Overview

The objective of this Plant Biology program at Pennsylvania State University is to educate and train plant biologists using the most modern techniques available today.

Graduates from this program have gone on to a diverse range of careers, including positions in colleges and universities, research institutes, industry, and government.

Features

Research interests of the program faculty span the breadth of scientific areas ranging from molecular, cell, and evolutionary biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, and functional genomics to whole-plant physiology and ecology.

Student training includes a comprehensive set of team-taught courses that reflects this breadth of scientific approaches.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plant Resource Acquisition and Utilization
Integrative Plant Communication and Growth
Plant Ecophysiology
Plant Cell Biology
Plant Molecular Biology
Ethics, Rigor, Reproducibility and Conduct of Research in the Life Sciences

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

18 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

University Park, United States

Disciplines

Biology Botany View 351 other PhDs in Biology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Students with a 3.00 junior/senior grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) and with appropriate course background will be considered for admission.
Students entering this program should have a strong foundation in the biological sciences, including biochemistry, general physics, and college mathematics through calculus. Students with limited deficiencies may be admitted but must make up their deficiencies concurrently with their graduate studies.
B.S.-level applicants with good academic records who have had strong training in plant biology and related courses, including research experience, are generally admitted directly into the Ph.D. program.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36504 USD / full

≈ 36504 USD / full
Out-of-State

36504 USD / full

≈ 36504 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

20736 USD / full

≈ 20736 USD / full

Living costs

University Park

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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