Course Listing For CRSS

CRSS 2010-2010L. Crop Science. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CROP SCIENCE.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L or BTNY 1220-1220L.
Crop species and world centers of production; origin of crops, their uses and climatological requirements for growth, classification, morphology, reproduction, growth, and improvement.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 2830. Introduction to Turfgrass Management. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: INTRO TURF MGT.
Turfgrasses and their management. Emphasis will be placed on how turfgrasses are used in society. Guest speakers from the turfgrass industry (golf course, sports fields, lawn care, etc.) who will discuss management systems and career opportunities.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered every year.

CRSS 3050-3050L. Principles of Soil Science. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRIN OF SOILS.
Not open to students with credit in CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L.
Soil formation; physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; commercial fertilizers, lime, and organic matter; and soil management practices.
Offered every year.

CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L. Soils and Hydrology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOILS AND HYDROLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in CRSS 3050-3050L.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L.
Soil formation and morphology, physical and chemical properties, soil-water interactions, hydrologic processes and water balance in the landscape, and soil and water quality. Emphasis on landscape management of soil and water resources for both productivity and environmental quality.
Offered every year.

CRSS 3270-3270L. Principles of Turfgrass Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRIN OF TURF MGT.
Turfgrass management practices and systems. Species selection, establishment, irrigation, mowing, fertilization, cultivation, as well as weed, insect, and disease control. Discussions will include the benefits of turfgrasses to society and various environmental issues impacting the turfgrass industry.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered every year.

CRSS 3300. Physiology of Crop Growth and Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PHYS CROP DEVELOP.
Prerequisite: CRSS 2010-2010L or permission of department.
Physiological development of crops from seed metabolism through fruit ripening. Growth of crop communities and physiological changes that occur as a result of abiotic stress.
Offered every year.

CRSS(ENTO)(PATH) 3500. Turfgrass Pest Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TURF PEST MGT.
Prerequisite: CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270-3270L.
Identification and control of turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases. Emphasis will be placed on management strategies that include both chemical and non-chemical approaches to the prevention and control of common turfgrass pests.
Offered every year.

CRSS 3910. Crop Science and Turfgrass Management Internship. 1-3 hours.
Oasis Title: CRS/TRF INTERN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Provides experiences which include pastures and turf, plant breeding and genetics, weed science.
Non-traditional format: This course provides students credit for internship experience. The credit hours available are variable contingent on the intensity of the internship experience.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 3920. Environmental Soil Science Internship. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ESS INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Provides work experiences with private consultants, governmental agencies, and research laboratories working in the environmental soil science area. A report and presentation are required.
Non-traditional format: This course provides students credit for internship experience.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CRSS 3990. Special Problems in Crop and Soil Sciences. 1-3 hours.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB CROP SOIL.
Research on problems in crop, soil, or turfgrass management area to be conducted in laboratory, field or library; report required, directed by crop and soil science staff.
Non-traditional format: This course will provide student credit for conducting a research problem under the direction of a faculty member in Crop and Soil Sciences. Credit is variable dependent upon the scope of the research project.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 4040/6040. Plant Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PLANT BREEDING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: PGEN 3580-3580L or permission of major.
Fundamental principles and theories utilized in the science of plant breeding and cultivar development and the role breeding plays in crop improvement.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4090. Advanced Turfgrass Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV TURF SCI.
Prerequisite: CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3500-3270L or permission of major.
The effects of the environment on turfgrass growth and quality management strategies for overcoming high and low temperature stress, as well as light and water deficits. Other topics include soil modification, golf green construction, developing fertilization programs, and discussions of various pesticide/environmental issues.
Offered every year.

CRSS(BTNY) 4210/6210. Seed Physiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEED PHYSIOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [CHEM 2100 or CHEM 2211 or BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010] and [PGEN 3580-3580L or GENE(BIOL) 3200 or BTNY(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500].
Graduate prerequisite: [BCMB 4010/6010 or BCMB 6000] and [BTNY(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500 or BTNY 8100].
Undergraduate corequisite: CRSS 3300 or HORT 4210/6210 or HORT 4440/6440-4440L/6440L or BTNY 3830-3830L.
Graduate corequisite: HORT 4210/6210 or HORT 4440/6440-4440L/6440L or BTNY 6830.
Regulation of anabolic and catabolic events during seed development, maturation, and germination processes. Ecophysiological consequences of dormancy variables, and agricultural and industrial significance of seed physiology.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 4220/6220. Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TOPICS IN CROP SOIL.
Topics and methods in Crop and Soil Sciences with a different timely topic each semester, including new areas of inquiry in crop and soil sciences.
Non-traditional format: This course provides students with exposure to evolving areas of crop and soil sciences. Credit hours are variable based upon topic covered in a particular semester.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

(CRSS)ENTO 4250/6250-4250L/6250L. Pesticide Management and Utilization. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PESTICIDE MGMT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L and [(CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L)].
Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance.
Offered spring semester every year.

CRSS 4260/6260. Forage Management and Utilization. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FORAGE MAN UTIL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 2010-2010L or permission of department.
Characteristics of forage species; establishment, physiology, and morphology effects on management; forage quality and utilization by livestock; grazing management; hay and silage; forages for wildlife and conservation.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4270. Crop and Soil Science Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CROP & SOIL SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or senior standing.
Seminar in topics related to crops and soils. Participation required for credit.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CRSS 4300/6300. Crop Production and Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CROP PROD MGT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CRSS 2010-2010L and CRSS 3050-3050L.
Conventional and alternative crop management systems, principles, and practices of crop science are used in discussion of management problems related to agronomic crops grown in Georgia.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4340/6340. Weed Science. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WEED SCIENCE.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [CHEM 1211 and 1211L and (CRSS 2010-2010L or HORT 2000)] or permission of department.
Fundamentals of weed biology; cultural and chemical weed control; properties and uses of herbicides and herbicide application equipment; and current systems for weed management in cropping programs.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 4340L/6340L. Weed Science Laboratory. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: WEED SCI LAB.
Undergraduate corequisite: CRSS 4340/6340.
Weed identification; symptomology of herbicide action; calibration of herbicide application equipment.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 4370/6370. Heavy Metals in the Environment. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: HEAVY METALS ENVR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L and (CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS)3060-3060L)] or permission of major.
The natural level and sources of, and human activity affecting, the heavy metal composition of soils and plants, and their potential hazards to plant life and introduction into the food chain.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4400/6400. Crop Ecology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CROP ECOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 2010-2010L or BTNY 1210-1210L or permission of major.
World population growth and food production problems; origin, distribution, and adaptation of tropical, subtropical, and temperate crop plants as influenced by environment with emphasis on climatic factors.
Offered every year.

(CRSS)(BIOL)BTNY 4500/6500. Introduction to Gene Technology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENE TECHNOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Methods and applications of gene technology (recombinant DNA) and related concepts in molecular biology. These will include structure and synthesis of macromolecules; cDNA and genomic cloning, polymerase chain reaction; molecular markers and mapping; gene isolation strategies; and various host-vector systems.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4510. Contaminants in Soils. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOIL CONTAMINANTS.
Prerequisite: [CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L and CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L and CRSS 4670/6670] or permission of major.
Fate and transport of contaminants; monitoring and remediation of pollution; sources, extent, and characteristics of pollution; risk assessment and management.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4520/6520. Field Soil and Site Assessment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FIELD SITE ASSESSMT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (CRSS 4540/6540-4540L/6540L and CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L) or permission of department.
How to assess a site to determine if the soil places any limitations on land use. Topics covered include soil sampling, soil landscapes, wetland and hydric soils, septic systems, and land application of waste.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4540/6540-4540L/6540L. Pedology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PEDOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L or permission of department.
Soils as a natural component of the ecosystem, including morphology, landscape distribution, formation, identification of diagnostic horizons and features, and classification.
Non-traditional format: A one-day trip to North Georgia and a two-day trip to the Coastal Plain will be required at student's expense.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L. Soil Fertility. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOIL FERTILITY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS)3060-3060L or permission of major.
Soil conditions affecting availability of plant nutrients; methods of determining soil fertility and insufficiency of plant nutrients in soils, and interpretation of chemical and biological measurements as related to fertility maintenance and good soil management.
Offered spring semester every year.

CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L. Soil Physics. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOIL PHYSICS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [(CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L) and MATH 2200 and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L)].
Graduate prerequisite: MATH 2210.
Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and solute movement in soils.
Offered every year.

CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L. Soil Microbiology. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOIL MICROBIOLOGY.
Microorganisms in soil and their effect on nutrient recycling, especially as it relates to environmental quality and crop production.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4660/6660-4660L/6660L. Chemical Analysis of Environmental Samples. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CHEM ANAL ENVIRON.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L.
Analysis of soils, sediment, rocks, water for important organic and inorganic contaminants. Chromatography, atomic adsorption, and plasma emission spectroscopy, field sampling and measurements. Quality assurance/quality control, data reporting, computer use in analysis.
Offered every year.

CRSS 4670/6670. Environmental Soil Chemistry. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ENV SOIL CHEM.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L or permission of department.
Environmental soil chemistry applies and extends the concepts of chemistry and physics to the investigation of problems related to the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil and their importance in relation to the management of contaminants, pesticides, and production inputs.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 4670L/6670L. Environmental Soil Chemistry Laboratory. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ENV SOIL CHEM LAB.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (CRSS 3050-3050L or CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L) and CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L.
Undergraduate corequisite: CRSS 4670/6670.
Laboratory evaluation of soil chemical properties.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS(ANTH)(HORT) 4930/6930. Agriculture and Ecology in Tropical America. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TROP AG & ECOL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
Offered spring semester every year.

CRSS(ANTH)(HORT) 4940/6940. Agriculture and Ecology in Tropical America Field Trip. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. 48 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TROP AG & ECOL TRIP.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CRSS(HORT)(ANTH) 4930/6930.
Intensive field study in a tropical Latin American country; crops and cropping systems of tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture on the ecosystems of the region. Conducted in a tropical Latin American country.
Non-traditional format: Students will tour a tropical country and receive on-site instruction at a series of different farms and ecological preserves over a period of 18 days.
Offered fall and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a masters degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 7050. Principles of Field Crop Production. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRIN FIELD CROP PRO.
Prerequisite: [CRSS 3300 and CRSS 4300/6300] or permission of department.
Effect of environment and heredity on crop production, including light, temperature, water, fertility, and other factors affecting plant growth and management.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CRSS 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 8000. Soil Physical Chemistry. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOIL PHYS CHEMISTRY.
Prerequisite: [CHEM 3100 or (CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L)] and [CRSS(FORS) 3060-3060L or GEOL 1250-1250L] or permission of department.
Physical and surface chemistry applied to soil-water systems. Topics include precipitation-dissolution, redox chemistry, complexation, structure of soil-water interface, adsorption mechanisms, use of computer models to simulate soil chemical reactions, and environmental applications.
Offered every year.

CRSS 8010. Research Methods. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH METHODS.
Scientific method, thesis and journal article preparation, manuscript review, seminar presentation, grant applications, and computer use related to these topics.
Offered every year.

CRSS 8100. Advanced Crop and Soil Science Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV CSS SEMINAR.
Instruction and practice in oral scientific presentations. A literature search within a general topic area unrelated to degree research, and a formal seminar on the subject, are required.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

CRSS 8210. Special Problems in Crop and Soil Science. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROB CSS.
The planning, completion, and reporting of short-term projects in crop and soil sciences, other than thesis or dissertation, conducted in the laboratory, greenhouse, or field.
Non-traditional format: This course will provide graduate students credit for conducting a research problem under the direction of a faculty member in Crop and Soil Sciences. Credit is variable dependent upon the scope of the research project.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 8220. Advanced Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPICS IN CSS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced topics and methods in Crop and Soil Science, including tropical soil management, application of geographic information systems to crop production, DRIS analysis, advanced analytical methods, microclimatology, crop modeling, and other timely topics.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 8280-8280L. Crops and Microclimate. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CROPS MICROCLIM.
Prerequisite: BTNY 3830-3830L or permission of department.
Effects of aerial factors (radiation, humidity, temperature, wind, atmospheric gases) on crop growth and productivity are discussed, along with measurement techniques for each. Emphasis is on quantitative analysis of processes occurring at the leaf, whole plant, and canopy levels.
Not offered on a regular basis.

CRSS 8330-8330L. Physiology of Herbicide Action. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHYSIOL HERB ACTION.
Prerequisite: CRSS 4340/6340-4340L/6340L or permission of department.
Herbicide action in crops and weeds, including uptake through roots, penetration through leaves, and translocation in the plant; mechanism and mode of action of individual herbicides as well as metabolism of xenobiotics in the plant. Laboratory component consists of research techniques used in herbicide physiology research.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CRSS 8340-8340L. Environmental Aspects of Herbicide Use. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ENV ASP HERBICIDE.
Prerequisite: CRSS 4340/6340-4340L/6340L or permission of department.
Behavior of herbicides in soil, water, and air; transfer and transformation processes affecting herbicides. Laboratory introduces research techniques necessary to examine herbicide transfer and transformation.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

CRSS 8350. Weed Ecology. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: WEED ECOLOGY.
Prerequisite: CRSS 4340/6340-4340L/6340L or permission of department.
Weed succession and development in crops, weed-crop interference, and physiological aspects of weed-crop interactions with an emphasis on modeling.
Offered fall semester every year.

CRSS 8520. Advanced Soil Fertility. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV SOIL FERT.
Prerequisite: (CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L and CHEM 2300 and CHEM 2300L) or permission of department.
Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil; plant mineral nutrient availability; theory and use of modern soil testing methods. Includes soil, environmental, and management factors that control crop use of applied chemical fertilizers and other sources of plant nutrients.
Offered every year.

CRSS 8540-8540L. Soil Mineralogy. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOIL MINERALOGY.
Prerequisite: CRSS 4540/6540-4540L/6540L or CRSS 4670/6670 or GEOL 4300/6300 or permission of department.
Mineral structure, properties, weathering, formation, and identification as related to soil behavior, distribution, and genesis. Application of laboratory techniques for identification and quantification of minerals in soils and sediments.
Offered every year.

CRSS 8600. Advanced Soil Physics: Numerical Method. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV SOIL PCS NUM.
Prerequisite: [MATH 2210 and MATH 2210L and CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L] or permission of department.
Numerical approach to solving water and solute transport equations. Two-dimensional water and solute movement in unsaturated soils and shallow groundwater are examined by solving the governing partial differential equations using a finite difference numerical technique.
Offered every year.

CRSS 8610. Advanced Soil Physics: Analytical Method. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV SOIL PCS ANLY.
Prerequisite: [MATH 2210 and MATH 2210L and CRSS 4600/6600-4600L/6600L] or permission of department.
Analytical approach to solving solute transport equations using Laplace transforms. One dimensional deterministic and stochastic transport models for solute movement through unsaturated soil are expressed in terms of transfer functions and compared.
Offered every year.

CRSS(ECOL) 8650. Nutrient Cycling Models. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NUTR CYCLING MODELS.
Prerequisite: [CSCI 7010 and CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L] or permission of department.
Structure, function, and performance of current nutrient cycling models used to simulate carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur transformations in the soil.
Offered every year.

(CRSS)ECOL 8660-8660L. Soil Biology and Ecology. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: SOIL BIOL ECOL.
Not open to students with credit in ECOL(CRSS) 6650-6650L.
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or CRSS 4590/6590-4590L/6590L or CRSS(MIBO) 4610/6610-4610L/6610L.
Organisms in the soil environment, with emphasis on macrobiota and their functional roles in food webs and ecosystem processes.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

(CRSS)GEOL 8760. Organic Contaminant Hydrogeology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORG CONT HYDROGEOL.
Prerequisite: (CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2212 and CHEM 2212L) or permission of department.
Physical and chemical processes controlling the mobility and fate of organic contaminants in soils, sediments, surface, and ground waters. Processes include biotic and abiotic (hydrolysis, volatilization, sorption, redox, and photochemical) reactions in the natural systems. Relationships between chemical structure and reactivity in the environment.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

CRSS 8880. Quantitative Aspects of Plant Breeding. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: QUANT PLANT BRDG.
Prerequisite: [CRSS 4040/6040 and STAT 6220] or permission of department.
Quantitative and population plant genetics and their interrelationship with plant breeding. Genetic and environmental variation and how they relate to selection procedures and choice of type of variety.
Offered every odd-numbered year.

CRSS 8890-8890L. Plant Cytogenetics. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PLANT CYTOGENETICS.
Prerequisite: BTNY 8100 or permission of department.
Classical and molecular cytogenetics are integrated to explain the reproductive behavior of angiosperms, the applications of cytogenetics to plant improvement, and the study of plant genetics.
Offered every even-numbered year.

CRSS(BTNY) 8900. Advanced Plant Genetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV PLANT GENETICS.
Prerequisite: BTNY 8100 or CRSS 8890-8890L or permission of department.
Recent developments in plant genetics: sexual incompatibilities and somatic hybridization, genetic engineering; RFLPs and other molecular markers, linkage and mapping: cytoplasmic genetics; and classic papers.
Offered every odd-numbered year.

CRSS 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

CRSS 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.