PhD Animal Science at University of Connecticut

Programme overview

The Department of Animal Science offers two graduate degrees: Masters of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The M.S. degree may be awarded either as a thesis (Plan A) or non-thesis degree (Plan B). The Animal Science department is diverse, with a large variety of student and faculty interests. Campus: Storrs Campus.

Department: Department of Animal Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

In addition to course work, satisfactory completion of at least 15-credits of GRAD 6950 Doctoral Dissertation Research or GRAD 6960 Full-Time Doctoral Research. Report on the General Examination, indicating the result of the entire examination and the names of all faculty members participating, must be signed by the members of the Graduate Advisory Committee and submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the date of the submission of the Dissertation Proposal (see below).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed.

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.

Graduate applications are submitted online to The Graduate School; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card). Some programmes set earlier application deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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