Doctor of Philosophy in Soil and Water Sciences

Graduate students in this track can formulate their course work with a focus on the sustainable production of agronomic, turf, silviculture, and ornamental crops, with a strong background in traditional soil science. This program is designed for students with a strong interest in agricultural sciences and natural resource management, as related to sustainable productivity and water quality.
The Soil and Water Sciences Department offers Master of Science (thesis or professional non-thesis option) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in soil and water sciences with the following specializations: ecology, environmental science, hydrologic science, and soil science. Students can also develop specializations in several interdisciplinary areas including biogeochemistry, ecology, geographic information systems, hydrologic science, tropical agriculture, turfgrass management, and wetland science. The Department emphasizes (but is not limited to) the following research areas Nutrient, Pesticide, and Waste Management, Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation, Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services, Landscape Analysis and Modeling, Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems.

Students currently holding an undergraduate degree (MS applicants) or a graduate degree (PhD applicants) are welcome to apply to our diverse range of available graduate programs. In addition to our traditional research-based MS-thesis and PhD degrees, we also offer a distance education-based MS-non-thesis degree. This degree option focuses on coursework and synthesis of existing research. Students may also select graduate concentrations in Agroecology, climate science, geographical information systems, global systems agroecology (PhD only), hydrologic sciences, research methods, tropical conservation and development, and wetland sciences. Note that all coursework required for some of these concentrations may not be available to DE students. Before you apply, please review our Graduate Program Overview, Departmental Research Areas, Faculty pages, and/or our Distance Education pages to get an idea of your areas of potential interest.
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Applicants with a bachelor's degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required. For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.