PhD Plant Biology at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

Course offerings in diverse areas of plant biology, ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem scale.

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

What you will study

The degree requires 72 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: PB 795 Special Topics Botany (Functional Plant Biology); PB 513 Plant Anatomy; PB 824 Topical Problems (Botany Colloquium); PB 570 Plant Functional Ecology; PB 885 Doctoral Supervised Teaching.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students entering the graduate program in plant biology should have a bachelor's degree in plant biology or a related undergraduate program that includes biological, physical and mathematical science training including undergraduate courses in organic chemistry, calculus and genetics, as well as biology. All applications are screened by a departmental committee, and the best qualified applicants will be accepted until all available spaces are filled. Application deadlines: Fall: January 15 (Aid); June 25 (Adm. only) Spring: November 25 (Adm. only) Only with faculty funding support

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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