MS Forestry at West Virginia University

Entry requirements

A regular graduate student is a degree-seeking student who meets all the criteria for regular admission to a program of their choice and be under no requirements to make up deficiencies. For regular admission, a student must: Possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or university and have at least a grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or an average of 3.0 or higher for the last sixty credit hours). Provide three letters of reference from persons acquainted with the applicant’s professional work, experience, or academic background. Submit a written statement of 500 words or more indicating the applicant’s goals and objectives relative to receiving a graduate degree, and identify a potential faculty advisor. * International students must meet WVU's minimum score requirements for English language proficiency . Students seeking admission for the M.S. Forestry degree should have completed an undergraduate curriculum emphasizing Forestry or Wood Science. A student whose undergraduate degree is in a field other than these two areas of study will ordinarily be required to take supplemental undergraduate courses. Candidates may emphasize study in arboriculture, biocomposites, forest biometry, forest ecology, forest economics, forest hydrology, forest management, forest operations, forest products marketing, silviculture, sustainable construction, or urban forestry. Major Code: 1728