MS Renewable Natural Resources at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The MS in Renewable Natural Resources is a thesis degree with concentrations in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forest Products, Forestry and Forest Resources, Watershed Science and Wildlife.

Faculty: Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School | Department: School of Renewable Natural Resources | Duration: 24 coursework hours plus 6 thesis hours (30 credit hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 24 hours of coursework (12 at the 7000 level or above), six hours of thesis research and a thesis defense. A nine-hour common core includes RNR 7001 Research Methodology, graduate seminars and a statistics course, plus at least nine hours of concentration-specific coursework; an initial qualifying exam is taken in the first semester.

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Application information

Entry requirements

LSU Graduate School minimum requirements (apply to all graduate programmes): a conferred bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the previous undergraduate degree or its last 60 credit hours (and 3.0 in any graduate coursework attempted); transcripts; curriculum vitae or resume. International applicants whose native language is not English or who were educated in a country where English is not the only official language must show English proficiency: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 59, Duolingo English Test 110 or Michigan English Test 53; applicants with a US bachelor's degree or from listed English-speaking countries (including Ghana and Nigeria) are exempt. International applicants submit degree certificates and a NACES credential evaluation where degrees are not a US equivalent.

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Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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