In the later case, students may rotate through several laboratories to get a feel for the types of programs available. Since departmental assistantships require a minimum of two semesters of student teaching, applicants whose native language is not English must satisfy the English proficiency requirement before being eligible. The tests are administered by university personnel once the applicant has arrived on campus and must be scheduled through the department's academic secretary. In addition to departmental assistantships, research assistantships are available from specific faculty members. Research assistantships do not require a teaching assistant component, but all students are encouraged to student teach at least one semester.
Duties associated with individual research assistantships are specific to the laboratory.
Listed below are research assistantships currently available in our department. The genetics of resistance to Fusarium graminearum in wheat. Several resistant wheat germplasm accessions already have been identified. The research project will involve phenotypic characterization of their resistance, and genetic studies to determine the inheritance of resistance in each accession and the relation of resistance genes in these accessions to resistance genes that have already been identified. This project may include identification of molecular markers, depending on the interests of the student.