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Graduate Programs
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In order to solve the complex problems facing agricultural plant production systems, many disciplines must be integrated successfully. Candidates may specialize in genetics and breeding of tropical fruits, vegetables, or ornamentals; physiology, culture, and management of tropical fruits, vegetables, or ornamentals; morphogenesis; crop and stress physiology; post-harvest physiology; growth regulation; plant biochemical genetics; plant cytogenetics; weed science; computer modeling; or turf and landscape management, cropping systems, plant-soil relationships, soil chemistry, soil physics, soil management, soil and water conservation, soil fertility, and soil microbiology. Courses offered in botany, biochemistry, plant pathology, food science, genetics, microbiology, and zoology, combined with courses offered in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, will provide considerable flexibility in the development of a program suited to a student’s career objectives. |
| Entrance Requirements |
| For admission to the TPSS graduate programs, applicants must present a bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 (4.0 equals A scale) or the equivalent in the last four semesters or approximately 60 semester credits of the applicant’s undergraduate record. The GRE is required of all applicants. A minimum CBT TOEFL score of 173 is required of all foreign students. All applicants must submit 2 letters of recommendation at the time of application. |
| Transfer of Credits |
| The transfer of credits to meet the requirements of the MS or PhD is not automatic. The student must first petition the Graduate Program Chairman, certifying that the transfers make programmatic sense and that the courses to be transferred are equivalent in rigor and scholastic content to graduate -level (600-level) courses offered at the University of Hawaii. The Graduate Program Chairman may consult with the Graduate Faculty as to the certification. The maximum number of credits that can be transferred is 12. Only those credits that have not been applied towards the fulfillment of a previous degree may be transferred. An exception may be made if the subject matter area could not be met by course offering at UH, provided the courses transferred meet the rigor and programmatic appropriateness criteria described above. |
| Graduate Committee |
| Upon entering the graduate program, students will meet with their adviser. If a faculty adviser has not been selected, the Graduate Chairman or his representative will perform this function. The selection of an adviser must be made before the end of the first semester in residence. The adviser, with the approval of the Graduate Chairman, shall guide the student on course selection matters, insure progression in the program, and advise the student until the permanent Graduate Program Committee is established. Students shall meet their permanent Graduate Program Committee at least once each semester to access academic and research progress and to establish goals for the next semester. It is the student's responsibility to schedule this meeting and to file the Academic Progress Report with the Graduate Chairman. |
| Master's Degree |
| Graduates of the Plan A program can further their graduate studies leading to the PhD degree or enter careers as researchers and technicians, while graduates of the Plan B program typically enter careers in education, agribusiness, extension service, and other agriculturally related occupations. The Plan B is regarded as terminal degree in this Graduate Program. Plan C (examination) option is open to selected students on the recommendation of their graduate program committee. Criteria for selection of Plan C candidates include previous academic records, interviews, levels of performance in the diagnostic examination, and prior research experience. |
Requirements |
Students will take a written diagnostic examination the week preceding the first day of instruction. The diagnostic examination consists of questions in eight areas including botany, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, crop science, statistics, and soil science. The results of this examination will be used by the student’s graduate committee, with approval of the Graduate Program Chairman, to select additional courses for the students program. |
| Doctoral Degree |
| Graduates of the PhD program have entered careers as researchers and/or educators in institutions of higher learning and in public and private institutions. The PhD is awarded only for original scholarly achievement. The dissertation, which is a significant original contribution to basic knowledge in the candidate’s field, is required. Only students with above average academic records in pre-doctoral programs will be accepted in the program. |
Requirements |
Students will take a written diagnostic examination the week preceding the first day of instruction of their first semester as a TPSS graduate candidate. The diagnostic examination consists of questions in eight areas including botany, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, physics, crop science, statistics, and soil science. The results of this examination will be used by the student’s graduate committee, with approval of the Graduate Program Chairman, to select additional courses for the students program. |
| Courses Available for Each Option |
Plant Sciences |
Horticulture |
Soil Science |
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