Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Sciences

Students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in crop and soil sciences have the option of selecting the following areas of emphasis for their degrees:

• Soil Science: Click here for the requirements for the soil science area of emphasis
• Weed Science: Click here for the requirements for the weed science area of emphasis
• Sustainable Agriculture: Click here for the requirements for the sustainable agriculture area of emphasis

Each student will submit to the graduate coordinator, through his/her major professor, a program of study (list of proposed courses) by the end of the first semester of residence. The program of study must then be submitted to the Graduate School. A thesis proposal approved by the advisory committee must be submitted to the graduate coordinator by the end of the second semester. These items become a permanent part of the student's departmental file and record. The thesis proposal ensures that a student starts early on a research project suitable for a thesis.

Program of Study

• Minimum of 30 hours of graduate coursework
• Includes 3 hours of CRSS 9300 (dissertation writing)
• Includes at least 6 hours of CRSS 9000 (research)
• Includes 16 hours of 8000- and 9000-level courses
• Includes 1 hour of CRSS 8100 (graduate seminar)
• Includes 1 hour of GRSC 7001 (GradFirst seminar - must be taken during first year)
• Includes at least one graduate statistics course
• Includes a course to gain teaching experience

Advisory Committee: 

• Includes major professor and at least four other members
• One member must be from another department
• May have two co-major professors, in which case one has to be from the Crop and Soil Sciences department
• May include non-UGA member with terminal degree
• Majority of committee must have UGA graduate faculty status

Degree Code

PHD_CRSS