Entomology

• MSU\xc2\x92s online Graduate School Application Form and pay the $50 application fee

• Resume or CV.

• Official transcripts from previous undergraduate and graduate study are required.

• All applicants to graduate school must have obtained at least a bachelor\xc2\x92s or science or a bachelor\xc2\x92s of arts degree.

• Applicants must have a minimum of 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in the most recent four semesters of their education. Under some circumstances, applicants are admitted with lower averages on a probationary status.

• Note to international applicants: Official transcripts and diplomas, mailed in an official, sealed envelope, to the address noted above, from each institution attended are required. Documents must be submitted in their original language accompanied by an official word-for-word English translation. Photocopies and scanned copies sent through email are not acceptable for admission. Original documents issued directly to students (in an open, unsealed envelope and/or documents only issued once to students) are also not acceptable for admission. Documents must have the official seal/stamp of the issuing school and official signature.

• Academic statement (2 pages maximum).

• Three letters of recommendation.

• Official Graduate Record of Examination (GRE) scores.

Required application materials for international applicants

International applicants are required to supply all of the information mentioned above for domestic applicants, in addition to:

• Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. These should be sent electronically to MSU (code 1465). Your scores will be uploaded electronically to your application portal by MSU.

• Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide official scores from a TOEFL test. Test scores cannot be more than two years old.

• The minimum internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score for regular admission is an average score of 80 with no subscore below 19 for reading, listening, and speaking; no writing subscore below 22. The Paper-based test (PBT) minimum average score should be 550, with no subscore below 52 at MSU.