A candidate for the M.S. degree specializes in one major and one minor subject and has a minimum residence requirement of 2 full terms. Ph.D. programs involve one major and two minor subjects and a minimum residence requirement of 6 full terms. There is no course credit requirement for either degree. A thesis is required in both cases. Students supported by fellowships and assistantships are not required to pay tuition and fees.
Some faculty also have available assistantships funded by research grants.
R.E. Austic, Ph.D. Nutrient requirements of poultry and other monogastric species, with emphasis on nutritional and metabolic functions and interrelationships of amino acids. D.E. Bauman, Ph.D. Regulation of nutrient use for productive functions with emphasis on lactation and growth. Integration of nutritional, biochemical and endocrinological aspects of metabolic regulation. D.H. Beermann, Ph.D. Regulation of skeletal muscle growth and metabolism in vivo, protein and amino acid requirements in growing ruminants, integrated effects on body and tissue composition. Y.R. Boisclair, Ph.D. Hormonal regulation of nutrient use in growth and lactation.