Overview

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences / Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is located in Mississippi State, MS, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Weed science	Agronomy
Master of Science (MS)	Weed science	Horticulture
Master of Science (MS)	Weed science	Weed science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Weed science	Agronomy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Weed science	Horticulture
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Weed science	Weed science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for weed science) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral and/or written exams
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (for weed science) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Minimum of 20 semester hours of research for dissertation

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

19

Applied

18

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	May 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE (for weed science)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.75 (agronomy/horticulture), 3.0 (weed science)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (for weed science)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 (agronomy/horticulture), 3.25 (weed science)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 5.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

74

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	4.05%
White or Caucasian	78%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

46

Total faculty

Full-time - 46

Part-time - 0

Male (38)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Bioenergy crops, cotton breeding, environmental plant pathology, row crop weed control, genomics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9555
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Darrin Dodds
Professor and Interim Head
Email: dmd76@msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-2698
Fax: 662-325-8742

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