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PhD Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics at University of Georgia

University of Georgia, United States

Programme overview

PBGG Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics is the science of creating new and improved plant varieties that are higher yielding, more disease resistant, more nutritious, or simply of greater ornamental value.

Faculty: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours total. Required courses include PBGG 9000 (min. 6 hours) Doctoral Research; PBGG 9300 Doctoral Dissertation; PBIO 8100 Plant Genetics; STAT 8200 Design of Experiments for Research Workers; PBGG 9000 (min. 6 hours) Doctoral Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meeting the admission criteria Preferably have a GPA of at least 3.5 for the Doctoral degree. Foreign applicants have to take the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language); minimum scores for this test are 80 for the internet-based test (with minimum of 20 on the speaking and 20 on the writing portion), 213 for the computer-based test and 530 for the paper-based test The availability of a faculty member able to serve as Major Professor The availability of assistantship funds

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.

Duration: 30 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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