Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Animal Sciences Ph.D.Animal Science
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Animal Science, 305 Haecker Hall, 1364 Eckles Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108 (612-624-3491; fax: 612-625-5789)
Email:
ansci@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Students in the Ph.D. program concentrate on one of the animal sciences subdisciplines: genetics, growth biology, nutrition, physiology, or production systems. Students have the option of tailoring their program to include study in more than one subdiscipline and to emphasize basic or applied science.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
A bachelor's degree in agriculture or a biological field with training in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics is required.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
40
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The Ph.D. degree is granted chiefly in recognition of the candidate's achievements and knowledge in a specific field. Although there is no minimum number of credits required, students typically complete 40-50 credits to develop competency in their field of interest. Students must register for a minimum of 24 thesis credits. Appropriate graduate level courses taken at another university may be approved for transfer. Coursework completed under an M.S. program can be counted towards the Ph.D. degree. The student is expected to maintain a B average or better in all coursework.
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