Plant and Microbial Biology Ph.D.

Complete the following required courses. Take 1 credit of PMB 8900 three (3) times for a total of 3 credits: section 001 (PMB colloquium), section 002 (Itasca orientation seminar), and section 003 (PMB graduate students seminar).

Complete research rotations in the first year. Rotations are required for all students. Students doing rotations for skill and network building: take 1 credit of PMB 8994. Students doing rotations to select a research advisor: take 2 credits of PMB 8994.

• AGRO 5xxx

• AGRO 8xxx

• BIOC 5xxx

• BIOL 5xxx

• CSCI 5xxx

• EEB 5xxx

• EEB 8xxx

• FNRM 5xxx

• FNRM 8xxx

• GCD 5xxx

• GCD 8xxx

• GRAD 5xxx

• GRAD 8xxx

• HORT 5xxx

• HORT 8xxx

• MICB 4xxx

• PLPA 5xxx

• PLPA 8xxx

• PMB 4xxx

• PMB 5xxx

• PMB 8xxx

• STAT 5xxx

• STAT 8xxx

Participate in at least one professional development activity. Options to fulfill this requirement include, but are not limited to: courses (e.g., GRAD 8101 Preparing Future Faculty, BIOL 5701 Science Communication, BIOL 8100 Improvisation for Scientists), workshops (e.g., career planning, research group management, teaching skills, writing skills, leadership development), internships in industry.

All PMB doctoral students must give a research presentation to the PMB Graduate Program in each year of their degree program after attaining doctoral candidacy.

PMB doctoral students are required to teach a minimum of one semester at 50 percent time. Graduate teaching assistant appointments are sufficient to satisfy this requirement. Other teaching experiences may be approved by the PMB director of graduate studies.