Agriculture

Requirements for Unconditional Admission

Students seeking unconditional admission into the Master of Science in Agriculture must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements. Specific program requirements include:

1. A minimum of 12 undergraduate hours in the appropriate field of study and an undergraduate grade point of 2.75 or greater (on a 4.0 scale) or a 3.0 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Students judged to be deficient in some areas of undergraduate preparation may, at the discretion of their graduate advisor, be assigned undergraduate courses (6 to 12 hours) as a condition of admission.
2. Three letters of reference.
3. A statement of educational objectives and career goals

The different concentrations may have additional criteria that must be met. See Graduate Bulletin.

Requirements for Conditional Admission

Applicants not meeting all of the above college criteria may be admitted on a conditional basis if they meet the Graduate School admission requirements and have:

1. A minimum of 12 undergraduate hours in the appropriate field of study and an undergraduate grade point of 2.5 or greater (on a 4.0 scale) or a 2.75 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Students judged to be deficient in some areas of undergraduate preparation may, at the discretion of their graduate advisor, be assigned undergraduate courses (6 to 12 hours) as a condition of admission.
2. Three letters of reference.
3. A statement of educational objectives and career goals.
4. Complete 12 hours of graduate level course work in two semesters as a non-degree student, and earn a 3.00 GPA with no more than three hours of \xc2\x93C\xc2\x94.