Certificate in Crop Breeding and Biotechnology

This is one of two 15-credit, post-baccalaureate graduate certificates that provide training to students and working professionals. This certificate and the Certificate in Plant Disease may be paired for the pre-existing professional master’s in plant science.

CERTIFICATE IN CROP BREEDING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Requirements

15 credits

Students cannot use more than 4 credits of 400-level courses on a Certificate Program of Study.

Prerequisites

  • BS in Crop Science, Plant Sciences, Plant Biotechnology, or related degree or:
  • Junior status and introductory coursework in:
    • Plant pathology
    • Botany or plant biology
    • Soil science
    • Statistics 
    • Genetics

Coursework:

Physiology – (3 cr)

  • BIOO 460 / 560 Plant Metabolism, 3 cr. prereq BIOO 220 or BCH 380. (3 credits)

Breeding – take two (6 cr)

  • AGSC 441/541 Plant Breeding and Genetics – spring odd years, 3 credits. prereq BIOB 375 
  • BIOB 430/530 Plant Biotechnology – spring even years,  3 credits. prereq  BCH 380 or BIOB 375 
  • PSPP 4XX/541 Advanced Genetics – spring odd years,  3 credits. prereq BIOB 375 

Genomics – take one (3 cr)

  • BIOB 476R Gene Construction (not a PSPP class) – 4 credits. spring semesters prereqs BCH 380 & BCH 441
  • BIOH 465R Gene Expression Lab (not a PSPP class) – 3 cr. prereqs BCH 380 or BCH 441
  • PSPP 642 Structural and Functional Genomics – 3 cr. odd falls

Professional Development (3 cr)

  • PSPP 594 – Seminar (1 credit).
  • PSPP 575 – Professional Paper 2 cr.