2008-2009 Graduate Catalog - Graduate School @ the University of ...

Hong He
associate professor, PhD, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, China.
Jason A. Hubbart
assistant professor, PhD, University
of Idaho.
Stephen G. Pallardy
professor, PhD, University of Wisconsin.
Henry E. Stelzer
associate professor, PhD, Purdue
University
Richard P. Guyette
research professor, PhD, University
of Missouri.
Michael A. Gold
research professor, PhD, Michigan
State University.
Marc J. Linit
professor, (associate dean, College
of Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources ) PhD, University
of Arkansas.
Thomas L. Payne
professor, (vice-chancellor and
dean, College of Agriculture,
Food and Natural Resources),
PhD, University of California-Riverside.
Felix Ponder
cooperative associate professor,
USDA Forest Service, PhD, Southern
Illinois University.
Steve R. Shifley
cooperative associate professor,
USDA Forest Service, PhD, University
of Minnesota.
Jerry van Sambeek
cooperative associate professor,
USDA Forest Service, PhD, Washington
University.
Daniel Dey
cooperative assistant professor,
USDA Forest Service, PhD, Uni-
versity of Missouri.
John Kabrick
cooperative assistant professor,
USDA Forest Service PhD, University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
Application and
Admission Information
Admission
Contact Information
Dr. Rose-Marie Muzika
203 ABNR
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-8835
Admission Criteria
Fall deadline: June 30
Spring deadline: October 15
- Minimum TOEFL score: 500/173
(paper/computer)
- Minimum GRE score: 50th
percentile or higher preferred in
each category or V+A=1100
- 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.
Required Application Materials
To the Graduate School:
All required Graduate School
documents
Requested Application
Materials To the Program:
- Departmental application (use
form)
- 3 letters of recommendation
(use forms) from individuals
qualified to evaluate scholarly capacity
and professional qualities
- Letter of intent
- GRE scores
Master of Science in
Forestry
The master’s degree in forestry
is designed for students with an
undergraduate degree in forestry
or in one of the biological,
physical or social sciences basic
to forestry. Students with previous
professional education in
forestry may wish to undertake
preliminary preparation for both
research and teaching, or may
wish to obtain greater depth in a
specialized area.
Students without a Forestry
Undergraduate Degree
Those without a baccalaureate
degree in forestry may wish to
further their education in forest
science or to attain professional
competence by completing
course work in forestry. Work required
of students without a forestry
degree who want a professional
forestry education includes
courses in dendrology, utilization
of forest resources, resource measurements,
forest inventory, forest
fire control and use, ecology,
silviculture, forest information
systems, watershed management,
forest management, forest
economics, and public resource
policy. Some of these courses do
not carry graduate credit.
MS in Forestry Plan of Study
To attain the master’s degree,
30 hours of course work must
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