Core Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
All students must take the three core courses**:
Plant Pathology 224 Pathogenic Fungi - (link to course web page)
offered in Spring quarter even years
Plant Pathology 226 Plant Virology - (link to course web page)
offered in Winter quarter odd years - has been proposed for every year
Plant Pathology 228 Plant Bacteriology - (link to course web page)
offered in Fall quarter even years
**Nematology students can substitute one of these courses for
Nematology 206 or two of the 2-unit graduate courses in Nematology and the field course:
Plant Pathology 206-Diseases of Fruit, Nut, and Vine Crops
(link to course web page)
offered in Spring quarter odd years
All students must select a specialty area.
Based on your academic interests you will choose a specialty area and you must take at least three courses within this area and one course from another specialty area.
(Note: There is no formal university unit requirement for the Ph.D. degree.)
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