植物与土壤科学系的任务是扩大，整合和扩展影响佛蒙特州，该地区乃至世界人民的植物/土壤生态系统中的作物和环境质量知识。该部门将提供卓越的教育，研究和推广服务，使人们能够通过无害环境，经济和社会行为来生产健康的农作物。该系提供植物科学和土壤科学所有领域的研究生课程，以取得理学硕士学位（MS）。该学位需要基于原始研究的论文。理学硕士学位通常需要两年半的时间才能完成。最低总要求
The mission of the Department of Plant and Soil Science is to expand, integrate, and extend the knowledge of crops and environmental quality in plant/soil ecosystems affecting the people of Vermont, the region, and the world. The department will provide excellence in education, research, and extension that will enable people to produce healthy crops through environmentally, economically, and socially sound practices. The department offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in all fields in plant science and soil science. A thesis, based on original research, is required for this degree. Completion of the requirements normally takes two and one-half years for the M.S. degree. Total Minimum Requirements 30