Graduate study for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture is available to qualified students who have an undergraduate degree from accredited institutions in horticulture, or in related plant sciences including botany, crop science, environmental sciences, or professions related to landscape design. Non-plant science degree applicants with substantial experience in related professions may also qualify.Applicants seeking graduate degrees in horticulture should have adequate preparation in the fundamental sciences (biology, chemistry, biochemistry, statistics, physics), as well as undergraduate course work in the plant sciences (e.g., agronomy, botany, ecology, horticulture, genetics, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant anatomy). Applicants lacking adequate preparation may be accepted conditionally, with the provision that recommended undergraduate courses be completed before the degree is awarded.The Master of Science in Horticulture program conducts a research investigation on a horticultural topic that generates statistically analyzable data reported in a comprehensive scientific thesis.Master of Science Plan A – thesis, 30 credits – Plan A requires data collection and analysis based on laboratory or field research.Master of Science Plan B – non-thesis, 33 credits – Plan B requires a paper based on library research.