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Departments' Minimum Admission Requirements

In the table below, the following definitions apply:
  • GPA is based on a 4.0 scale of undergraduate or graduate work; it is not applicable to international students.
  • The GRE is required of all students. Subject tests are required for applicants to the Geology Option in Earth Sciences, Physics ( U.S. applicants), and Applied Psychology (if Psychology was not the applicant's undergraduate discipline). Applicants to Professional Accountancy program may submit the GMAT in lieu of the GRE.
  • An English Proficiency Exam (TOEFL and IELTS are accepted) is required of all international applicants unless English is the first official language of the student's country of citizenship or the student has received a degree from an institution in the U.S. (cb stands for computer based and pb stands for paper based. Most of the scores below are paper based. Please contact the department you are applying to if you have any questions. )
  • If the department to which you are applying does not have specific criteria for your essay, please state why the graduate degree you seek represents a reasonable step or progression for you in terms of your previous academic study and professional experience. Describe your career goals and aspirations, and how you expect the completion of the graduate degree to facilitate attainment of those goals.

    • Departmental deadlines vary, and in some cases departments ask you to complete a preliminary application in order to ascertain the suitability of the program for you. Remember, before your graduate application can be reviewed for admission, all of the accompanying documents (a completed application, 3 reference letters, official transcripts, financial certificate, GPA calculation, GRE scores, application fee etc. ) must be submitted to the department to which you are applying prior to their application deadline. In addition to the departmental requirements, please use the application checklist and the application requirements and deadlines section of the catalog to ensure you have completed the application process. The Division of Graduate Education encourages students to apply and pay online at www.applyweb.com/apply/mtstug/menu.html.

    ------------Minimum requirements-----------
    DEGREE GPA GRE TOEFL / TSE

    Essay/Portfolio/Statement
    (if blank please contact the department they may not have updated this information)
    (if n/a please see CGS requirements)

    		 Pre-Appl Contact
    Accountancy, Professional (MPAc) 3.00 varies 550/50 essay x busgrad@montana.edu
    Agricultural Education (MS) 3.00 450 V;
    1000 V/Q    		 550/50 essay x kcooper@montana.edu
    Animal and Range Sciences (MS, PhD) 3.00

    450 V;
    1000 V/Q

    		 550/50 essay no deniset@montana.edu
    Architecture (MArch) 3.00 varies 550/50 portfolio & essay   mbyron@montana.edu
    Art (MFA) 3.00 480 V 550/50 portfolio & essay   art@montana.edu
    Biochemistry (PhD) 3.00

    480 V

    The GRE subject test in Biochemistry is required for all international students and recommended for all domestic students

    580/50

    iBT and IELTS exams (iBT; 93 total/ 26 speaking; IELTS; 7 composite. 7 speaking band)

     

    		 statement of research interest and experience no jasmith@chemistry.montana.edu
    Cell Biology and Neuroscience (MS, PhD) 3.00 contact department contact department   x cbn@nervana.montana.edu
    Chemical Engineering (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50   x che_b@coe.montana.edu
    Chemistry (PhD) 3.00

    480 V

    The GRE subject test in Chemistry is required for all international students and recommended for all domestic students

    580/50

    iBT and IELTS exams (iBT; 93 total/ 26 speaking; IELTS; 7 composite. 7 speaking band)

    		 statement of research interest and experience no jasmith@chemistry.montana.edu
    Civil Engineering (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Computer Science (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 600/50 research interest essay   gradappl@cs.montana.edu
    Construction Engineering & Management (MCEM) 3.00 varies 550/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Earth Sciences (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 550/50 personal statement   earthsciences@montana.edu
    Ecology 3.00 1100 V/Q 550/50 essay x ecology@montana.edu
    Economics, Applied (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50   x zae7022@montana.edu
    Education - Adult & Higher Education (MEd) 3.00 850 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Education - Curriculum & Instruction (MEd) 3.00 850 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Education - Education Administration (MEd) 3.00 850 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Education - Adult & Higher Education (EdD) 3.30 1000 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Education - Curriculum & Instruction (EdD, EdS) 3.30 1000 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Education - Education Administration (EdD, EdS) 3.30 1000 V/Q 550/50 essay   edgrad@montana.edu
    Electrical Engineering (MS) 3.00 480V; 680Q; 3.5A 600 pb; 100 ibt (250cb)/50 IELTS 7.0 essay   eedept@ee.montana.edu
    Engineering - Applied Mechanics (PhD) 3.20 varies 580/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    canderson@ie.montana.edu
    Engineering - Chemical & Materials (PhD) 3.00 varies 550/50     che_b@coe.montana.edu
    cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Engineering - Civil Engineering (PhD) 3.00 varies 580/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Engineering - Electrical & Computer (PhD) 3.00 480V; 680Q; 3.5A 600 pb; 100 ibt (250cb)/50 IELTS 7.0 essay   eedept@ee.montana.edu
    Engineering - Environmental (PhD) 3.00 varies 580/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Engineering - Industrial (PhD) 3.00 varies 230 (cbt) / 50 essay x iegrad@ie.montana.edu
    English (MA) 3.00 varies 580/50 essay   karell@english.montana.edu
    Entomology (MS) - Land Resources & Environmental Sciences coordinating dept. 3.00 1000 V/Q 550/50 essay   lresinfo@montana.edu
    Environmental Engineering (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     che_b@coe.montana.edu
    cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Fish & Wildlife Biology (PhD) 3.00 1100 V/Q 550/50   x ecology@montana.edu
    Fish & Wildlife Management (MS) 3.00 1100 V/Q 550/50   x ecology@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - Family & Consumer Sciences (MS) 3.00 900 V/Q 550/50     milana@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - Family Financial Planning (MS) 3.00 900 V/Q 550/50     gpidea@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (MS) 3.00 950 V/Q 550/50     lehilina@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - Health Promotion and Education (MS) 3.00 950 V/Q 550/50     lehilina@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - School Counseling (MEd) 3.00 See department 550/50     milana@montana.edu
    Health & Human Development - Counseling (MS) 3.00 See department 550/50     milana@montana.edu
    History (MA) (PhD) 3.00 varies 550/50 personal statement & sample of academic writing   dscattrell@montana.edu
    Industrial & Management Engineering(MS) 3.00 varies 550pb(213cb)/50 essay   iegrad@ie.montana.edu
    Land Rehabilitation-Animal and Range Sciences (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     deniset@montana.edu
    Land Rehabilitation-Biology (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     biology@montana.edu
    Land Rehabilitation-Civil Engineering (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     cedept@ce.montana.edu
    Land Rehabilitation-Earth Sciences (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50     earth@montana.edu
    Land Rehabilitation - Land Resources & Environmental Science (MS) coordinating dept. 3.00 varies 550/50 essay   lresinfo@montana.edu
    Land Resources & Enviro. Science (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 550/50 essay   lresinfo@montana.edu
    Mathematics (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 580/50 essay x grad@math.montana.edu
    Mathematics Education (MS) 3.00 varies 580/50 essay x grad@math.montana.edu
    Mechanical Engineering (MS) 3.00 420 V 550/50     canderson@ie.montana.edu
    Microbiology (MS, PhD) 3.00 1150 V/Q 565/50 essay   kcargill@montana.edu
    Native American Studies (MA) 3.00 420 V 550 2 writing samples & personal statement   zna7001@montana.edu
    Nursing - Clinical Nurse Specialist (MN) 3.00 1000 V/Q used as a guideline 580/50 essay x lynnt@montana.edu
    Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MN) 3.00 1000 V/Q used as a guideline 580/50 essay x lynnt@montana.edu
    Physics (MS, PhD) 3.00 480 V 600/50 personal statement x jarrett@physics.montana.edu
    Plant Pathology (MS) 3.00 varies 550pb(213cb)/50 personal statement x dumas@montana.edu
    Plant Sciences (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 550pb(213cb)/50 personal statement x dumas@montana.edu
    Professional Accountancy (MPAc) 3.00 varies 550/50 essay x busgrad@montana.edu
    Project Engineering & Management (MPEM) 3.00 varies 550/50   x che_b@coe.montana.edu
    Psychology, Applied (MS) 3.00 1000 V/Q 550/50 personal statement   mbabcock@montana.edu
    Public Administration (MPA) 3.00 500/500 V/Q 550/50     aponp@montana.edu
    Science Education (MS) 3.00 varies 550/50 essay   msse@montana.edu
    Science & Natural History Filmmaking (MFA) 3.00

    V: 600
    Q:600
    A: 4.0

    		 550/50 essay   naturefilm@montana.edu
    Statistics (MS, PhD) 3.00 varies 580/50 essay x grad@math.montana.edu
    Veterinary Molecular Biology (MS, PhD) 3.00 1100 V/Q 550/50 personal statement x vmb@montana.edu
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