and the Department is competitive. Admission is usually limited to students with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher. Horticultural Science candidates should have completed course work in physics, mathematics (preferably calculus and statistics), chemistry, biochemistry, soils, plant pathology, genetics, plant physiology, entomology, genomics/bioformatics, botany/plant biology, cellular biology, molecular biology and several courses in horticulture. Landscape Horticulture candidates should have a complete landscape design background. An applicant deficient in course work may be admitted on a provisional basis until the deficiency is made up. Applicants must submit an application and provide three letters of reference, an unofficial transcript for each previous degree, a personal statement and resume/CV. Application deadlines: Fall: January 1 (US and Intl) Spring: August 1 (US and Intl) Summer 1: January 1 (US and Intl) Summer 2: January 1 (US and Intl)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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