Graduate Curriculum

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Requirements for a Master of Science degree

• 32 graduate credit hours beyond the Bachelor of Science degree
General requirements are:
1. 23 course hours approved by the student’s advisory committee and the Office of Graduate Studies.
2. Statistics 651 or equivalent. This course will count for three (3) of the required 23 graded course hours.
3. Graduate Seminar (1 hr.)
4. No more than 8 hours of SCSC 691 (Research) or SCSC 685 (Directed Studies)
5. No more than 9 hours of upper level (300 and 400) undergraduate courses. No graduate credit is given for SCSC 105, SCSC 205 or SCSC 301
6. See the Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog for additional requirements
• A thesis written on original research as directed by the student’s advisory committee

 

Requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy degree

• 64 graduate credit hours beyond the Master’s degree ( or beyond the Bachelor’s degree when no Master’s degree is obtained)
General requirements are:
1. No set number of course hours is required; however, most committee chairs and advisory committees demand 32 to 40 semester hours of classroom study, which usually includes courses in fields other than agronomy.
2. Graduate Seminar (1 hr.)
3. Students who accumulate more than 99 semester credit hours may be required to pay out-of-state tuition on any additional hours.
4. See the Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog for additional requirements
• A dissertation written on original research as directed by the student’s advisory committee.

 
2019-19 Soil and Crop Sciences Graduate Student Handbook