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Plant Research Laboratory
Michigan State University
Plant Biology Building
Room 106
East Lansing, MI
48824-1312

Phone: (517) 353-2270
Fax: (517) 353-9168

 

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Graduate Program

Our Graduate Program offers:

  • Interdisciplinary training in plant biology

  • Rotations in three labs for first-year graduate assistants

  • Renewable 12-month research assistantships, including

    • Graduate Assistant stipend

    • 9 credits per semester free

    • In-state tuition rates for all additional credits

    • Waiver of fees

    • Health insurance coverage

  • Exceptional research and plant growth facilities

  • Seminars twice weekly throughout the academic year

  • Collaborative projects among research groups

  • Departmental retreat featuring in-depth presentations of research projects

  • Industrial internships of 3 to 9 months

  • Certification in Teaching College Science and Mathematics, a voluntary comprehensive program to prepare graduate students in the College of Natural Science (CNS) for careers in post-secondary education

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