Master of Science in Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Admission

Contact Information

Dr. Tony Lupo, director of graduate studies (lupoa@missouri.edu)

• 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building; Columbia, MO 65211
• 573-882-6301

Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences admission page

Admission Criteria

• Fall deadline: not set
• Minimum TOEFL score: 530/197 (paper/computer)
• Minimum GRE score: V+Q=1000, A=3.5
• Atmospheric science applicants: undergraduate program should include integral calculus and one year of college physics
• Soil science applicants: completed courses in general and organic chemistry, calculus, geology and physics

Inadequacies in courses must be remedied through additional course work immediately after admission.

Required Application Materials

• To the Office of the Graduate School (210 Jesse Hall; Columbia, MO 65211):
  • All required Graduate School documents
• To the Program (go there for details):
  • Departmental application
  • Letter of self-evaluation
  • GRE score report
  • 3 letters of recommendation (form provided by the department)
  • Official transcripts

Financial Aid from the Program

Some programs require an extra form or statement from those who wish to be considered for internal assistantships, fellowships or other funding packages. Check the program Web site or ask the program contact for details.

Degree Requirements

The degree program must include 30 hours of graduate credit, with at least 15 hours of these being in 8000- or 9000-level courses. Not more than 12 hours of the minimum 30 hours are permitted for research, problems, special investigations and special readings. A minimum of one credit hour of graduate seminar must be included in each student’s graduate program.

All students enrolled in graduate programs are required to participate in a supervised teaching activity.

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 (A=4.0) in all course work presented for the degree.

Soil Science Requirements

At least 12 credit hours of soil science courses at the 7000, 8000, and 9000 levels, exclusive of problems and thesis research, must be included in the student’s graduate program in soil science.

Thesis

All MS programs in atmospheric science require completion of a thesis. Most MS programs in soil science also require completion of a thesis. Under special circumstances, a non-thesis program in soil science may be approved by the student’s advisory committee and the director of graduate studies.