Requirements for Degree

Agronomy MS Program

• 30 hours (24 coursework or seminar and 6 thesis hours, PWS 699R)
• No more than 10 hours of senior, and transfer credit and no Independent Study (except prerequisites) can be applied toward the MS degree.
• PWS 694 R (Seminar) 2 semesters
• STAT 511
• Biannual progress evaluations with Advisory Committee
• Program of Study and selection of Advisory Committee, complete by the end of 1st semester
• Prospectus and Oral Presentation to Committee, complete by the end of 2^nd semester
• Final oral defense of thesis
• At least one manuscript from thesis prepared for publication

Genetics and Biotechnology MS Program

• 30 hours (24 coursework or seminar and 6 thesis hours, PWS 699R)
• No more than 10 hours of senior, and transfer credit and no Independent Study (except prerequisites) can be applied toward the MS degree.
• PWS 586 (Plant Cell Biology)
• PWS 694 R (Seminar) 2 semesters
• PWS 673 R (Cytogenetics)
• PWS 670 (Analysis of Complex Genomes)
• Biannual progress evaluations with Advisory Committee
• Program of Study and selection of Advisory Committee, complete by the end of 1st semester
• Prospectus and Oral Presentation to Committee, complete by the end of 2^nd semester
• Final oral defense of thesis
• At least one manuscript from thesis prepared for publication

Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation MS Program

• 30 hours (24 coursework or seminar and 6 thesis hours, PWS 699R)
• No more than 10 hours of senior, and transfer credit and no Independent Study (except prerequisites) can be applied toward the MS degree.
• PWS 694 R (Seminar) 2 semesters
• Biannual progress evaluations with Advisory Committee
• Program of Study and selection of Advisory Committee, complete by the end of 1st semester
• Prospectus and Oral Presentation to Committee, complete by the end of 2^nd semester
• Final oral defense of thesis
• At least one manuscript from thesis prepared for publication

Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation PhD Program

• The minimum requirement for students with no master's degree is 54 semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree; the 54 hours may not include undergraduate (100- to 400-level) or more than 18 hours of dissertation credit. Students who have earned a master's degree must complete at least 36 semester hours of additional graduate work at BYU beyond the master's degree (18 dissertation credits, PWS 799R). Note: Students with a MS degree are more competitive for admission.
• Two consecutive six-hour semesters on BYU campus to fulfill the doctoral residency requirement.
• PWS 694 R (seminar) 4 semesters
• Biannual progress evaluations with Advisory Committee
• Program of Study and selection of Advisory Committee complete by end of 2^nd semester
• Prospectus and Oral Presentation to Committee complete by end of 3^rd semester
• Comprehensive oral and written exam
• Final oral defense of dissertation
• At least two manuscripts from dissertation prepared for publication