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Program Information

Coordinator: Amanda C. Hodges

Campus Program

The Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) program is an intensive doctorate-level graduate level training program for students interested in plant health diagnosis and management. Requirements for the degree can be found in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

DPM students complete rigorous coursework and intensive internships. Only DPM students jointly enrolled in one of our discipline department M.S. programs complete a thesis. DPM students often participate in applied research within laboratory programs, and may participate in the publication of peer-reviewed scientific and extension papers. More information regarding the latest policies for the DPM program is available in the DPM graduate handbook.

The DPM program is a partnership among faculty mentors and teaching faculty within the following primary departments:

  • Entomology and Nematology Department
  • Department of Plant Pathology
  • Agronomy Department
  • Horticulture Sciences Department
  • Environmental Horticulture Department
  • Soil and Water Sciences Department
  • Food Science and Human Nutrition Department

Distance Program

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences offers a distance education program leading to the D.P.M. degree for highly qualified students. The D.P.M. degree is awarded after a 3- to 4-year program of graduate student. Foreign languages are not required. The distance education program leading to a D.P.M. degree is administered by the Entomology and Nematology Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and the Graduate School.

Admission: Students must meet the following minimum requirements:

Entrance requirements:

  • A graduate degree (Master’s or Doctoral) with a concentration in plant health science, plant pathology, agronomy, horticulture, environmental horticulture, forestry, entomology, nematology, soil science or a similar field.
  • A passing score for the Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) exam administered by the Agronomy Society of America (ASA).
  • Completion of at least two years of full-time work in a professional job associated with the Plant Doctor (DPM/H) profession. Examples of professional jobs associated with the Plant Doctor profession include: crop consultant, industry scientist, extension specialist, diagnostician, identifier, survey specialist, plant pest risk analyst, plant health technician, or instructor.
  • A minimum score of a 300 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE should be approximately 150 each. Exceptions to the minimum may be considered by the DPM admissions committee.
  • International applicants must also have a TOEFL score above 80.
  • A graduate (Master’s or Doctoral) grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
  • A passing score (80% or higher) on the Plant Pathology Written Comprehensive Exam. The exam must be completed in Gainesville, Florida.

Course requirements: Students enter the program with a Master’s or Doctoral degree and must earn 60 credits. Transfer of graduate credits from another graduate degree are not allowed for the distance education program. All D.P.M. students must complete two substantial 3-credit internships. Signed approval by a student’s Committee and the D.P.M. Director is required prior to registering for substantial internship credits.

Comprehensive examination: Both written and oral comprehensive examinations are required of all D.P.M. students. The written examination has three sections:

  • entomology/nematology,
  • plant pathology, and
  • plant/soil science.

Faculty from the appropriate disciplines are appointed by the D.P.M. Program Director and D.P.M. Competency Exam Coordinators to develop and grade the final written examination. Students enrolled in the distance education program must pass the plant pathology written competency area exam prior to admission. The two remaining sections of the written exam may be taken independently throughout the program at the discretion of the supervisory committee and the D.P.M. Director. Students are encouraged to complete the exam prior to the last full year of the D.P.M. program and his/her anticipated semester of graduation. Students should also complete the D.P.M. Competency Area Exams before the completion of a substantial internship. After a student passes all three sections of the final written examination (80% or higher is considered a passing grade), the supervisory committee administers an oral examination that tests the student’s ability to diagnose and manage plant health problems. A student who fails to pass a comprehensive examination may retake an exam once with the recommendation of his/her supervisory committee.

For more information, please see the DPM website: http://dpm.ifas.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered with a Major in Plant Medicine

  • Doctor of Plant Medicine
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Agronomy Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
AGR 5230CFlorida Grassland Agroecosystems4
AGR 5266CField Plot Techniques3
AGR 5277CTropical Crop Production3
AGR 5307Molecular Genetics for Crop Improvement3
AGR 5321CGenetic Improvement of Plants3
AGR 5444Ecophysiology of Crop Production3
AGR 5511Crop Ecology3
AGR 6233Tropical Grassland Agroecosystems3
AGR 6237CResearch Techniques in Forage Evaluation3
AGR 6322Advanced Plant Breeding3
AGR 6325LPlant Breeding Techniques1
AGR 6422CEnvironmental Crop Nutrition3
AGR 6442CPhysiology of Agronomic Plants4
AGR 6905Agronomic Problems1-5
AGR 6932Topics in Agronomy1-3
AGR 6933Graduate Agronomy Seminar1
AGR 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
AGR 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
AGR 7979Advanced Research1-12
AGR 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
ALS 5155Global Agroecosystems3
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6031Project Team Research: Building Skills in Agrobiology3
IPM 5305Principles of Pesticides3
PLS 5625Upland Invasive Plant Management3
PLS 5632CIntegrated Weed Management3
PLS 5633Aquatic Plant Management3
PLS 5652Advanced Weed Science3
PLS 6626Invasive Plant Ecology3
PLS 6655Plant/Herbicide Interaction3

Botany Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
BOT 5225CPlant Anatomy4
BOT 5305Paleobotany3
BOT 5505CIntermediate Plant Physiology3
BOT 5625Plant Geography2
BOT 5655CPhysiological Plant Ecology3
BOT 5685CTropical Botany5
BOT 5695CEcosystems of Florida3
BOT 5725CTaxonomy of Vascular Plants4
BOT 6508CProteomics Theory and Practice3
BOT 6516Plant Metabolism3
BOT 6566Plant Growth and Development3
BOT 6716CAdvanced Taxonomy2
BOT 6726CPrinciples of Systematic Biology4
BOT 6905Individual Studies in Botany1-3
BOT 6910Supervised Research1-5
BOT 6927Advances in Botany1-3
BOT 6935Special Topics1-4
BOT 6936Graduate Student Seminar1-2
BOT 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
BOT 7979Advanced Research1-12
BOT 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
PCB 5046CAdvanced Ecology3
PCB 5338Principles of Ecosystem Ecology3
PCB 5356Tropical Ecology3
PLP 6656CFungal Biology4

Entomology and Nematology Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
ALS 5156Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications3
ALS 6046Grant Writing2
ALS 6166Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues3
ALS 6935Topics in Biological Invasions3
ENY 5006LGraduate Survey of Entomology Laboratory1
ENY 5006Graduate Survey of Entomology2
ENY 5031CInsect Field Biology3
ENY 5160CSurvey of Science with Insects3
ENY 5164Graduate Survey of Invertebrate Field Biology3
ENY 5212Insects and Wildlife3
ENY 5223CBiology and Identification of Urban Pests3
ENY 5226CPrinciples of Urban Pest Management3
ENY 5231Pests Structures2
ENY 5236Insect Pest and Vector Management3
ENY 5241Biological Control4
ENY 5245Agricultural Acarology2
ENY 5332Graduate Survey of Urban Vertebrate Pest Management2
ENY 5405Insects as Vectors of Plant Pathogens3
ENY 5516Turf and Ornamental Entomology3
ENY 5566Tropical Entomology3
ENY 5567Tropical Entomology Field Laboratory2
ENY 5572Advanced Apiculture3
ENY 5611Immature Insects4
ENY 5820Insect Molecular Genetics3
ENY 6166Insect Classification3
ENY 6203LInsect Ecology Laboratory1
ENY 6203Insect Ecology3
ENY 6206Ecology of Vector-Borne Disease2
ENY 6207Ecology and Conservation of Pollinators3
ENY 6248Termite Biology and Control2
ENY 6401LInsect Physiology Laboratory1
ENY 6401Insect Physiology3
ENY 6406Molecular Biology of Insects and Nematodes3
ENY 6454Behavioral Ecology and Systematics of Insects3
ENY 6572Apiculture I3
ENY 6575Apiculture II3
ENY 6591CAdvanced Mosquito Identification3
ENY 6593Advanced Mosquito Biology3
ENY 6651CInsect Toxicology3
ENY 6665Advanced Medical and Veterinary Entomology I3
ENY 6665LAdvanced Medical and Veterinary Entomology Laboratory1
ENY 6706Forensic Entomology3
ENY 6821Insect Microbiology3
ENY 6822CMolecular Biology Techniques with Invertebrates and Their Pathogens4
ENY 6905Problems in Entomology1-4
ENY 6910Supervised Research1-5
ENY 6931Entomology Seminar1
ENY 6932Special Topics in Entomology1-2
ENY 6934Selected Studies in Entomology1-4
ENY 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
ENY 6942Insect Diagnostics1-3
ENY 6943Entomology Internship1-3
ENY 6944Entomology Extension Internship1-3
ENY 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
ENY 7979Advanced Research1-12
ENY 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
IPM 6021Insect Pest and Vector Managem3
NEM 5004CGraduate Survey of Nematology3
NEM 5707CPlant Nematology3
NEM 6101CNematode Morphology and Anatomy2
NEM 6102Nematode Systematics and Molecular Phylogeny2
NEM 6102LNematode Systematics and Molecular Phylogeny Laboratory2
NEM 6103Insect Parasitic Nematodes2
NEM 6103LEntomopathogenic Nematodes Laboratory1
NEM 6201Nematode Ecology3
NEM 6708Field Plant Nematology2
NEM 6905Problems in Nematology1-4
NEM 6931Nematology Seminar1
NEM 6932Special Topics in Nematology1-4
NEM 6934Selected Studies in Nematology1-4
NEM 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
NEM 6942Nematode Diagnostics2
NEM 6943Nematode Internship1-3
NEM 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
NEM 7979Advanced Research1-12
NEM 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
PMA 5205Citrus Pest Management3
PMA 6228Field Techniques in Integrated Pest Management2

School of Forest Resources and Conservation Courses

Geomatics Concentration Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
GIS 6103GIS Programming and Customization3
GIS 6116Geographic Information Systems Analysis3
SUR 5365Digital Mapping3
SUR 5385Remote Sensing Applications3
SUR 5386Image Processing for Remote Sensing3
SUR 5525Least Squares Adjustment Computations3
SUR 6395Topics in Geographic Information Systems3
SUR 6427Land Tenure and Administration3
SUR 6535GPS-INS Integration3
SUR 6905Special Problems in Geomatics1-6
SUR 6934Topics in Geomatics1-4

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
FAS 5015Aquaculture I3
FAS 5203CBiology of Fishes4
FAS 5255CDiseases of Warmwater Fish3
FAS 5276CField Ecology of Aquatic Organisms4
FAS 5335CApplied Fisheries Statistics4
FAS 5407Biology of Fishery and Aquaculture Invertebrates3
FAS 5901Scientific Thinking in Ecology2
FAS 6154Marine Adaptations: Environmental Physiology3
FAS 6165Fish and Crustacean Nutrition3
FAS 6176Algae Biology and Ecology3
FAS 6256Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Histology3
FAS 6272Marine Ecological Processes3
FAS 6273Trophic Ecology of Fishes3
FAS 6337CFish Population Dynamics4
FAS 6339CAdvanced Quantitative Fisheries Assessment4
FAS 6355CFisheries Management4
FAS 6408Aquaculture II3
FAS 6416Spatial Ecology and Modeling of Fish Populations2
FAS 6905Individual Study1-6
FAS 6910Supervised Research1-5
FAS 6932Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences1-4
FAS 6933Graduate Symposium1
FAS 6935Contemporary Problems in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences2
FAS 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
FAS 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
FAS 7979Advanced Research1-12
FAS 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Forest Resources and Conservation Program Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
FNR 5072CEnvironmental Education Program Development3
FNR 5335Agroforestry3
FNR 5462Spatial Models and Decision Analysis3
FNR 5608Research Planning3
FNR 6061Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resources3
FNR 6560Intro to Bayesian Statistics for Life Sciences3
FNR 6564Ecohydrology3
FOR 5157Ecosystem Restoration Principles and Practice3
FOR 5159Ecology and Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems3
FOR 5161Forest Productivity and Health3
FOR 5435Forest Information Systems3
FNR 6628Watershed Management and Restoration3
FNR 6669Policy and Economics of Natural Resources3
FOR 5756Non-Timber Forest Products3
FOR 6005Conservation Behavior3
FOR 6151Forest Ecosystem Health3
FOR 6154Analysis of Forest Ecosystems3
FOR 6156Simulation Analysis of Forest Ecosystems3
FOR 6164Silviculture: Concepts and Application3
FOR 6170Tropical Forestry3
FOR 6215Fire Paradigms3
FOR 6340Physiology of Forest Trees3
FOR 6345CPlant Water Relations Techniques2
FOR 6543Natural Resource Economics and Valuation3
FOR 6628Community Forest Management3
FOR 6665Landscape Planning for Ecotourism3
FOR 6905Research Problems in Forest Resources and Conservation1-6
FOR 6910Supervised Research1-5
FOR 6933Seminar1
FOR 6934Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation1-4
FOR 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
FOR 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
FOR 7979Advanced Research1-12
FOR 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
PCB 5530Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics3
PCB 6528Plant Cell and Developmental Biology3
PCB 6555Introduction to Quantitative Genetics3
SUR 6377Geospatial Application of UASs3
SUR 6502CFoundations of UAS Mapping3
SUR 6940CPracticum in UAS Mapping3

Horticultural Sciences Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
HOS 5085CPrinciples of Postharvest Horticulture3
HOS 5242Genetics & Breeding of Vegetable Crops3
HOS 5306Molecular Biology of Plant Hormones3
HOS 5330Postharvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops2
HOS 5555Tropical Fruit Production and Research in Florida3
HOS 5711Phytochemicals in Food & Health3
HOS 6201Breeding Perennial Cultivars3
HOS 6236Molecular Marker Assisted Plant Breeding3
HOS 6331Postharvest Biology3
HOS 6345Environmental Physiology4
HOS 6355Root and Rhizosphere Ecology3
HOS 6373CPlant Cell Culture3
HOS 6412Nutrition of Horticultural Crops3
HOS 6545Advanced Citriculture I3
HOS 6546Advanced Citriculture II3
HOS 6905Problems in Horticultural Science1-4
HOS 6910Supervised Research1-5
HOS 6931Horticultural Science Seminar1
HOS 6932Special Topics1-4
HOS 6934Professional Seminar Preparation1
HOS 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
HOS 6941Practicum in Horticultural Science2-4
HOS 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
HOS 7979Advanced Research1-12
HOS 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
PCB 5065Advanced Genetics4
PCB 5530Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics3
PCB 6528Plant Cell and Developmental Biology3
PCB 6910Supervised Research1-5
PCB 6937Special Topics in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology1-4
PCB 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PCB 7922Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology1
PCB 7979Advanced Research1-12
PCB 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
WDS 6005Weed Management for Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems3

Plant Pathology Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6925Integrated Plant Medicine4
ALS 6931Plant Medicine Program Seminar1
PLP 5005CGeneral Plant Pathology4
PLP 5102Theory and Practice of Plant Disease Control3
PLP 5115CCitrus Pathology3
PLP 6105Applied Plant Disease Management3
PLP 6223CViral Pathogens of Plants3
PLP 6241CBacterial Plant Pathogens3
PLP 6262CFungal Plant Pathogens3
PLP 6291Plant Disease Diagnosis3
PLP 6303Host-Parasite Interactions II3
PLP 6404Epidemiology of Plant Disease4
PLP 6502Host-Parasite Interactions I3
PLP 6621CPop Genetics Microbes3
PLP 6636Frontiers in Plant Biotechnology3
PLP 6656CFungal Biology4
PLP 6701Impact through Networks2
PLP 6905Problems in Plant Pathology1-4
PLP 6910Supervised Research1-5
PLP 6921Colloquium in Principles of Plant Pathology1
PLP 6932Seminar in Plant Pathology1
PLP 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PLP 6942Professional Internship in Plant Disease Clinic3
PLP 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PLP 7946Plant Pathology Internship1-10
PLP 7979Advanced Research1-12
PLP 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Soil and Water Sciences Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
AGG 5607Communicating in Academia3
AGG 6503Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment3
ALS 5027Reusable Learning Objects1
ALS 5155Global Agroecosystems3
CWR 6537Contaminant Subsurface Hydrology3
SWS 5050Soils for Environmental Professionals3
SWS 5050LSoils for Environmental Professionals Laboratory1
SWS 5115Environmental Nutrient Management3
SWS 5132Tropical Soil Management3
SWS 5182Earth System Analysis3
SWS 5208Sustainable Agricultural and Urban Land Management3
SWS 5224Environmental Biogeochemistry3
SWS 5234Environmental Soil, Water, and Land Use3
SWS 5235South Florida Ecosystems3
SWS 5246Water Resource Sustainability3
SWS 5247Hydric Soils2
SWS 5248Wetlands and Water Quality3
SWS 5305CSoil Microbial Ecology3
SWS 5308Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens3
SWS 5406Soil and Water Chemistry3
SWS 5424CSoil Chemical Analysis3
SWS 5551Soils, Water, and Public Health3
SWS 5605CEnvironmental Soil Physics3
SWS 5716CEnvironmental Pedology4
SWS 5721CGIS in Land Resource Management3
SWS 5805Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques3
SWS 6134Soil Quality3
SWS 6136Soil Fertility3
SWS 6209Urban Soil and Water Systems3
SWS 6262Soil Contamination and Remediation3
SWS 6323Advanced Microbial Ecology3
SWS 6366Biodegradation and Bioremediation3
SWS 6448Biogeochemistry of Wetlands and Aquatic Systems3
SWS 6454Advanced Soil and Water Chemistry3
SWS 6456Advanced Biogeochemistry3
SWS 6722Soil-Landscape Modeling3
SWS 6813CModeling Land Biogeochemistry3
SWS 6905Special Problems1-4
SWS 6910Supervised Research1-5
SWS 6920Journal Colloquium in Environmental Science1
SWS 6931Seminar1
SWS 6932Topics in Soils1-4
SWS 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
SWS 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
SWS 6992Aquatic Toxicology: Science and Applications3
SWS 7979Advanced Research1-12
SWS 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
ALS 5156Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications3
ALS 5905Individual Study1-4
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6046Grant Writing2
ALS 6166Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues3
ALS 6921Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance1
ALS 6925Integrated Plant Medicine4
ALS 6931Plant Medicine Program Seminar1
ALS 6935Topics in Biological Invasions3
ALS 6942Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management3
ALS 6943Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management1-10
ANS 6936Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology1-2
BCH 5045Graduate Survey of Biochemistry4
FYC 6422Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations3
STA 6093Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences3
STA 6329Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing3

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