About the course

While earning a Master of Science in Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems, your curriculum will be focused yet flexible to ensure success for your specific career path. We are proud to provide a variety of options for the numerous rewarding careers available to you upon graduation.

　　We offer three concentrations in our graduate program:

　　Crop Science: This area of study is ideal for students interested in researching crop production, management, and precision farming, weeds and pest control, or plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology.

　　Soil Science: In the soil science concentration, research areas include soil fertility, soil physics, soil microbiology, soil chemistry, or soil and water conservation

　　Horticultural Science: Landscape design, vegetables, tree fruits, small fruits, floricultural and ornamental plant production, plant tissue culture, viticulture and turf management are all areas of research offered to students in the horticultural concentration.

　　You also have the option to add an emphasis in environmental studies in agriculture to any of these three concentrations. Additionally, if you interested in teaching at either the secondary or college level, you will find supporting courses in agricultural education and agricultural technologies in our graduate degree program. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: US$61,214

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Carbondale
Summer (June), 2024	Carbondale
Fall (August), 2024	Carbondale
Spring (January), 2025	Carbondale
Summer (June), 2025	Carbondale
Fall (August), 2025	Carbondale

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A, approximately a B- average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework

　　3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a B average)

　　An applicant was awarded a Master's degree at an accredited college/university in the United States and has been in residence in the United States continuously prior to application to SIU (not out of the country for more than one calendar year).

　　You have a minimum of 60 graded (A, B, C) hours of recent coursework completed at an accredited college / university in the United States with continuous residence in the United States prior to application at SIU. Pass / Fail, Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory, or Proficiency credit is not acceptable.

　　550 on the paper-based TOEFL

　　80 on the internet-based TOEFL

　　6.5 on the IELTS

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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