动物与食品科学哲学博士

An applicant for graduate study in Animal and Food Sciences should have an appropriate background from a baccalaureate degree, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75, and a 3.00 average in his/her major. Undergraduate preparation for most areas of study should include general and organic chemistry, biology/microbiology, biochemistry, physics, and calculus. For students lacking appropriate preparatory course work, additional courses applicable to certain areas of study may be required prior to admission. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General test (Verbal and Quantitative) is required. Competitive scores are approximately 150 (Verbal), 150 (Quantitative), and 3.5 (Writing), but faculty reserve the right to waive this requirement if students have relevant training and/or work experience. All students must provide three letters of recommendation from former professors, a completed Graduate Studies Application form, and a completed assistantship form if applying for financial aid. Foreign students must demonstrate competence in the use of the English language by meeting TOEFL or IEL TS test requirements set by the Graduate College and provide evidence of sufficient financial support for the course of the degree program. Foreign students applying for a teaching assistantship must have a minimum score of 600/250/100 on the paper based/computer based/IBET TOEFL examination. Applicants may be requested to visit the department for a personal interview before a final decision concerning admission is made. Admission to the graduate program is dependent upon availability of an appropriate faculty advisor in the student's area of study.