Graduate Degrees | Minors | Graduate
Certificates | Courses or Other Support to Graduate
Programs
Fields Offering Graduate Degrees
The Graduate School offers major programs of study in the following fields.
Except where noted by an exception in parentheses, these programs required the
Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores and will not take action on
applications unless accompanied by scores for at least the GRE General
(Aptitude) Test (verbal, quantitative and analytical):
Accounting
- MR
(GMAT)
Adult and Community College Education
- EdD, MS, MEd
(GRE)
Aerospace Engineering
- PhD, MS
(GRE)
Agricultural and Extension Education
- EdD
(GRE)
Agricultural and Resource Economics
- MS
(GRE (required if requesting financial aid))
Agricultural Education
- MS, MR
(GRE)
Analytics
- MS
(GRE General Test)
Animal Science
- MS, MR
(GRE)
Animal Science & Poultry Science
- PhD
(GRE)
Anthropology
- MA
(GRE)
Applied Mathematics
- PhD, MS
(GRE and GRE Subject Test (not required but strongly encouraged))
Architecture
- MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Art and Design
- MR
Biochemistry
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Bioinformatics
- PhD, MR
(GRE)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Biomathematics
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Biomedical Engineering
- PhD, MS
(GRE, TOEFL for internationals)
Business Administration
- MR
(GMAT)
Chemical Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Chemistry
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE (not required but strongly encouraged))
Civil Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Communication
- MS
(GRE)
Communication Rhetoric and Digital Media
- PhD
(GRE)
Comparative Biomedical Sciences
- PhD, MS
(GRE)
Computer Engineering
- PhD, MS
(GRE; TOEFL > 575 Internationals)
Computer Networking
- MS
(GRE, GRE Subject Test recommended for aid)
Computer Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE, GRE Subject Test recommended for PhD and aid)
Counselor Education
- PhD, MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Counselor Education, Agency Counseling
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Counselor Education, Student Personnel in Higher Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Creative Writing
- MFA
(GRE)
Crop Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Curriculum and Instruction
- PhD, MS, MEd
(GRE (PhD); GRE or MAT (MEd and MS))
Curriculum and Instruction, English Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Curriculum and Instruction, Reading
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Curriculum and Instruction, Social Studies Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Design
- PhD
(GRE)
Economics
- PhD, MA, MR
(GRE)
Educational Administration and Supervision
- EdD
(GRE or MAT)
Educational Research and Policy Analysis
- PhD
(GRE)
Electrical Engineering
- PhD, MS
(GRE; TOEFL > 575 Internationals)
Elementary Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Engineering
- MR
(entrance exam not required)
English
- MA
(GRE general test; analytical writing)
Entomology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Extension Education
- MS, MR
(GRE)
Fiber and Polymer Science
- PhD
(GRE)
Financial Mathematics
- MR
(GRE and GRE Math Subject Test)
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Food Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Forestry
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
French Language and Literature
- MA
(Candidates must prove fluency in French.)
Functional Genomics
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Genetics
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Global Innovation Management
- MR
(GMAT)
Graphic Design
- MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Higher Education Administration
- MS, MEd, EdD
(GRE)
History
- MA
(GRE)
Horticultural Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Human Development & Family Studies-Family Life & Parent Educ
- MS
(GRE)
Human Resource Development
- MS
(GRE)
Immunology
- PhD, MS
(GRE)
Industrial Design
- MR
(GRE (not required but strongly encouraged))
Industrial Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Instructional Technology - Computers
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT (MEd and MS))
Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
International Studies
- MR
(GRE)
Landscape Architecture
- MR
(GRE (not required but strongly encouraged))
Liberal Studies
- MA
(entrance exam not required)
Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
- PhD, MS
(GRE; GRE and GRE Subject Test for disciplines in Biological Oceanography and Geology)
Materials Science and Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Mathematics
- PhD, MS
(GRE and GRE Subject Test (not required but strongly encouraged))
Mathematics Education
- PhD, MS, MEd
(GRE)
Mechanical Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Microbial Biotechnology
- MR
(GRE)
Microbiology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Middle Grades Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Natural Resources
- MS, MR
(GRE)
Nuclear Engineering
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Nutrition
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Operations Research
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Physics
- PhD, MS
(GRE and GRE Subject Test)
Physiology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Plant Biology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Plant Pathology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Poultry Science
- MS, MR
(GRE )
Psychology
- PhD, MS
(GRE. The GRE Subject Test is no longer required, but is strongly encouraged, especially for non-psychology majors. MAT not required but strongly encouraged.)
Public Administration
- PhD, MR
(GRE)
Public History
- MA
(GRE)
School Administration
- MR
(GRE or MAT)
Science Education
- PhD, MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT (MS, MEd); GRE (PhD))
Social Work
- MR
(GRE or MAT (required under certain conditions; contact department))
Sociology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Soil Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE required for US students, recommended for internationals)
Spanish Language and Literature
- MA
(Candidates must prove fluency in Spanish.)
Special Education
- MS, MEd
(GRE and MAT)
Special Education, Behavior Disorders
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Special Education, Learning Disabilities
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Special Education, Mental Retardation
- MS, MEd
(GRE or MAT)
Specialized Veterinary Medicine
- MR
(GRE)
Statistics
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Technical Communication
- MS
(GRE)
Technology Education
- MS, MEd, EdD
(GRE or MAT)
Textile Chemistry
- MS
(GRE)
Textile Engineering
- MS
(GRE)
Textile Technology Management
- PhD
(GRE or GMAT)
Textiles
- MS, MR
(GRE)
Toxicology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Training and Development
- MEd
(GRE)
Veterinary Public Health
- MR
Wood and Paper Science
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE (exceptions apply; contact program))
Zoology
- PhD, MS, MR
(GRE)
Departments not normally requiring GRE scores may in special instances require
their submission as additional information to be used in making a judgment of
the student's potential for success in a graduate program.
Fields Offering Minors
The following fields and units, while not offering graduate degrees, support
graduate education by offering graduate minors:
Artificial Intelligence
Biotechnology
Cognitive Science
Computational Engineering and Science
Ecology
Environmental Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Food Safety
Geographic Information Systems
Interdisciplinary
Life Science Ethics
Plant Physiology
Solid State Sciences
Water Resources
Women's & Gender Studies
Departments not normally requiring GRE scores may in special instances require
their submission as additional information to be used in making a judgment of
the student's potential for success in a graduate program.
Fields Offering Graduate Certificates
The following fields and units, while not offering graduate degrees, support
graduate education by offering graduate certificates:
Agricultural Education
Community College Teaching
Design and Analysis of Environmental Systems: Watershed Assessment and Restoration
E-Learning
Geographic Information Systems
Horticultural Science
Medical Devices
Molecular Biotechnology
Nonprofit Management
Nonwovens Science and Technology
Program Development in Family Life Education
Public Policy
Training and Development
Departments not normally requiring GRE scores may in special instances require
their submission as additional information to be used in making a judgment of
the student's potential for success in a graduate program.
Fields Offering Courses or Other Support to Graduate Programs
The following fields and units, while not offering graduate degrees, support
graduate education by offering graduate courses or in some
other capacity:
Biological Sciences
Education
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Multidisciplinary Studies
Philosophy