First Year Graduate Program
Coursework
The following first-year plan of study is suggested for students entering the TPS program in the 2021-2022 academic year:
Fall 2021 & Spring 2022: Students must register for required courses and 1-2 courses from additional suggested courses each term. Other additional courses may be selected after consulting with the TPSC Graduate Coordinators. Total semester course load should be 12-15 hours.
Course Number Title (Credits)
Required
- ALS 5324 Research Ethics Ag & Life Sciences (P/F = 1h)
- GRAD 5515 Molecular Plant Science Rotations (A/F = 3h)
- ALS/BCHM/BIOL/PPWS 5064 Seminar in Mol Cell Biology & Biotech (VTLSS) (P/F = 1h)
- GRAD 7994 Research and Dissertation (EQ= variable)
Suggested
- GRAD 5004 Graduate Teaching Workshop (P/F = 1h)
- BCHM 5124 Biochemistry for the Life Sciences (3h)
- STAT 5605 Biometry (3h)
- STAT 5615 Statistics in Research (3h)
- BIOL 5884 Molecular Biology of the Cell (3h)
- ALS 5224 Introduction to Genomic Analysis (3h)
[A/F = letter grade assigned for course; P/F = graded pass fail]
Course Number Title (Credits)
Required
- GRAD 5134 Topics in Interdisciplinary Research - Trans Plant Sci (A/F = 3h)
- GRAD 5516 Molecular Plant Science Rotations (A/F = 3h)
- ALS/BCHM/BIOL/PPWS 5064 or BIOL5174 Seminar in Mol Cell Biology & Biotech (VTLSS) or Seminars Across the Sciences (P/F = 1h)
- GRAD 5134 Translational Plant Science (3h)
- GRAD 7994 Research and Dissertation (EQ = variable)
Suggested
- GRAD 5004 Graduate Teaching Workshop (P/F = 1h)
- BCHM/PPWS 5344 Molecular Biology for the Life Sciences (3h)
- BIOL 5344 Advanced Chemical Ecology (3h)
- CSES 5844 Plant Genomics (3h)
- PPWS 5234 Applied Statistics for Plant and Environmental Sci (3h)
- PPWS 5534 Advanced Plant Physiology and Metabolism II (3h)
[A/F = letter grade assigned for course; P/F = graded pass fail]
2021-2022 First Year Program Graduate Coordinators Dr. Jacob Barney Dr. David Haak
Latham Hall
Mail code: 0390
220 Ag Quad Lane
Blacksburg, VA 24061