Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

Plant and Soil ScienceNRE 506 Soil Microbiology 4NRE 510 Forage Management 3NRE 511 Weed Science and Herbicide 3TechnologyNRE 512 Field Research Techniques in 2AgronomyNRE 515 Seed Biology 4NRE 517 Sustainable Crop Production 3NRE 520 Vegetable Crop Production 3NRE 521 Plant Propagation 3NRE 522 Landscape Design and4ConstructionNRE 523 Tropical Food Crop3ProductionNRE 524 Horticulture Marketing and 3ManagementNRE 525 Postharvest Physiology of3CropsNRE 527 Ornamentals II – Flowers and 3Foliage PlantsNRE 528 Fruit Crops Production 3NRE 529 Statistics 3NRE 530 Principles of Experimentation 3NRE 531 Principles of Plant Breeding 3NRE 532 Plant Disease Diagnosis 4NRE 533 Introduction to Molecular4GeneticsNRE 534 Cytogenetics 4NRE 535 Plant Genetics 2NRE 536 Regression Analysis 3NRE 537 Plant Tissue Culture Methods 3and ApplicationNRE 538 Plant Genetics 3NRE 539 SAS Programming 2NRE 540 Seed Production Practices 4NRE 541 Phytophysiology 4NRE 545 Bioinformatics Applications 3NRE 550 Earth Science 3NRE 550 Soil Genesis and SurveyNRE 551 Chemistry of ToxicSubstancesNRE 552 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers 3NRE 553 Hazardous Waste3ManagementNRE 554 Tropical Soils 3NRE 555 Micronutrients in Plant Soil 3SystemsNRE 556 Soil Clay Mineralogy 3NRE 560 Soil Chemistry 3NRE 561 Soil Physics 4NRE 562 Plant Pathology Techniques 4NRE 563 Mineral Nutrition of Plants 3NRE 564 Plant Growth and3DevelopmentNRE 565 Applications of Geostatistics 33NRE 567 Plant Virology 3NRE 568 Allelopathy 3NRE 570 Soil, Plant and Water4AnalysisNRE 571 Aerial Photo Interpretation 3NRE 572 Soil and Water Pollution 3NRE 573 Air Pollution: Theory and3TechniquesNRE 574 Quantitative Approaches in 3Remote SensingNRE 575 Principles of Wetlands 3NRE 576 Remote Sensing of Earth3Surface FeaturesNRE 577 Insect Biology and Pest3ManagementNRE 578 GIS, Spatial Analysis, and4ModelingNRE 580 Natural Resource Policy 3NRE 581 Forest Hydrology and3Watershed ManagementNRE 583 Forest Resources Economics 3NRE 584 Ecological Processes 3NRE 587 Landscape Ecology 3NRE 588 Wildlife Techniques 3NRE 589 Forest Ecological1-3ManagementNRE 590 Advanced Topics in Soil and 3Plant ScienceREQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. IN PLANTAND SOIL SCIENCEADMISSIONS Applicants seeking admission to the Ph.D. programmust satisfy the general admission requirements ofthe Graduate School. In addition, prospectivecandidates must have:1. A M.S. degree in agronomy, horticulture, plantscience, soil science, forestry, wildlife biology,ecology, natural resource/forest economics orrelated area.2. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 inbaccalaureate course work and a 3.00 cumulativeGPA in master’s courses(based on a 4.00 pointsystem).*3. A minimum combined score of 308 on theverbal and quantitative sections of the GRE.* Candidates who have some deficiencies in their background butmeet most of the requirements for admission may be grantedprovisional admission into the program. Upon completingpreliminary work with a minimum GPA of 3.00, regular admissionwill be granted.78