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Natural Resource Management-- Environmental Quality
AGRS 630 Agriculture & the Environment (2)
AGRS 631 Sustainable Agriculture Seminar (2)
SOIL 450 Soil Fertility (4)
SOIL 461 Soil, Erosion, & Conservation (3)
SOIL 650 Advanced Soil Fertility (4)
New Concepts and Research in Agronomy and Soil
Science
AGRS 491 Topics in Agronomy & Soil Science (V)
AGRS 499 Directed Study (V)
AGRS 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1)
AGRS 691 Advanced Topics in Agronomy & Soil
Science (V)
AGRS 691 Advanced Topics in Agronomy and Soil Science (V)
AGRS 699 Directed Research (V)
AGRS 700 Thesis Research (V)
AGRS 701 Seminar in Advanced Agronomy & Soil Science (1)
AGRS 800 Dissertation Research (V)
Master’s Degree
A diagnostic examination is required of all MS
students and those PhD students who did not receive their MS from this
department. The exam is given during the week preceding the first day of
instruction in the first semester of enrollment. The examination
consists of six parts: botany, chemistry, mathematics, physics, crop
science, and soil science. The results of these tests are used to
determine the need for remedial courses in the student’s program.
Degree Requirements
Candidates are generally expected to follow the Plan A
(thesis) program. Under this plan, 30 credit hours are required
including 6 credit hours of thesis and a minimum of 24 credit hours of
course work. A majority of these must be from agronomy and soil science
courses, with 8 credit hours from agronomy and soil science courses at
the 600 level and 4 other credits in other courses numbered 600 or
above. No more than 2 credit hours of directed research (AGRS 699) are
allowed toward the required 600-level credit hours, but 5 credit hours
are allowed toward the 24 course credit hours. Mathematical preparation
through calculus is required of all MS candidates.
All MS candidates must complete a minimum of 2 credit
hours of seminar, including 1 credit hour of AGRS 654 Communications in
Agriculture and at least 1 credit in AGRS 701 Seminar in Advanced
Agronomy and Soil Science.
The Plan B (non-thesis) option is available only to
intended PhD candidates as explained under PhD requirements. The
requirements for Plan B are explained in the “Graduate Education”
section of this Catalog.
The Plan C (examination) option is open to selected
students on the recommendation of their graduate program committee.
Criteria for selection include previous academic records, interviews,
level of performance in the diagnostic examination, and prior research
experience (see the “Graduate Education” section of this Catalog for
information).
Doctoral Degree
The PhD in agronomy and soil science is awarded only
for original scholarly achievement. The dissertation, which is a
significant original contribution to basic knowledge in the
candidate’s field, is required. Only students with above average
academic records in predoctoral programs will be accepted into the
program. Mathematical preparation at least to the level of differential
and integral calculus is strongly recommended. Students accepted as
intended PhD candidates directly from BS programs are required to
perform successfully in an MS Plan B program. Upon completion of the MS
Plan B, such students will be evaluated for admission to the PhD program
in the same manner as other intended candidates who receive MS Plan A or
Plan C degrees from this department.
A PhD program will have a major in either agronomy or
soil science with a minor area of study that consists of courses
principally outside the department as a complement. The minor allows the
student to expand areas of proficiency.
Degree Requirements
For all PhD students, a minimum of 24 credit hours in
courses numbered 600 or above is required for the major, not including
seminar, directed research, thesis/ dissertation research, or courses
taken to fulfill the minor requirement. A majority of the 24 credit
hours must be taken in agronomy and soil science courses with at least
one course in agronomy (not including AGRN 603) for soils majors and at
least one course in soils for agronomy majors. The candidate’s
committee will determine how many credit hours earned previously in an
MS program can be applied to the PhD credit requirement. Candidates must
register for seminar at least one semester of each year in which they
are registered as full-time or equivalent, except the final year, in
which the dissertation defense can be substituted for seminar. PhD
candidates who have not had AGRS 654 Communications in Agriculture or
its equivalent may take this course during their first year as a
substitute for 1 credit hour of AGRS 701. Mathematical preparation at
least through calculus is required of all PhD candidates.
The minor for both the agronomy and the soil science
concentrations will consist of a total of at least four courses at the
400 level or above outside the concentration area, with at least two
courses at the 600 level. Each of these courses should represent a
minimum load of 2 credit hours. The minor should complement the
concentration area and include related courses that combine logically
under the minor designated by the candidate and approved by the
candidate’s committee. Minor courses will be predominantly those
offered in other departments. Statistics courses, such as ZOOL 631 and
AREC 310, which are foundations for other graduate-level courses in
statistics, may not be included in the minor as they are fundamental to
any well-rounded program in either concentration.
After admission to candidacy and the completion of
most courses in the candidate’s program, the candidate must take
written and oral comprehensive examinations covering all subjects
considered relevant to the concentration and the minor. A final oral
examination, which includes a public defense of the dissertation, is
required of all candidates.
Animal Sciences
Henke 106
1800 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8356
Fax: (808) 956-4883
E-mail: ta_anisci@avax.ctahr.hawaii.edu
Web: www.hawaii.edu/ansc/welcome.html
Faculty
*D. L. Vincent, PhD (Chair)--reproductive physiology and
endocrinology
B. A. Buckley, PhD--beef production and breeding
*J. R. Carpenter, PhD--ruminant nutrition, forage evaluation, dairy
production
*R. J. Early, PhD--ruminant nutrition and biochemistry, growth
physiology
*Y. S. Kim, PhD--meat science, muscle biology, animal growth
*B. R. LeaMaster, DVM, PhD--veterinary extension, herd health,
microbiology, parasitology
*C. N. Lee, PhD--dairy production and reproduction management
*S. R. Malecha, PhD--aquaculture production and breeding
*C. W. Weems, PhD--molecular endocrinology and reproduction
*H. Zaleski, PhD--swine production and management, reproductive
physiology
Cooperating Graduate Faculty
S. Atkinson--marine mammal biology
C. Brown, PhD--fish culture, growth and development
E. G. Grau, PhD--fish endocrinology
K. Jeraj, DVM--laboratory animal medicine
Affiliate Graduate Faculty
W. C. Bergin, DVM, MS--livestock production, management, and disease
J. A. Brock, DVM, MS--aquacultural diseases
E. Duerr, PhD--aquaculture nutrition
*Graduate Faculty |