Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences

Natural Resources with Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis, Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral | On Campus

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission Criteria

Application deadline: Two months prior to the start of the academic semester for which the applicant is applying.

• Completion of an MS degree or equivalent. A waiver of the MS degree requirement may be made by the candidate’s doctoral program committee.
• 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.

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 Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences Program

All application materials for graduate admission into the SEAS program must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• Letter of self-evaluation and professional goals
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume (optional)
• Official scores from TOEFL or IELTS is required from international applicants.

Natural Resources with Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis, Master of Science

Master's | On Campus

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission Criteria

Application deadline: Two months prior to the start of the academic semester for which the applicant is applying.

• Completion of a B.S. degree
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of coursework
• Atmospheric science applicants: Undergraduate program should include integral calculus and one year of college physics.
• Environmental science applicants: Undergraduate program should include general and organic chemistry, introductory biology, calculus, geology, physics, and ecology.
• 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.

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 Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences Program

All application materials for graduate admission into the SEAS program must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• Letter of self-evaluation and professional goals
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume (optional)
• Official scores from TOEFL or IELTS is required from international applicants.

Natural Resources with Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Emphasis, Accelerated Master of Science

Master's | On Campus

*This program is eligible for the STEM OPT Extension.

Admission Criteria

Application deadline: Two months prior to the start of the academic semester for which the applicant is applying.

• Current MU undergraduate students are eligible to apply to this program. To be considered for admission to the accelerated MS program in Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, a student must:
  • Have completed at least 90 credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree.
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of coursework
• Currently, this accelerated master’s program is only open to the Atmospheric Science students. Their undergraduate program should include integral calculus, general chemistry and a year of university physics.

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.

For the Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences Program

All application materials for graduate admission into the SEAS program must be submitted to the Graduate School online application system.

• Letter of self-evaluation and professional goals
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume (optional)