Overview

Department of Crops and Agroenvironmental Sciences / Department of Crops and Agroenvironmental Sciences is located in Mayag??ez, PR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Crop protection
Master of Science (MS)	Soils
Master of Science (MS)	Agronomy
Master of Science (MS)	Horticulture

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

24

Applied

18

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	No

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

81

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	100%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	Not Reported
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 23

Part-time - 0

Male (18)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ecology of tropical forests, population dynamics, processing and sensing analysis of food, physiology of plants, phytopathology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 259 North Blvd. Alfonso Valdes Cobian
Mayag??ez, PR  00681-9000
United States

Contact Mr. Elvin Román PhD
Director
Email: elvin.roman@upr.edu
Phone: 787-832-4040 ext. 2313
Fax: 787-265-3821

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