Overview

The Plant Breeding Graduate Program at University of Florida offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree that provides students with a strong background in experimental design and analysis during the first semester, and plant breeding theory and methods during the second semester.

Features

Our plant breeding faculty work with 50 plant species and represent diverse disciplines including: cell biology, genomics, molecular genetics, plant pathology, quantitative genetics & biometrics. For a complete faculty listing, please see the last page of this document.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Field Plot Techniques

Genetic Improvement of Plants

Plant Breeding Techniques

Special Topics

Molecular Genetics for Crop Improvement

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-22 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Horticulture and Crop Science View 36 other PhDs in Horticulture and Crop Science in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a college, university, or higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the New England Commission of Higher Education, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable degree from an international institution.

For applicants with a bachelor’s degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. Applicants should refer directly to their intended academic units for Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) requirements.

Tuition Fee

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International

30134 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 60 months.
National

30134 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30134 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

12740 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12740 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Gainesville

900 - 1335 USD /month

Living costs

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