1. Graduate Report Crop & Soil Sciences Fall 2016
Miguel Cabrera - Graduate Coordinator

2. Overview Graduate Enrollment New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis/Certificates
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Assistantships

3. Graduate Student Population = 51
Category
Graduate Students
Female
International
30 (59%)
21(41%)
M.S
Ph.D
21 (41%)
We need to recruit students/year

4. Overview Graduate Enrollment GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study

5. Admission Criteria 300 >= 3.0 Ph.D. Students M.S. Students GRE GPA
Dept >=3.5
Grad. Sch. N.A >= 3.0
>= 3.0
>= 3.2
>= 3.4
N.A >= 3.0

6. Overview Graduate Enrollment New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Assistantships

7. Current Areas of Emphasis
Weed Science
Soil Science
Sustainable Agriculture
Certificate International Agriculture
2 required courses
9 hours from a list of courses
2 months abroad

8. Overview Graduate Enrollment New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Assistantships

9. CRSS 6220/CRSS 8220 Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences
These are regular courses
To avoid confusion and maintain quality, faculty need to submit a syllabus at least 30 days before semester starts
CRSS Graduate Committee will evaluate course and issue a recommendation
(CRSS 8210 Special Problems in CRSS)

10. Overview Graduate Enrollment New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Assistantships

11. Submission Deadlines DEGREE Advisory Committee & Program of Study
Research Proposal
M.S. Students
1st semester
2nd semester
Ph.D. Students

12. Program of Study Requirements for all students
At least one course in Statistics
CRSS 8100 Graduate Seminar
Guided teaching experience (CRSS 7990/9990 or education course)
Mandatory for Ph.D. students
Suggested for M.S. students

13. Submit Grades for Research Hours
Submit grades online when requested
All terms, including summer!
Go to Registrar’s Office website
If grades are not submitted online, forms have to be signed, faxed, etc.

14. Overview Graduate Enrollment New GRE Test/Admission Criteria
Areas of Emphasis
CRSS 6220; CRSS 8220 courses
Deadlines/Programs of Study
Assistantships

15. Assistantships Priorities Requests
1. New faculty (3 years, full assistantship)
2. Faculty w/o technicians (50% assistantship)
3. Regents professor, etc. (50% assistantship)
4. Others (50% assistantship)
Requests
One year in advance

16. Dual MS – UGA/UNIPD UGA students Padova students
1 year at UGA, 1 year in Padova (research)
Padova students
1 year in Padova, 1 year at UGA (research)
One assistantship (50% dept, 50% college)
Student starting Fall 2016
All faculty are encouraged to participate

17. University of Padova Founded: 1222 Enrollment: 60,000
Undergrad: 38,000
Graduate students
In Agriculture: 900

18. Agripolis Campus

19. Po River, Italy

20. Source of Po River- W Alps

21. Main Crops Grown Wheat, corn Tobacco, sugar beet Rice, soybean
Apples, pears
Vegetables
Grapes for wine

22. Thank you! Questions/Comments?