植物，土壤和微生物科学系提供的课程可导致作物和土壤科学，植物育种，遗传和生物技术（作物和土壤科学）以及植物病理学的理学硕士和哲学博士学位。该部门还提供作物和土壤科学环境毒理学博士学位课程。
The Graduate Program in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology (PBGB) is an interdepartmental program at Michigan State University. Our students research agronomic, forest and horticultural species and may choose from a broad array of educational courses. This program was established in 1981 and grants both the master's and doctoral degrees. This program is a collaboration between faculty members from the MSU departments of Forestry, Horticulture, Plant Biology and Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences. We offer state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, access to research greenhouses, farms, and specialized equipment on the MSU Campus. Our faculty also compete successfully for internal and external funding for research projects. New students have a high degree of flexibility in selecting a major professor, committee members and a thesis project among this talented group. MSU is particularly known for research, teaching and extension activities in the plant sciences, thus, strong support and resources are available to students in PBGB.