When applying to the Dept. of Plants, Soils, & Biometeorology, review committees and potential graduate student advisors consider the following in their decisions concerning acceptance of applicants:
- work experience
- undergraduate and graduate records and curriculum
- formal recommendations
- a minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 60 semester credits
- GRE verbal and quantitative at or above the 40th percentile
- TOEFL score of 550 or higher required for candidates from abroad (international students with a prior degree from and English-speaking university are exempted from the TOEFL exam)
Students without an undergraduate or graduate degree in plants, soils, biometeorology, or a closely related field may be required to complete selected undergraduate courses prior to admission as fully matriculated graduate students in the Dept. of Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology. Qualified applicants are occasionally denied admission because faculty members in the applicant's area of interest do not have the time or funds to advise additional students. The serious applicant is encouraged to discuss his or her goals with Paul G. Johnson (Graduate Studies Coordinator) prior to preparing an application.
Application forms for admittance are online at the Graduate Studies website. The application fee is $55.