Overview

Botany from Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a research-intensive program with a robust fieldwork component. Located in a unique 86-acre learning environment dedicated to conservation of the state’s flora, facilities include a botanical library, fully equipped molecular and anatomy laboratories, comprehensive herbarium, scanning electron microscope, greenhouses, and growth chambers.

You’ll find abundant opportunities for hands-on research at California Botanic Garden, working alongside collegial faculty-mentors dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field. A seminar series addressing topics of systematic and evolutionary botany is offered weekly during each semester and draws attendees not only from our student body but also from the biology research community, faculty, and students at nearby colleges and universities.

Botany students may pursue concentrations in the following subdisciplines:

Comparative Morphology
Floristics
Molecular Systematics
Monographic and Revisionary Studies
Phylogenetics
Plant Anatomy
Plant Geography
Population and Conservation Genetics
Reproductive Biology

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Advanced Vascular Plant Phylogenetic Systematics

Special Topics in Plant Systematics: Readings in Phylogenetics

Special Topics in Plant Systematics: Current Methodologies in Systematics

Morphometrics

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Seminar Series

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Duration

Full-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Claremont, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Application Fee: The Botany Program waives the $80 admissions application fee and the $200 admissions deposit fee.
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English proficiency exam (international applicants only)

Statement of Purpose

You must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale (or equivalent)

Letter of Recommendation: 3 letters required

Standardized Test Scores: GRE (optional)

Tuition Fees

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24840 USD / year

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24840 USD / year

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24840 USD / year

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Living costs

Claremont

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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