Major Required: 9 units

• AG 5100 - Introduction to Graduate Research in the Agricultural Sciences (3)
• AG 5200 - Research Design and Data Analysis for Agriculture (3)
• AG 5300 - Research Proposal (3)

Subplan/Option Required: 5 units

• FST 6910 - Directed Research (1-3) (3 units required) or
• FST 6940 - Thesis Research (1-3) (3 units required) or
• NTR 6910 - Directed Research (1-3) (3 units required) or
• NTR 6940 - Thesis Research (1-3) (3 units required)

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• NTR 6930 - Proposal Defense Presentation (2)

Subplan/Option Electives: 14 units

Any combination of courses listed below will satisfy the required 14 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units.

Culminating Experience: 2 units

• FST 6950 - Master’s Project Defense (2) or
• FST 6960 - Master’s Thesis Defense (2) or
• NTR 6950 - Capstone Project - Presentation (1-3) (2 units required) or
• NTR 6960 - Master’s Thesis Defense (2)

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 5003 - Cal Poly Pomona Graduate Sponsored Summer Experience (0)