Graduate Education
The College of Agricultural Sciences will provide graduate degrees in Agricultural and Resource Economics (MS and PhD), Animals Sciences (MS and PhD), Equine Science (Master of Agriculture), Integrated Resource Management (Master of Agriculture), Extension Education (Master of Agriculture), Horticulture (MS and PhD), Entomology (MS and PhD), Plant Pathology and Weed Science (MS and PhD), and Soil and Crop Science (MS and PhD). For all graduate degree programs, additional emphasis will be placed on 1) experiential learning in professional activities appropriate to the sciences of study, 2) exposure to disciplines outside the major, and 3) publication of research results. The strategic goal is to attract a graduate student body of 400 including 100 Master of Agriculture, 150 Master of Science, and 150 PhD students. Special emphasis and creativity will be required to recruit toward and finance this goal. |