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--><generator uri="http://www.google.com/reader">Google Reader</generator><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/label/Illinois PSM Web Update</id><title>"Illinois PSM Web Update" via IllinoisPSM in Google Reader</title><gr:continuation>CPKJ_e2O96cC</gr:continuation><author><name>IllinoisPSM</name></author><updated>2011-08-08T20:03:25Z</updated><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/IllinoisPSM" /><feedburner:info uri="illinoispsm" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><geo:lat>40.114931</geo:lat><geo:long>-88.243223</geo:long><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1312833805641"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/8607e760479763d8</id><title type="html">How to Apply | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-08-08T20:03:25Z</published><updated>2011-08-08T20:03:25Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/lu9OSntXi7c/apply" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/apply" type="html">&lt;strong&gt;Fall 2012&lt;/strong&gt; applications are now being accepted for all Illinois PSM programs.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/lu9OSntXi7c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/apply</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1310655053049"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/6eedf1e1a3e0a816</id><title type="html">New Student Orientation | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-14T14:50:53Z</published><updated>2011-07-14T14:50:53Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/b4hJb2gKQS0/new-student-orientation" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation" type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Courses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"&gt;Updated course registration information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, the business curriculum has changed, effective this fall.  We streamlined the curriculum based on feedback from students, alumni, and industry partners.  The 10 credit hour requirement has not changed, but we’ve reconfigured the content into a different set of courses that better suit student’s learning needs.  For a graphical summary of the revision, see the &lt;a title="PSM Curriculum Revision - Illinois PSM Blog" href="http://illinoispsm.blogspot.com/2011/07/business-curriculum-revision.html"&gt;post&lt;/a&gt; on the Illinois PSM blog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A few special conditions apply to transition to the new curriculum.  They are noted below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This fall, you will take two business courses and the PSM industry seminar.  Each business course is a half-semester course, and each earns two credit hours.  The industry seminar meets weekly all semester.  The courses are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left:30px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BADM 508 - Leadership and Teams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRN 57913 (Section TM2)&lt;br&gt;2 hrs.&lt;br&gt;11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday&lt;br&gt;Meets August 22 - October 12&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left:30px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BADM 595 - Business Fundamentals&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRN 56572 (Section PSM)&lt;br&gt;2 hrs. *&lt;br&gt;6:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday&lt;br&gt;Meets October 18 - December 6&lt;br&gt;* Note:  This course is currently a one credit hour course.  In the fall, the course will change to two credit hours.  Register now for one hour.  After the start of the fall semester, we will change your registration to two credit hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left:30px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PSM 501 - PSM Industry Seminar I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRN 56168 (Section A)&lt;br&gt;0 or 1hr. **&lt;br&gt;6:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Wednesday&lt;br&gt;Meets all semester&lt;br&gt;** Note:  This is currently a zero credit hour course.  Beginning this fall, you have the option of earning one credit hour.  The zero credit hour option does not impact your grade point average; the final course grade is either “S” or “U” (satisfactory or unsatisfactory).  If you choose the one credit hour option, a letter grade is assigned (“A”, “B”, “C”, etc.) and is included in calculating your grade point average.  When you register, you will automatically enroll for zero credit hours; after the semester begins, you will be given the option of voluntarily changing to one credit hour.  The one hour does not satisfy any other degree requirement.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See the “Registration” section below for instructions and a link to the online registration system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/b4hJb2gKQS0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1310655018542"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/60e0a50dd639796e</id><title type="html">Current Student Information | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-14T14:50:18Z</published><updated>2011-07-14T14:50:18Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/E1GFtucPbF8/current-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students" type="html">&lt;h3&gt;Second Year Students – Fall 2011 Business Courses&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, the business curriculum has changed, effective this fall.  The impact on you is minimal:  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;instead of TWO one-hour courses, you will take ONE two-hour course&lt;/span&gt;.  You will also take the PSM industry seminar.  Special conditions apply to each course as noted below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left:30px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BADM 595 - Business Fundamentals&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRN 56572 (Section PSM)&lt;br&gt;2 hrs. *&lt;br&gt;6:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday&lt;br&gt;Meets October 18 - December 6&lt;br&gt;* &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Note&lt;/span&gt;:  This course is currently a one credit hour course.  In the fall, the course will change to two credit hours.  Register now for one hour.  After the start of the fall semester, we will change your registration to two credit hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left:30px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PSM 503 - PSM Industry Seminar III&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CRN 54911 (Section A)&lt;br&gt;0 or 1 hr. **&lt;br&gt;6:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Monday&lt;br&gt;Meets all semester&lt;br&gt;** &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Note&lt;/span&gt;:  This is currently a zero credit hour course.  Beginning this fall, you have the option of earning one credit hour.  The zero credit hour option does not impact your grade point average; the final course grade is either “S” or “U” (satisfactory or unsatisfactory).  If you choose the one credit hour option, a letter grade is assigned (“A”, “B”, “C”, etc.) and is included in calculating your grade point average.  When you register, you will automatically enroll for zero credit hours; after the semester begins, you will be given the option of voluntarily changing to one credit hour.  The one hour cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have questions about your final semester business courses, contact Dr. Sightler at &lt;a href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt; or (217) 265-5363.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Online registration:  &lt;a title="UI-Integrate Self-Service" href="https://webprod.admin.uillinois.edu/ssa/servlet/SelfServiceLogin?appName=edu.uillinois.aits.SelfServiceLogin&amp;amp;dad=BANPROD1"&gt;UI-Integrate Self-Service&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/E1GFtucPbF8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1310654955470"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/3443038f311bc5ab</id><title type="html">How to Apply | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-14T14:49:15Z</published><updated>2011-07-14T14:49:15Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/naRG4xXZzJQ/apply" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/apply#" type="html">&lt;strong&gt;Fall 2011 Deadlines:&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;international applicants&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;not&lt;/span&gt; currently in the U.S. on an F1 student visa, the application deadline is &lt;strong&gt;July 20, 2011&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For &lt;strong&gt;domestic applicants&lt;/strong&gt; and for intersation applicants currently in the U.S. on an F1 student visa, the application deadlines are:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;*  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Agricultural Production&lt;/span&gt;:  August 10, 2011&lt;br&gt;*  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Bioenergy&lt;/span&gt;:  August 10, 2011&lt;br&gt;*  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Food Science and Human Nutrition&lt;/span&gt;:  &lt;em&gt;contact us&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;*  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Plant Biology&lt;/span&gt;:  August 12, 2011&lt;br&gt;*  &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Technical Systems Management&lt;/span&gt;:  August 15, 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to application deadlines, keep in mind the amount of time necessary to find housing, travel, and secure visas where necessary.  To discuss your situation, contact Kevin Sightler at (217) 265-5363 or email &lt;a href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/naRG4xXZzJQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/apply#</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1310057850268"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/2ab33c56ff0d0289</id><title type="html">How to Apply | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-07T16:57:30Z</published><updated>2011-07-07T16:57:30Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/lu9OSntXi7c/apply" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/apply" type="html">&lt;p&gt;Before you apply to the Illinois PSM, note the following:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fall 2011 Deadlines:&lt;/strong&gt; Each PSM program sets its own deadline.  The deadlines are:
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Agricultural Production&lt;/span&gt;:  domestic applicants - contact us for details; international applicants not currently in the U.S. - July 20, 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Bioenergy&lt;/span&gt;:  domestic applicants - August 10, 2011; international applicants not currently in the U.S. - July 20, 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Food Science and Human Nutrition&lt;/span&gt;:  domestic applicants - contact us for details; international applicants not currently in the U.S. - contact us&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Plant Biology&lt;/span&gt;:  domestic applicants - August 12, 2011; international applicants not currently in the U.S. - July 20, 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Technical Systems Management&lt;/span&gt;:  domestic applicants - contact us for details; international applicants not currently in the U.S. - contact us&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to our deadlines, keep in mind the amount of time necessary to find housing, travel, and secure visas where necessary.  To contact us, call Kevin Sightler at (217) 265-5363 or email &lt;a href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/lu9OSntXi7c" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/apply</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1310057819809"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/a6f4d1bb14337ff4</id><title type="html">What is the PSM? | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-07T16:56:59Z</published><updated>2011-07-07T16:56:59Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/GWGbpnH4Qbg/prospective-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students" type="html">&lt;h2&gt;What is the PSM?&lt;/h2&gt;
                             
			   &lt;h3&gt;Can I still apply for Fall 2011?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some Illinois PSM programs are still accepting applications for Fall.  Visit the &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/apply"&gt;Apply&lt;/a&gt; page to check for your specific program of interest.  Time is running short, however, so act fast.  Feel free to contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:PSMdegree@illinois.edu"&gt;PSMdegree@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt; or (217) 265-5363 if you need assistance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/GWGbpnH4Qbg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1309965309860"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/167c38ec4ff3fb48</id><title type="html">New Student Orientation | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-07-06T15:15:09Z</published><updated>2011-07-06T15:15:09Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/b4hJb2gKQS0/new-student-orientation" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation" type="html">&lt;blockquote&gt;Shared by  IllinoisPSM 
&lt;br&gt;
New information on Community Resources on the Illinois PSM Orientation webpage (&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;New!&lt;/span&gt; Community Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="40 North | 88 West" href="http://www.40north.org/"&gt;40 North | 88 West&lt;/a&gt; - An arts and creativity organization for Champaign county&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Champaign Center Partnership" href="http://www.champaigncenter.com/"&gt;Champaign Center Partnership&lt;/a&gt; - Information on the campustown, midtown, and downtown Champaign districts&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Champaign Parks District" href="http://www.champaignparkdistrict.com/index.html"&gt;Champaign Parks District&lt;/a&gt; - Parks + recreation, events, and recreational activities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cumtd.com/"&gt;Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD)&lt;/a&gt; - Campus and community bus transit system&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="UP Center of Champaign County" href="http://unitingpride.org/"&gt;UP Center&lt;/a&gt; - An LGBT and ally community organization of Champaign county&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Urbana Business Association" href="http://urbanabusiness.com/"&gt;Urbana Business Association&lt;/a&gt; - Nightlife + bars, restaurants + cafes, grocery + markets, and other Urbana businesses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Urbana Parks District" href="http://www.urbanaparks.org/"&gt;Urbana Parks District&lt;/a&gt; - Twenty-two parks, 600 acres, and hundred of recreational activities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/b4hJb2gKQS0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><gr:annotation><content type="html">New information on Community Resources on the Illinois PSM Orientation webpage (&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation&lt;/a&gt;)</content><author gr:user-id="14535956331782376149" gr:profile-id="110637973057633250696"><name>IllinoisPSM</name></author></gr:annotation><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1308941729289"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4c5347058a064ab9</id><title type="html">Costs and Financial Aid | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-06-24T18:55:29Z</published><updated>2011-06-24T18:55:29Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/PeOfiOauD9Y/cost" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost" type="html">&lt;h2&gt;Costs and Financial Aid&lt;/h2&gt;
                 
                             
                &lt;h2&gt;Costs&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost#tuition"&gt;Tuition and Fees&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost#other"&gt;Other  Expenses&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost#international"&gt;International Applicants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A high quality graduate education at one of the world’s leading universities is an investment in your future.  With competitive tuition and fees, Urbana-Champaign’s reasonable cost-of-living, and programs designed to be completed in just 16 months, the Illinois PSM helps maximize your investment return.  The Illinois PSM has held tuition constant for three consecutive years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;&lt;a name="tuition"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tuition and Fees&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Entering (first year) Students&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For students entering in Fall 2011, tuition has been held to last year&amp;#39;s rates.  However, tuition has been &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;reallocated&lt;/span&gt; across the program’s terms:  fall and spring semester tuition has increased, but summer tuition has decreased by the equivalent amount.  Total tuition for the entire program is unchanged.  Full time enrollment, i.e., at least 12 hours, is required in fall and spring semesters.  Enrollment is required in the summer term for the internship.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(211,211,211)" colspan="5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Students Entering Fall 2011&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Fall&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Spring&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Summer&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Fall&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2012&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2012&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2012&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color:rgb(220,220,220)"&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)" colspan="5"&gt;Residents&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Tuition&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,650&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,650&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$1,050&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,650&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Fees&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,246,143)"&gt;$562 *&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,246,143)"&gt;$3,088 *&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Total&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$9,591&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$9,591&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$1,612&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$9,738&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color:rgb(220,220,220)"&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)" colspan="5"&gt;Non-residents&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Tuition&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,975&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,975&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$1,575&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,975&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Fees&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,246,143)"&gt;$562 *&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,246,143)"&gt;$3,088 *&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Total&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$12,916&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$12,916&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$2,137&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$13,063&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,246,143)" colspan="5"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* Estimated 5% increase over prior year; fees are set in late spring.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Returning (second year) Students&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For students who entered in Fall 2010, tuition for Fall 2011 is unchanged from last year.  Fees are at this year&amp;#39;s rates.  Should enrollment continue beyond Fall 2011, tuition will change to the rate in effect for the most recently admitted students.  Full time enrollment, i.e., at least 12 hours, is required in fall and spring semester.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(211,211,211)" colspan="5"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Students Entering Fall 2010                                                          &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Fall&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Spring&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Summer&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;Fall&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2010&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;2011&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color:rgb(220,220,220)"&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)" colspan="5"&gt;Residents&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Tuition&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$3,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$6,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Fees&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,917&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,917&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$535&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Total&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$8,917&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$8,917&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$3,535&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$8,941&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr style="background-color:rgb(220,220,220)"&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(240,240,240)" colspan="5"&gt;Non-residents&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Tuition&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$4,500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$9,000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Fees&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,917&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,917&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$535&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;$2,941&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:left"&gt;Total&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$11,917&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$11,917&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5,035&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="border:1px solid rgb(119,136,153);text-align:center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$11,941&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Important notes:&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) Tuition amounts shown are for 12 or more hours (Range  I) in fall and spring terms, and for 0-2 hours (Range IV) in the summer term. Summer enrollment in PSM 555 (Internship) is required.  Students must enroll in 12 or more hours in fall and spring semesters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) Tuition rates are guaranteed for the planned duration of a PSM cohort.  A cohort is defined by semester and year of initial enrollment; the planned duration of a PSM cohort is four consecutive terms including summer.  For example, tuition rates for students initially enrolling in Fall 2011 are guaranteed through Fall 2012.  If enrollment continues after the planned duration of a cohort, tuition rates of the immediately following cohort will apply.  Fees, however, vary by year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) &lt;a href="http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/grad_fees.html"&gt;Fee details&lt;/a&gt; are available from the Office of the Registrar.   A PSM program fee of $1,200 is assessed in fall and spring semesters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(4) Tuition is typically set in March for the academic year that begins in August (fall); fees are typically set in June.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(5) Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(6) &lt;a href="http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_details.html"&gt;Residency classification&lt;/a&gt; information is available from the Office of the Registrar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;&lt;a name="other"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Other  Expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You should carefully plan for other expenses including housing,  food, books and supplies, Internet service, transportation, clothing, moving expenses  (including utility start-up costs), and other personal expenses.  The Office of the Registrar provides &lt;a href="http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/grad_expenses.html"&gt;expense  estimates&lt;/a&gt; to help you plan.  Note  that these estimates are for fall and spring semesters only and do not include estimates for summer.  Because of the required PSM internship, plan for the additional summer living expenses and transportation costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;&lt;a name="international"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;International Applicants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After admission, international applicants must provide evidence of financial resources to cover one calendar year’s expenses.  This is required in order to issue visa eligibility documents.  The amount required is currently $48,018.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt; &lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Financial Aid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a professional program,  Illinois PSM students are responsible for securing adequate funds to cover tuition, fees, living expenses, and all other costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Financial assistance in the form of full or partial waiver of tuition and fees is rarely available to Illinois PSM students (except for statutory waivers).  Departments providing assistance that includes waivers must pay Illinois PSM tuition and fees on students’ behalf.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Illinois PSM students may be eligible for student loans.  Visit the &lt;a href="http://www.osfa.uiuc.edu/index.html"&gt;Office of Student Financial Aid&lt;/a&gt; for additional information.  The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or &lt;a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/"&gt;FAFSA&lt;/a&gt;, is generally required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because of the demanding course load and the comparatively short duration of the program, employment while enrolled in the Illinois PSM is discouraged.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/PeOfiOauD9Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1308941671688"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/94ac01f8ab5f6f45</id><title type="html">News &amp;amp; Announcements | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-06-24T18:54:31Z</published><updated>2011-06-24T18:54:31Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/FMlYhN2zUvI/news" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/news" type="html">&lt;h2&gt;News &amp;amp; Announcements&lt;/h2&gt;
                 
                             
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       &lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/news/plant-biology-psm-program-receives-council-graduate-schools-recognition"&gt;Plant Biology PSM Program Receives Council of Graduate Schools Recognition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
 
  &lt;p&gt;June 10, 2011&lt;/p&gt;         
  &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Illinois PSM in Plant Biology &lt;/strong&gt;is now recognized by the Council of Graduate Schools’ Professional Science Master’s (PSM) initiative (&lt;a title="ScienceMasters.com" href="http://www.sciencemasters.com/"&gt;sciencemasters.com&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The new Plant Biology professional MS degree program in the &lt;a href="http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/"&gt;Department of Plant Biology&lt;/a&gt; formally joins the 70 PSM member programs nationwide that offer a blend of biotechnology expertise and business skills.  Across all disciplines, there are currently 239 PSM programs offered at 110 institutions.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Illinois PSM in Plant Biology&lt;/strong&gt; prepares scientists for the needs of biotechnology industries in agriculture, medicine and the environment.  Its collaborations within the national organization will position the Plant Biology PSM to contribute broadly to the excellence of these distinctive and emerging graduate programs in the math and science disciplines.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For additional information, contact Dr. Joan Huber at &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/jlhuber1@illinois.edu"&gt;jlhuber1@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt; or (217) 333-5498.  Visit the Plant Biology webpage at &lt;a href="http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/psm/"&gt;http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/psm/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/FMlYhN2zUvI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/news</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1308941618935"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9f9aa6989b010cf0</id><title type="html">Current Student Information | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-06-24T18:53:38Z</published><updated>2011-06-24T18:53:38Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/F0Fwg2OK4O8/current-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students#" type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Student Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Are you a newly admitted Illinois PSM student for &lt;strong&gt;Fall 2011&lt;/strong&gt;? Visit the &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;Orientation&lt;/a&gt; web page for important information and required action steps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;&lt;img src="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/assets/ButtonOrientation01.png" alt="Button Orientation" title="Button Orientation" style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" border="0" height="70" width="200"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/F0Fwg2OK4O8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students#</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1308941605940"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/478eed3d9660e228</id><title type="html">Current Student Information | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-06-24T18:53:25Z</published><updated>2011-06-24T18:53:25Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/E1GFtucPbF8/current-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students" type="html">&lt;h3&gt;Tuition + Fees for 2011-12&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tuition and fee information for entering and returning students is now available on the &lt;a title="Cost and Financial Aid" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/cost"&gt;Cost and Financial Aid&lt;/a&gt; page. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/E1GFtucPbF8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1308941581952"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/271ad38c37b60f7b</id><title type="html">Plant Biology | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-06-24T18:53:01Z</published><updated>2011-06-24T18:53:01Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/HZgrKoVohFk/plant-biology" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology" type="html">&lt;h2&gt;Plant Biology&lt;/h2&gt;
                 
                             
                &lt;p&gt;Program coordinator: Dr. Joan Huber, &lt;a href="mailto:jlhuber1@illinois.edu"&gt;jlhuber1@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;, (217) 333-5498&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Plant Biology Printable Summary [PDF]" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/PgmFlyerPlantBio.pdf"&gt;Printable Summary&lt;/a&gt; [PDF] | &lt;a title="Plant Biology PSM Intro Video" href="http://youtu.be/YltBf4X-veM?hd=1"&gt;Introductory Video&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title="Video Transcript of Introductory Video" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/TranscriptPlantBiologyPSMVideo20110505.pdf"&gt;transcript&lt;/a&gt; [PDF]) | &lt;a title="U of I Department of Plant Biology" href="http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/psm/"&gt;Department of Plant Biology PSM Webpage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Scientific Discovery and Biotech&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Graduate students in the Plant Biology PSM build a broad, interdisciplinary expertise around a strong biotechnology core.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Embedded within the graduate programs in the &lt;a title="School of Integrative Biology" href="http://sib.illinois.edu/"&gt;School of Integrative Biology&lt;/a&gt;, Plant Biology PSM students enjoy the charged atmosphere of scientific discoveries for which the University of Illinois is globally recognized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moreover, PSM students themselves are encouraged to pursue research, forging unique skills and credentials from direct participation in graduate scientific inquiry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Science + Business&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Along with a sound footing in the biotechnology-related disciplines, students are introduced to the modes by which scientific discoveries are translated to the commercial realm. The program fosters students’ efforts to cultivate meaningful relationships with industry partners, from whom they learn about directions and needs of biotechnology enterprises.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To prepare students to enter these industries and to function successfully at the interface of science and business, the PSM provides essential business knowledge and real-world experience to build professional skills in key areas of communication, management and leadership. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Careers&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By merging biotechnology-focused training with business knowledge and professional skills, the Plant Biology PSM equips students for diverse entry points into agricultural, medical and environmental enterprises that demand strong science credentials and business acumen.  The sources of career opportunities span industry, not-for-profit, and government organizations.  Career possibilities include&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;product development and marketing,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;government and public relations,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;design and implementation of regulatory strategies,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;market analysis and feasibility studies,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;application of new customer support models, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;technology transfer and intellectual property ventures.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Program Structure and Requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 16-month, non-thesis, biotechnology-focused M.S. degree progam requires 42 semester credit hours of full-time study on the Urbana-Champaign campus. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Based on their interests and goals, the small cohort of PSM students admitted each fall customize their science curriculum in close consultation with the program coordinator and with counsel provided by industry partners.  With the import of graduate-level opportunities both in and outside the classroom, students establish a knowledge base in the biotechnology-related disciplines, build critical thinking skills, and enhance leadership and innovation aptitudes that are broadly applicable to their careers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The program is composed of four curricular components:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Science Curriculum - Plant Biology" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/science"&gt;Science&lt;/a&gt; - Study is available in plant biochemistry, growth and development, ecology and global change, molecular genetics and biotechnology, bioinformatics and systems biology.  The Plant Biology seminar course, offered each semester, is strongly recommended.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Business Curriculum - Plant Biology" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/business"&gt;Business&lt;/a&gt; - The business curriculum offers basic knowledge and skills essential for managerial and leadership roles in industry, government and nonprofit organizations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Internship - Plant Biology" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/internship"&gt;Internship&lt;/a&gt; and Experiential Learning - An embedded internship experience in either industry or government is required.  &lt;em&gt;Research experience at Illinois is strongly encouraged.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Industry Seminar" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/industry-seminar"&gt;Industry Seminar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;img src="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/assets/PSMSemestersHoursChart20100723.jpg" alt="Illinois PSM Curriculum by Semester" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;display:block" border="0"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Apply&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Applications to this PSM program are submitted on line.  For application and other program information, visit the &lt;a title="Plant Biology PSM Webpage" href="http://www.life.illinois.edu/plantbio/psm"&gt;Plant Biology PSM webpage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact Dr. Joan Huber; Program Coordinator, Professional Science Master’s in Plant Biology; Plant Biology Dept., 265 Morrill Hall; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL  61801;  (o) 217-333-5498;  email: &lt;a title="email Joan Huber" href="mailto:jlhuber1@illinois.edu"&gt;jlhuber1@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/HZgrKoVohFk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1303746142476"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/10c6c5d555bb332a</id><title type="html">What is the PSM? | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-04-25T15:42:22Z</published><updated>2011-04-25T15:42:22Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/GWGbpnH4Qbg/prospective-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students" type="html">&lt;h3&gt;Can I still apply for Fall 2011?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes you can!  Visit the &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/apply"&gt;Apply&lt;/a&gt; page to learn how.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Already admitted for Fall 2011?&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have you beed admitted to an Illinois PSM program for Fall 2011?  Then be sure to visit the &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;Orientation&lt;/a&gt; page for important new student information.  There are action-steps for you to take now.  On-campus orientation is Friday, August 19, 2011!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/GWGbpnH4Qbg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1302726533194"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/b97ebd06a76691f4</id><title type="html">Science Curriculum (32 hours) | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-04-13T20:28:53Z</published><updated>2011-04-13T20:28:53Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/oV0nJJW5jhQ/science" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/science" type="html">&lt;blockquote&gt;Shared by  IllinoisPSM 
&lt;br&gt;
Illinois PSM in Plant Biology - Science Curriculum&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Science Curriculum (32 hours)&lt;/h2&gt;
                 
                             
                &lt;p&gt;The science component is comprised of coursework in the major.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Required Courses (12 hours)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In consultation with the advisor, students complete 12 hours in required courses, distributed among three of the following areas:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;anatomy,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;biochemistry,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;development,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ecology,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;evolution,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;genetics,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;molecular biology,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;physiology, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;systematics.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Four of these hours must be outside the immediate research interests of the student.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elective Courses (20 hours)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Electives are selected in consultation with and by permission of the advisor.  Course options include study in &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;plant biochemistry,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;growth and development,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;ecology and global change,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;molecular genetics and biotechnology,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;physiology,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;bioinformatics, and systems biology.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Sample Program of Study&lt;br&gt;(Specific courses depend on the student's professional objectives)&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 1: Fall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Science Courses&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;IB 421 - Photosynthesis&lt;br&gt;CPSC 590 - Professionalism &amp;amp; Ethics&lt;br&gt;IB 424 - Plant Development&lt;br&gt;IB 496 - Readings in Development&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Business Modules&lt;/span&gt; (3-8 weeks each)&lt;br&gt;LER 512 - People, Technology &amp;amp; Work&lt;br&gt;BADM 595 - Marketing for Professional Scientists&lt;br&gt;BADM 596 - Entrepreneurship for Professional Scientists&lt;br&gt;PSM 501 - Industry Seminar I (all semester)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 1: Spring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Science Courses&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the following two --&lt;br&gt;IB 420/CPSC 484 - Plant Physiology&lt;br&gt;CPSC 566 - Plant Gene Regulation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two of the following four --&lt;br&gt;IB 440 - Plants and Global Change&lt;br&gt;IB505/CPSC567 - Bioinformatics and Systems Biology&lt;br&gt;CPSC 588 - Plant Biochemistry&lt;br&gt;CPSC 563 - Molecular Cytogenetics&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Business Modules&lt;/span&gt; (3-8 weeks each)&lt;br&gt;BADM 598 - Managing Technology &amp;amp; Innovation&lt;br&gt;BADM 597 - Global Strategy&lt;br&gt;LER 524 - Human Resource Management for Scientists &amp;amp; Engineers&lt;br&gt;PSM 502 - Industry Seminar II (all semester)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summer Internship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Year 2: Fall&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Science Courses&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;IB 472 - Plant Molecular Biology (half semester)&lt;br&gt;IB 474 - Plant Proteomics (half semester)&lt;br&gt;IB 473 - Plant Genomics (half semester)&lt;br&gt;IB 475 - Plant Metabolomics (half semester)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the following three --&lt;br&gt;CPSC 440 - Statistics&lt;br&gt;IB 425 - Plant Secondary Metabolism&lt;br&gt;CPSC 499 - Genomics for Crop Improvement&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Business Modules&lt;/span&gt; (3 or 6 weeks)&lt;br&gt;ACCY 500 - Accounting Measurement, Reporting &amp;amp; Control&lt;br&gt;FIN 500 - Introduction to Finance&lt;br&gt;PSM 503 - Industry Seminar III (all semester)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;December Graduation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/oV0nJJW5jhQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><gr:annotation><content type="html">Illinois PSM in Plant Biology - Science Curriculum</content><author gr:user-id="14535956331782376149" gr:profile-id="110637973057633250696"><name>IllinoisPSM</name></author></gr:annotation><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/science</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1302726420374"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/10f3d0ee8dc96e18</id><title type="html">Plant Biology | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-04-13T20:27:00Z</published><updated>2011-04-13T20:27:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/HZgrKoVohFk/plant-biology" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology" type="html">&lt;h2&gt;Plant Biology&lt;/h2&gt;
                 
                             
                &lt;p&gt;Program coordinator: Dr. Joan Huber, &lt;a href="mailto:jlhuber1@illinois.edu"&gt;jlhuber1@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;, (217) 333-5498&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Plant Biology Printable Summary" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/PgmFlyerPlantBio.pdf"&gt;Printable Summary&lt;/a&gt; [PDF]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Illinois PSM in Plant Biology program targets immediate and emerging plant science- and technology-based industry needs.  To that end, the program intensively integrates graduate scholarship on the leading edge of plant sciences with essential business knowledge and skills.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Plant Biology PSM is excellent preparation for management positions in agricultural, environmental, or biotechnological organizations.  Success in these positions requires more than technical expertise – it also takes inventive thinking, leadership abilities, and entrepreneurial skills. Career opportunities span business, industry, not-for-profit, and government organizations in&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;customer support,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;government and public relations,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;marketing,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;product development,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;regulatory affairs,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;safety, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;technology transfer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Students can customize their curriculum in consultation with the program coordinator based on their interests, goals, and career aspirations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Degree Requirements&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The MS degree in Plant Biology requires the completion of 42 semester hours as prescribed in the following four curricular components:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/science"&gt;Science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/business"&gt;Business&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/internship"&gt;Internship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology/industry-seminar"&gt;Industry Seminar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The program is designed to be completed in 16-months of full-time study on the Urbana-Champaign campus.  Summer enrollment is required while completing the internship.  A thesis is not required.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://psm.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/assets/PSMSemestersHoursChart20100723.jpg" alt="PSM Curriculum Chart by Semester with Credit Hours" border="0" height="235" width="531"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Admission Requirements&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The minimum admission requirements are &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a bachelor's degree in the sciences, which include biology, chemistry or related fields from an accredited US institution or a comparable degree from a recognized institution abroad,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and for any graduate work,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score, and&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 590 or higher (paper-based test) or 243 or higher (computer-based test) for applicants whose native language is not English.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~4/HZgrKoVohFk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><author gr:unknown-author="true"><name>(author unknown)</name></author><source gr:stream-id="user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link"><id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/14535956331782376149/source/com.google/link</id><title type="html">psm.illinois.edu</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" type="text/html" /></source><feedburner:origLink>http://psm.illinois.edu/prospective-students/programs/plant-biology</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gr:crawl-timestamp-msec="1301516614273"><id gr:original-id="">tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91aa1ddb9c7770f5</id><title type="html">Current Student Information | Illinois PSM | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</title><published>2011-03-30T20:23:34Z</published><updated>2011-03-30T20:23:34Z</updated><link rel="alternate" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IllinoisPSM/~3/E1GFtucPbF8/current-students" type="text/html" /><link rel="related" href="http://psm.illinois.edu/" title="psm.illinois.edu" /><content xml:base="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students" type="html">&lt;blockquote&gt;Shared by  IllinoisPSM 
&lt;br&gt;
Illinois PSM Web Update&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summer Registration&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t forget to register for the summer term!  Registration begins on April 4, 2011.  Current students should register for &lt;strong&gt;PSM 555 (Internship), CRN 35644&lt;/strong&gt;, for 0 credit hours.  Register via the &lt;a title="UI-Integrate" href="https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/"&gt;UI-Integrate&lt;/a&gt; system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Will you live more than 50 miles from campus for your internship?  If so, you can register &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;in absentia&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;which will exempt you from certain summer term fees.  Complete the &lt;em&gt;in absentia&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a title="In absentia form [PDF]" href="http://www.grad.illinois.edu/forms/gsas/In_Absentia.pdf"&gt;form&lt;/a&gt; [PDF] and submit it to the Graduate College for approval; then complete your registration in the &lt;a title="UI-Integrate" href="https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/"&gt;UI-Integrate&lt;/a&gt; system.  To see what fees are exempt, refer to the Graduate College &lt;a title="Grad College Handbook" href="http://www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/chapterII/section02"&gt;Handbook&lt;/a&gt; (section B, item 4).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most &lt;strong&gt;financial aid &lt;/strong&gt;requires that you registered for at least &lt;strong&gt;three credit hours &lt;/strong&gt;in the summer term.  If this applies to you, contact Dr. Sightler to discuss options (&lt;a href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;, (217) 265-5363).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Student Information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Are you a newly admitted Illinois PSM student for &lt;strong&gt;Fall 2012&lt;/strong&gt;? Visit the &lt;a href="http://psm.illinois.edu/current-students/new-student-orientation"&gt;Orientation&lt;/a&gt; web page for important information and required action steps.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Welcome Illinois PSM Class of 2012  &lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congratulations on your admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  We are pleased you have selected the Illinois PSM for your graduate studies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This page has important information and action items for you to enroll in fall semester 2011.  As a suggestion, first review all of the information on this page and then begin working through the necessary action steps.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This page may be updated as necessary.  Sign up for RSS feeds to stay up-to-date (use the icon at the bottom of the page). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Questions?  Contact Dr. Kevin Sightler, Illinois PSM director, at &lt;a href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt; or (217) 265-5363. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orientation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline"&gt;Friday, August 19, 2011&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Orientation for newly admitted students is &lt;strong&gt;Friday, August 19, 2011&lt;/strong&gt;, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the ACES Library [maps: &lt;a href="http://illinois.edu/ricker/CampusMap?target=search&amp;amp;building=377"&gt;online&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="http://illinois.edu/ricker/maps/map.pdf"&gt;printable&lt;/a&gt; (PDF)].  Current Illinois PSM students, faculty members, career services professionals, and others will participate.  The principal goals of orientation are for you to meet and begin working with your Illinois PSM colleagues, to understand the necessary transition to graduate-level study, learn about internship options and processes, and to start exploring the wealth of learning opportunities available to you at Illinois.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plant Biology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A new program in plant biology is planned for fall 2011, pending final approval.  Information will be posted here when available.  In the meantime, if you are interested in the PSM program in plant biology, contact the program coordinator, Dr. Joan Huber, at &lt;a title="email Dr. Huber" href="mailto:jlhuber1@illinois.edu"&gt;jlhuber1@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt;, or Dr. Kevin Sightler at &lt;a title="Mail Dr. Sightler" href="mailto:sightler@illinois.edu"&gt;sightler@illinois.edu&lt;/a&gt; or (217) 265-5363.  More information is available on the Illinois PSM &lt;a title="Illinois PSM Blog" href="http://illinoispsm.blogspot.com/"&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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