Admissions

Application for admission to graduate school should begin as early as possible in the semester prior to the proposed admission date (i.e., for fall semester, begin application process early in the preceding spring semester).

All applicants to the Animal Sciences graduate program must submit a completed application form, three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts of all previous college work. In addition, the applicant should write a short statement of objectives which should include the discipline area (and animal species if appropriate) in which the student desires to study. The student should mention in the statement of objectives specific faculty with whom they may have had prior contact, and with whom they desire to work as graduate students. This information is important in placing prospective graduate students with major professors whose area of research coincides with their areas of interest.

In addition to the information noted above, international applicants must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550 (or 213 if computer-based test) or provide evidence of receipt of a degree from a U.S. university. International students must also provide a completed financial form and evidence of financial support for their entire graduate training.

The Graduate Record Examination is not required for admission, but may be helpful in the evaluation process.

Upon receipt of all of the required application documentation, the applicants file will be reviewed by the departmental graduate activities committee which includes graduate faculty members representing each of the six discipline areas. If the student is deemed acceptable for admission, a graduate faculty member willing to serve as major professor must be identified prior to forwarding of the students credentials to the graduate school.

Limited numbers of graduate research assistantships and graduate teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis. Those students awarded an assistantship have out-of-state fees waived.