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--The equivalent of an undergraduate degree in botany or biology
with basic course work in their area of interest
--Acceptable GRE scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical
writing)
--Letters of recommendation
International students must submit an acceptable score on one of
the following: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language:
computer=213, paper=550, web=80), IELTS (International English
Language Testing System: 6), MELAB (Michigan English Language
Assessment Battery: 77), or successful completion of the UF English
Language Institute program. The program of graduate study for
each student will be determined by a supervisory committee, and
deficiencies in background coursework will be made up early in the
graduate program. No more than 9 credits of BOT 6905 may be
used to satisfy the credit requirements for a master's degree.
BOT 5115: Paleobotany (3) Prereq: upper-level course in botany
or geology; or consent of instructor. Comparative study of plants
through geologic time with attention to morphology and evolution of
major groups of land plants, based on the fossil record. Offered
spring term in odd-numbered years.
BOT 5225C: Plant Anatomy (4) Prereq: BOT 2011C or 3303C; or
consent of instructor. Origin, structure, and function of principal
cells, tissues, and vegetative and reproductive organs of seed
plants. Offered fall term.
BOT 5505C: Intermediate Plant Physiology(3) Prereq: BOT
3503/3503L and CHM 2200/2200L or equivalent. Fundamental
processes underlying water relations, metabolism, growth, and
reproduction of plants. Overview of plant physiological and
biochemical processes for plant science students. Basic information
about plant processes integrated with agronomical and
environmental considerations.
BOT 5625: Plant Geography (2) Prereq: BOT 3151C or 5725C.
Geography of the floras and types of vegetation throughout the
world, with emphasis on problems in the distribution of taxa, and
the main factors influencing types of vegetation. Offered fall term in
even-numbered years.
BOT 5655C: Physiological Plant Ecology (3) Prereq: basic plant
physiology or consent of instructor. Traits affecting success in
different environments (emphasizing energy balance, carbon
balance, water relations, and nutrient relations). Introduction to
ecophysiological methods and instrumentation. Offered fall term in
even-numbered years.
BOT 5685C: Tropical Botany (5) Prereq: elementary
biology/botany; consent of instructor. Study of tropical plants using
the diverse habitats of South Florida (emphasizing uses, anatomy
and morphology, physiology and ecology, and systematics of these