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2022-2023 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2022-2023 University of Wyoming Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Ecosystem Science and Management/Applied Economics, Ph.D.


The course requirements for this program are highly flexible to accommodate a wide variety of student backgrounds and interests. Students can major in any PhD program within ESM including Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management, Soil Science, and Entomology.

Additional Requirements


A minimum of 72 credit hours of coursework. The credit hour requirement can include:

Up to 48 credit hours transferred from approved graduate courses earned while pursuing an M.S. degree (no more than 4 credit hours of thesis);

A minimum of 12 credit hours of approved ESM (REWM, SOIL, ENTO) courses;

A minimum of 18 credit hours of approved AGEC or ECON courses, with at least 12 credit hours at the 5000-level.

At least 42 of the 72 credit hour requirement must be earned in formal coursework.

No more than 12 credit hours of 4000-level courses can count towards the 72 credit hour requirement.