Goals

Goals

• To encourage agriculture students from UPRM to pursue graduate studies and careers in agricultural research.
• To provide a means for faculty at UPRM to mentor Ph.D. graduate students.

Benefits

• NDSU offers an outstanding opportunity for students to pursue graduate studies in plant breeding and genetics.
• NDSU is among the top 10 U.S. institutions training plant breeders.
• NDSU’s program emphasizes classical plant breeding along with the use of biotechnology as a breeding tool.
• Graduates of the NDSU Plant Breeding program are in high demand.
• Students will have access to both NDSU and UPRM faculty and facilities to enhance their learning experience.
• Students will have an opportunity to broaden their research experience by working in both temperate and tropical environments.

	Home Goals Benefits How it works Admission Ph.D requirements Student costs Faculty participation		Goals • To encourage agriculture students from UPRM to pursue graduate studies and careers in agricultural research. • To provide a means for faculty at UPRM to mentor Ph.D. graduate students. Benefits • NDSU offers an outstanding opportunity for students to pursue graduate studies in plant breeding and genetics. • NDSU is among the top 10 U.S. institutions training plant breeders. • NDSU’s program emphasizes classical plant breeding along with the use of biotechnology as a breeding tool. • Graduates of the NDSU Plant Breeding program are in high demand. • Students will have access to both NDSU and UPRM faculty and facilities to enhance their learning experience. • Students will have an opportunity to broaden their research experience by working in both temperate and tropical environments.

			How it works • NDSU will grant the degree. • Students are required to spend a minimum of one continuous full year on the NDSU campus . • Students will be encouraged to conduct a portion of their dissertation research at UPRM. • Students will be provided with office and laboratory spaces as required at either campus. • An NDSU faculty member from the Department of Plant Sciences serves as the student’s primary mentor. • Students will have a UPRM faculty co-chair. • At a minimum, students must travel to the NDSU campus for the full year of residence requirement and attend their oral and qualifying exams.