PhD Horticultural Sciences at University of Florida

Entry requirements

The Horticultural Sciences (HOS) graduate program is administered jointly by the Environmental Horticulture (HSE) and Horticultural Sciences (HS) departments and offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (thesis or nonthesis options) and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The Department offers a combination bachelor’s/master’s degree program. For admission to the HOS graduate program, apply to either the HS or HSE departments, depending on your career/research interest. A prospective graduate student need not have majored in horticulture as an undergraduate or master’s student; however, students with curriculum deficiencies are required to take prerequisite subjects during the first year of graduate study. Specializations in the HSE department: Breeding and Genetics Restoration Ecology Floriculture Foliage Production Plant anatomy and development Plant Biotechnology Plant University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.