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Admission Criteria

Minimum requirements are a bachelor’s degree from a college or University recognized by a regional accrediting agency in the U.S. and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the final 60 credit hours. Degrees from non-U.S. institutions must be recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree-granting institution is located. Please refer to the Graduate School web page for all degree requirements.

Neither a GMAT nor a GRE score is required but will be considered if submitted. Factors considered in the admissions decision include the quality and rigor of undergraduate classwork, potential for graduate work in finance, and career focus. Evidence to support these factors include items such as the personal statement portion of the application, any internships or post-graduation work experience, community involvement and service, and an interview (if requested by the admissions committee).

Deadlines for application to the MS Finance

We do not permit mid-term entry. The either start at the beginning of the fall or spring semester. No summer or mid-semester entry.

• Spring: December 15
• Fall: July 15

International applicants to the MS Finance Program

Applications are similar to those for domestic students, but an international student whose native language is not English is required to present an acceptable score on either the TOEFL or the IELTS. Please note that because the program can be completed fully online, immigration documents will not be issued. International students will be limited to online courses unless they have a current visa that allows them to study in the United States.

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Finance Program

• Trulaske Graduate Application (built into the Graduate School online application)
• Résumé
• One letter of recommendation
• GMAT or GRE scores (optional)
• TOEFL or IELTS (for international students)

Please see our website for detailed instructions about the program and how to complete the application.

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Fall deadline: April 30
Spring deadline: October 31
Summer deadline: January 31

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours of baccalaurate work
• BS in food science from an accredited University
• Only complete applications will be reviewed, no conditional acceptance is given

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Minimum GRE Scores

*Note: The exam must have been taken no longer than 5 years prior.
**Note: Neither the verbal nor quantitative section can be below 143.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Food and Hospitality Systems Program

Please upload the following application materials into the Graduate School online application:

• Unofficial transcripts: all applicants selected for admission will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Personal statement: elaborating the reason for applicant’s interest in Food and Hospitality Systems
• Resume
• 3 letters of recommendation filled out through the Graduate School application: all 3 letters of recommendation must be from academic sources (professor of a course, faculty advisor, faculty graduate committee member) and must address the applicant’s academic abilities and potential as a graduate student.
• GRE scores (no longer than five years prior)
• TOEFL or IELTS score (International applicants only)

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Fall deadline: April 30
Spring deadline: October 31
Summer deadline: January 31

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours of baccalaurate work
• BS and an MS in food science from an accredited University or equivalent experience. In rare instances, an exceptional student will be allowed to study for the PhD without first completing the MS
• Only complete applications will be reviewed, no conditional acceptance is given

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Minimum GRE Scores

*Note: The exam must have been taken no longer than 5 years prior.
**Note: Neither the verbal nor quantitative section can be below 143.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Food and Hospitality Systems Program

Please upload the following application materials into the Graduate School online application:

• Unofficial transcripts: all applicants selected for admission will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Personal statement: elaborating the reason for applicant’s interest in Food and Hospitality Systems
• Resume
• 3 letters of recommendation filled out through the Graduate School application: all 3 letters of recommendation must be from academic sources (professor of a course, faculty advisor, faculty graduate committee member) and must address the applicant’s academic abilities and potential as a graduate student.
• GRE scores (no longer than five years prior)
• TOEFL or IELTS score (International applicants only)

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  
Degree Dependent:   No

Total Credit Hours:  12

Certificate description: In an era of terrorism and global food systems, effective control of foodborne hazards requires advanced education. There is an urgent need for food industry personnel who, while working fulltime, would like to pursue more in-depth specialized training in food safety and security that is pertinent to their job. This certificate will help serve the needs of industry and agencies that must protect the human food supply from accidental or deliberate contamination with pathogenic microbes and/or toxicants.

Certificate web site:
https://foodscience.missouri.edu/graduate-studies/food-safety-cert/

For information about certificate, contact:
Dr. Azlin Mustapha
Director of Graduate and Certificate Studies and Professor
Food Science Program at the University of Missouri

Email:  MustaphaA@missouri.edu
Phone:  573-882-2649
Address:  246 William Stringer Wing, Eckles Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 

Note: This is an inter-institutional certificate offered in cooperation with Kansas State University Food Science Institute, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Science and Iowa State University Food Science programs.

Federal Gainful Employment Disclosure

These disclosures are required by the U.S. Department of Education

Officially approved as:

Stand Alone: Yes
Degree Dependent: No

Total Credit Hours: 12

Certificate description:
Employees needed a combination of technical coursework in precision agriculture technology and that several courses, if taken, would strengthen their ability to work within the precision agriculture industry.  We then determined that the objective of the Precision Agriculture Technology Graduate Certificate Program is to prepare and/or enhance students’ knowledge of the precision agriculture technology industry through two key areas:

• Coursework (online) and intensive on-site labs that focus on various aspects of precision agriculture technologies utilized by professionals in the field of precision agriculture.
  • ASM 7360 – Precision Agriculture Science and Technology
  • ASM 7365 – Machinery Management using Precision Agriculture Technology
  • ASM 7366 – Data Management and Analysis using Precision Agriculture Technology
  • ASM 7368 – Profit Strategies using Precision Agriculture Technologies
  • ASM 8360 – Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture

• Beneficial Supporting courses including:
  • Statistical analysis courses designed to help analyze data collected using precision agriculture technology.
  • Plant Science courses that focus of basic agronomic information, including soils, entomology, and crop management.
  • Communications courses that include both specialized agricultural communications courses as well as general communications courses aimed at improving verbal and non-verbal communication between professionals in the field and potential clients and/or the public.
  • Agricultural Economics courses, such as general farm management or returning to the farm.

Certificate web site:
http://catalog.missouri.edu/undergraduategraduate/collegeofagriculturefoodandnaturalresources/additionalminorscertificates/grad-certif-precision-ag-technology/

For information about certificate, contact:
Leon Schumacher

Email:  schumacherl@missouri.edu
Phone:  (573) 882-2126
Address:  207 Ag Engineering Building, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO  65211

Federal Gainful Employment Disclosure

These disclosures are required by the U.S. Department of Education

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Application deadline: Rolling

• Minimum GPA: 3.2 undergraduate GPA for the last 60 hours of coursework
• Experience in research or management of natural resources. Practical skills are strongly considered.

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• A minimum of three letters of recommendation and the accompanying evaluation sheets from people who can attest to the candidate’s scholastic and conservation field work abilities
• Departmental application
• Written response to 1 of 5 questions listed on the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Graduate Program Admissions page
• TOEFL scores (when applicable)
• Publications (optional)
• Resume or CV

We require applicants to contact specific faculty to determine the availability of research assistantships prior to applying to the program.

An applicant contemplating graduate work in fisheries, limnology, conservation biology or wildlife should have a strong background in biological and physical sciences, including biology, botany, zoology, ecology, physiology and genetics. In addition, such taxonomic courses as plant taxonomy, invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, ornithology and mammalogy are highly desirable, as is a background in chemistry, mathematics, statistics and physics.

A background of 25 to 30 hours in biological sciences courses is desirable. Minor deficiencies may be remedied during the graduate program; major deficiencies may require preparatory coursework prior to consideration for admission.

Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences degrees emphasize resource management at organismal, population, or ecosystem scales. An emphasis on resource management helps distinguish our program from basic biology; therefore, course work in fisheries or wildlife management, environmental science, resource policy, or other applied ecology fields is advantageous.

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Application deadline: Rolling

• Minimum GPA: 3.2 undergraduate GPA for the last 60 hours of coursework
• Experience in research or management of natural resources. Practical skills are strongly considered.

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed online Graduate Application for Admission
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• A minimum of three letters of recommendation and the accompanying evaluation sheets from people who can attest to the candidate’s scholastic and conservation field work abilities
• Departmental application
• Written response to 1 of 5 questions listed on the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Graduate Program Admissions page
• TOEFL scores (when applicable)
• Publications (optional)
• Resume or CV

We require applicants to contact specific faculty to determine the availability of research assistantships prior to applying to the program.

An applicant contemplating graduate work in fisheries, limnology, conservation biology or wildlife should have a strong background in biological and physical sciences, including biology, botany, zoology, ecology, physiology and genetics. In addition, such taxonomic courses as plant taxonomy, invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, ornithology and mammalogy are highly desirable, as is a background in chemistry, mathematics, statistics and physics.

A background of 25 to 30 hours in biological sciences courses is desirable. Minor deficiencies may be remedied during the graduate program; major deficiencies may require preparatory coursework prior to consideration for admission.

Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences degrees emphasize resource management at organismal, population, or ecosystem scales. An emphasis on resource management helps distinguish our program from basic biology; therefore, course work in fisheries or wildlife management, environmental science, resource policy, or other applied ecology fields is advantageous.

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: October 15

Candidates for the MA must hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a grade point average of 3.0 or better in their major field of study. They must also demonstrate adequate preparation in advanced language and literature courses for admission. This will normally be four courses equivalent to a 4000-level course at the University of Missouri. At least three of these courses must be in literature or linguistics. If the Admissions Committee believes that a deficiency exists, it will prescribe additional course work (during the first year of enrollment) beyond the 30 credit hours necessary for the MALT degree. The Director of Graduate School will inform students of these additional requirements at the time of admission.

All non-native speakers of French/Spanish will be required to complete an online proficiency assessment prior to admission. Applicants will be contacted by the appropriate course coordinators to schedule this assessment. Students who are judged deficient in any of these areas are required to do remedial work. New graduate students who are required to do remedial work because of the departmental language proficiency examination will be retested within one year. Students must receive a passing score, or their candidacy will be terminated.

All graduate students will be assigned an advisor by the Director of Graduate School at the start of their first semester of graduate study.

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Romance Languages program

The following materials submitted via the Graduate School online application:

• Three Letters of Reference
• A 10-15 page-writing sample
• 500-word personal statement detailing the applicant’s reasons for selecting the University of Missouri for graduate school and academic/career goals. Applicants may also send other supporting materials, such as a résumé, if desired.
• Résumé or CV
• TOEFL scores (international applicants only)
• Photocopies of diplomas earned at colleges/universities outside the US (international applicants only)

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Fall deadline: May 15
Spring deadline: October 15
Summer deadline: March 15

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours
• Particular attention is given to the record of the last 2 years of undergraduate study, and/or the type and quality of professional experience since completion of the undergraduate degree. Doctoral candidates must demonstrate a higher level of achievement in each of these criteria.

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Minimum GRE Scores

* 50th percentile or higher preferred in each category.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Forestry Program

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• 3 letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to evaluate scholarly capacity and professional qualities
• Statement of purpose (an explanation/essay of your academic and career background and goals)
• GRE scores
• Résumé
• Emphasis area application
• Sample publication (optional)

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission criteria

Fall deadline: May 15
Spring deadline: October 15
Summer deadline: March 15

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours
• Particular attention is given to the record of the last 2 years of undergraduate study, and/or the type and quality of professional experience since completion of the undergraduate degree. Doctoral candidates must demonstrate a higher level of achievement in each of these criteria.

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Minimum GRE Scores

* 50th percentile or higher preferred in each category.

Required application materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Forestry Program

All application materials must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• 3 letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to evaluate scholarly capacity and professional qualities
• Statement of purpose (an explanation/essay of your academic and career background and goals)
• GRE scores
• Résumé
• Emphasis area application
• Sample publication (optional)

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: October 15

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in field of major
• Masters applicants must have a bachelor’s degree

Minimum English Proficiency Requirements

Applicants must also demonstrate adequate preparation in advanced language and literature courses. This will require their having completed at least four courses equivalent to a 4000-level course for masters applicants or a 7000 level course for doctoral applicants at the University of Missouri. At a minimum, three of these courses must be in literature. If the faculty determines a deficiency, they will require that the student complete remedial course work in literature during the first year of enrollment. The director of graduate studies will inform students of these additional requirements at the time of their admission.

Internal doctoral applicants should refer to the application instructions on the doctoral page.

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Romance Languages Program (Please use the Graduate School online application)

• 10-15 page writing sample in language of desired degree program, must be uploaded to the online application
• 500-word Personal Statement, uploaded to the online application
• 3 letters of recommendation, submitted through the online application
• Résumé or CV
• TOEFL scores (international applicants only)
• Photocopies of diplomas earned at colleges/universities outside the US (international applicants only)

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  
Degree Dependent:   No

Total Credit Hours:  18

Certificate description: The purpose of the Financial and Housing Certificate is to develop a student’s financial and housing counseling skills and to prepare a student to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor and Certified Housing Counselor exam offered through the National Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education. Students with this background would be equipped to provide professional assistance in debt counseling, financial management, and housing finance to those in need. Typical clients would include those with low levels of income and resources, disaster recovery, and military personnel dealing with financial and housing issues related to deployment or relocation. This certificate is offered collaboratively with the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GP-IDEA).

Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degreeprograms/human-environmental-sciences/financial-housing-counseling/grad-cert/

For information about certificate, contact:
Dr. Deanna Sharpe 

Email:  sharped@missouri.edu
Phone:  (573) 882-9652
Address:  239 Stanley Hall, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 65211

Federal Gainful Employment Disclosure

These disclosures are required by the U.S. Department of Education