Engineering
BA/BS Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of California, Riverside, United States
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
The MS in Plant Pathology is self-funded and offered with thesis and non-thesis plans. Research focuses on plant disease management, microbial genomics and genetics, host-pathogen interactions, nematology, and microbial ecology and evolution.
Faculty: College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences | Department: Microbiology and Plant Pathology | Duration: Typically 2 years | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States
Non-thesis plan: at least 36 units, 18 in graduate plant pathology courses, with a comprehensive final oral exam. Thesis plan: 36 units, 24 in graduate plant pathology courses, up to 12 units of thesis research. Suggested core courses include PLPA 210 Introduction to Plant Pathology, PLPA 234 Mycology, PLPA 200 Fungal Diseases and PLPA 207 Bacterial and Viral Diseases.
Graduate Division (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or recognized international equivalent; minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA (some programs set a higher standard); transcripts, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation; English proficiency (TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic 7 with no component below 6) unless the prior degree was taught in English; GRE/GMAT only where the program requires it (many no longer do). Source: graduate.ucr.edu/admission-requirements.
UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.
New domestic applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter November 1, Spring February 1, Summer May 1. New international applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter September 1, Spring December 1, Summer March 1. A few programmes have deadlines after June 1 and some have earlier programme deadlines. The Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 applications are open for select programmes only; the Summer/Fall 2027 application opened September 1, 2026, with rolling review for most programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucr.edu/apply/
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
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