For admission requirements, see the Admission  section of this Bulletin.

Degree Requirements

Coursework. A minimum of 72 units of coursework is required. All students are expected to enroll in the seminar series (401) and in Readings in Phylogenetics (412) throughout their graduate careers in the Botany program.

Research and Dissertation.  Research for the required dissertation may be carried out in a variety of systematics-related fields, including the following.

• Anatomy
• Agrostology
• Biogeography
• Comparative Morphology
• Conservation Biology
• Cytotaxonomy
• Ecology
• Floristics
• Molecular Systematics
• Monography
• Phylogenetics
• Population and Conservation Genetics

University Policies.  University policies detailed in the Academic Policies  section of the Bulletin apply.