Forestry - Graduate

The Department of Forestry offers instruction leading to Master of Science degrees in forest resources and environmental science for students interested in graduate training with a research orientation. The Master of Agriculture degree with an emphasis in forestry is offered for students interested in non-research graduate work. Programs of instruction and research leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree are available through cooperating departments, such as the Department of Agricultural Economics or Zoology, or interdisciplinary programs in environmental science, crop science, or plant science, with an adviser from the Department of Forestry.

Instructional programs are designed to serve the needs of individual students and allow concentration in the areas of: biometry, ecology, physiology, economics, genetics and tree improvement, silviculture, forest management, wildlife, and watershed management. The prerequisite for graduate study in the Department of Forestry is a bachelor's degree in an area aligned with the students' research interests with an overall undergraduate grade-point average of 3.00 ("B" average). Students without a bachelor's degree in a field of study aligned with their research interests may be required to complete a core of supporting courses as determined by the student's adviser and graduate committee. Applicants for graduate study who are also requesting financial assistance from the Department of Forestry are required to submit test results from the Graduate Record Examination for full consideration.

Students preparing for the Master of Science in forest resources are required to complete 30 credit hours of course work including six hours of Research and Thesis (FOR 5000) (Plan I). Students preparing for the Master of Agriculture degree may elect to meet the requirements of Options A, B or C. (See the "Graduate Programs" section of "General Agriculture.")

A student must be accepted by an adviser on the Graduate Faculty in the department prior to official admission to the program.

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