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What high school courses should you take if you're interested in this career? Get your answers from the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources cluster Plant Systems pathway.

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"Many, but not all, professional mycologists have a background in biology," says Linda Kohn. She is president of the Mycological Society of America. "Academic researchers like myself typically have doctorates in biology or microbiology."

Tom Volk is a mycologist at the University of Wisconsin. He says undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing mycology as a specialty should get a degree in botany or microbiology, then specialize in graduate school.

"Most universities or colleges offer only one course in mycology at the undergraduate level, although I teach three here. When selecting a graduate school, there are many good ones. It would depend on the particular area of mycology that interests you," he says.

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