Admissions Requirements
Animal Science graduate admission requirements
The Department of Animal Science grants MS and PhD in Animal and Veterinary Science: Thesis MS (26 hours coursework + 4 thesis credits), Plan B MS (32 hours coursework), PhD (72 hours degree program).
Admission to animal science graduate programs are consistent with University minimal requirements https://acalogcatalog.uwyo.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=911#vii-graduate-admission .
- Domestic applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution.
- Applicants should have at least a 3.000 cumulative GPA (scale of 4.000).
- Official academic transcripts from attended schools and universities contributing to the undergraduate degree.
- GRE exam scores may be waived if certain conditions are met:
- Including rigorous science-based coursework, undergraduate research/laboratory experience/career experience, and/or previous completion of the GRE (with recently expired scores).
- If GRE scores are submitted, minimal GRE scores, consistent with university requirements, are 150 verbal and 141 quantitative for MS and 153 verbal and 144 quantitative for PhD.
- Letter of application.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- International applications must also have the following requirements:
- Minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 540 (76 IBT)
- Minimum acceptable IELTS score is 6.5
- Graduate applicants are encouraged to reach out to departmental faculty to identify potential mentors and research projects prior to submitting an application.
- For full consideration, graduate applications for Fall semester admission must be completed by March 31 and October 31 for Spring semester admission.
Plan A (Thesis)
The student, major professor, and graduate committee determine the program of study and research project, which meets the needs of the individual student. The candidate’s graduate committee should be established and functioning by the time the student has completed 12 semester hours of formal coursework. The master of science program should be approved and filed by the end of the student’s second semester of graduate study in animal science. This committee shall also determine if the student is making satisfactory progress to be advanced to a candidate for a master’s degree or continued in a doctoral program by the end of the student’s third semester following matriculation.
The student can specialize in breeding, food science and human nutrition, nutrition, physiology, meat science, reproduction or wool for coursework and thesis/dissertation project. In addition, supporting coursework is available in agricultural economics, biochemistry, microbiology, range management, genetics, statistics, and other areas of interest to the individual. In certain cases it is possible to develop a joint research project between animal science and another department.
Students may use the research facilities and herds of beef cattle, sheep, and swine at the university livestock center near the university or at one of the university research and extension centers in the state. Research laboratories are located on campus and include a modern meat processing facility.
The Thesis program is a 30 hour program, 26 hours of coursework and 4 hours of thesis research.
Plan B (Non-thesis)
The Non-thesis program requires a coursework-intensive, non-thesis master of science program for those students whose career paths may not require a thesis research program.
The program requires 32 hours of coursework in addition to an acceptable non-thesis research paper as defined by the student’s graduate committee.
Program Specific Degree Requirements
A minimum of 30 credit hours including 4 thesis hours must be earned in 4000-5999 level courses.
The program of study is arranged with the student’s graduate committee.