We strive to be a graduate major in which inquisitive students meet their educational goals within a stimulating environment for discovery. Top research faculty, excellent facilities, and a supportive, research-focused campus make Iowa State's graduate program in horticulture an excellent venue for scholarship. Our graduates compete favorably for challenging positions in the job market and have a long-standing tradition of accomplishment in the plant sciences and related professions.<br>At ISU we are dedicated to your success as a graduate student. As a first step, we have collected information on application requirements as well as links where you can find further information. We encourage you to explore.<br>Through coursework and research, be familiar with and understand scholarly literature in the area of study.<br>Be able to formulate testable hypotheses and justify research objectives.<br>Conduct laboratory and/or field research by working effectively with appropriate instrumentation, equipment, technologies and experimental systems.<br>Interpret research results via appropriate acquisition and analysis of data, and integrate them into the existing knowledge in the discipline.<br>Conduct scholarship, in teams or independently, in ways that demonstrate ethical practice and professionalism.<br>Clearly and accurately communicate research findings orally and in writing through scholarly presentations.