Plant and Soil Science Graduate Certificate

Put your love for plants into action with a graduate certificate in plant and soil science.

Where It Is Offered
Commerce Fully Online
Duration 1 year
Total Credit Hours 12 credit hours
Thesis Requirements No thesis required
Foreign Language No foreign language credits required

Get Your Hands Dirty

Are you passionate about the plants you grow? Do you want to enhance your understanding of the intricate processes behind how plants and crops thrive in our harsh environment? Do you want to expand your understanding of plant nutrition and plant production? Then the Graduate Certificate in Plant and Soil Science is the one for you.

Two professor examine plants on a field.

Program Requirements

Once admitted, you must:

Featured Courses

Plant Science Instrumentation PLS 501

Principles, equipment and techniques for measuring variables in plant, soil and environmental sciences. Advanced laboratory exercises measuring soil and plant physical and chemical properties will be explored.

Ecological Plant Physiology PLS 502

This class covers plant physiological responses to the environment, including water, temperature and light, and how these affect plant production, growth and distribution.

Plant Nutrition PLS 503

A study of essential elements for plant growth, including uptake and function. Nutrients will be studied in relation to sources of nutrient elements, application methods, effects on plant growth and production of horticultural and agronomic plants.

Pasture Management PLS 515

A careful study of the literature concerning the soil and vegetative problems in regard to establishing, restoring and maintaining pastures. Consideration will be given to pasture plans for this section of Texas, fertilizers to use and good pasture practices to be observed.

View Full Curriculum In The University Catalog

Admission

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Domestic International

Graduate Step 1 Part 1

Submit Application

  • Create an account or login if you already have one
  • Complete your profile section first once you log into your account
  • Select “School Search” and select Texas A&M University-Commerce
  • Choose the semester you wish to begin
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  • Select “Plant and Soil Science, Graduate Certificate” as your “Program.”

Domestic Application Fee 395064

  • Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
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Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses while you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Graduate Coordinator DeRene Sutton 395159

Your Graduate Coordinator

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Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to your graduate coordinator.

  • We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.
  • If your transcripts are already on file with the Graduate School or if your degree was awarded by this university, you do not need to submit new transcripts.

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

East Texas A&M University
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact your graduate coordinator for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

  • Apply for scholarships and graduate assistantships once you are admitted.
  • Apply for financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and sending it to school code 003565.
  • Contact your financial aid advisor with any questions.

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.

  • View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
  • To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Graduate Enrollment Specialist Lydia Carrascosa 395115

Your Graduate Enrollment Specialist

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Deadlines

  • Fall admission consideration: May 10
  • Spring admission consideration: October 15
  • Summer admission consideration: March 15

Note: International students interested in graduate certificates must do so in conjunction with a graduate degree.

Graduate Step 1 Part 1

Submit Application

  • Create an account or login if you already have one
  • Complete your profile section first once you log into your account
  • Select “School Search” and select Texas A&M University-Commerce
  • Choose the semester you wish to begin
Back to menu
  • Select “Plant and Soil Science, Graduate Certificate” as your “Program.”

Domestic Application Fee 395064

  • Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
Back to menu

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

  • After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Graduate Coordinator DeRene Sutton 395159

Your Graduate Coordinator

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  • Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to:
    East Texas A&M University
    Attn: Graduate School
    2600 S. Neal St.
    Commerce, Texas 75428

We will need official/original documents. If those documents are the only copies you have, the Graduate School can mail them back to you upon request. Contact your graduate coordinator for more information.

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

  • Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Once registration opens and you are eligible to enroll, your graduate enrollment specialist will contact you to complete registration.

  • View your degree plan in DegreeWorks.
  • To register for classes, go to myLeo > Student Resources > Registration Menu.

Contact your graduate enrollment specialist if you have any questions regarding your degree plan and registration.

Graduate Enrollment Specialist Lydia Carrascosa 395115

Your Graduate Enrollment Specialist

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WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

Alum Lydia Carrascosa Graduate Enrollment Specialist for College of Education & Human Services and College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources/Adjunct Faculty
Derald Harp, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture
Curtis A Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agronomy
Desire Djidonou, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Urban & Sustainable Agriculture
DeRene Sutton Graduate Student Services Coordinator: College of Education and Human Services, College of Science and Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, College of Innovation and Design

Contact Us

  • P.O. 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011

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