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Graduate
Admissions
Guidelines
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Information › › › › |
The
Deptartment of Forestry and Natural Resources has its own Recommendation
Form. Please use this instead of
the "Recommendation
for Admission to Graduate School" provided by the Purdue
University graduate school. |
Application
Deadlines |
Fall Admission: January
15;
Spring Admission: September 15, |
Application
Documentation
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- Application
and $55 application fee submitted electronically to the university.
- Three letters of recommendation
- A
300-500 word statement of purpose
- Official transcripts
from all colleges and universities attended
- Official GRE
scores from the general GRE test.*
- Official TOEFL scores*
(international applicants only).
*Send
directly from ETS to Purdue University, institution code
is 1631.
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| Minimum
Index |
A minimum undergraduate
grade index of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale is required for admissions.
Applicants with an index below 3.2 may be considered for admission
if all other rating factors, especially GRE aptitude scores,
are above the minimum levels adopted by the Department.
The index for an applicant
with previous graduate training will be computed as a weighted
average of undergraduate and graduate, but the undergraduate
index generally must be 3.0 or above.
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| Graduate Record Examination |
Applicants must have scores
of 50th percentile or better in verbal and quantitative
portions of the exam, and 4.0 or better in analytical writing. Advanced scores will be used only
as supplemental guides. |
| English Proficiency Requirement |
A student whose first language is not English may meet the English proficiency requirement by submitting a T.O.E.F.L. total score of 550 or higher (paper version) or 213 or higher (computer version).
The minimum Internet-based test scores required for admission are the following:
Writing 18, Speaking 18, Listening 14, Reading 19, Total 77
Note that in addition to required minimum scores for writing, speaking, listening, and reading, the Graduate School also requires a minimum overall score that is higher than the minimums for the four area tests combined. Applicants must meet or exceed each of the five scores (listed above) for admission to the Graduate School.
The Graduate School also accepts International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. An overall band score of 6.5 is required for admission. For more information, visit www.ielts.org . |
| Course Deficiencies |
Applicants with 5 or more
required course deficiencies (about 15 credits) will not be
admitted as regular graduate students until deficiencies are
corrected. |
| Minimum course
requirements for graduate applicants |
Minimum background courses
are required for admission by fields of study within the Department.
Applicants in all subject areas must have as minimum preparatory
work a baccalaureate degree that includes appropriate courses
in the following subjects:
All other course deficiencies
from the above lists must be corrected before arrival at Purdue
or included as "other requirements" on the plan-of-study form. |
| Evaluation process |
The Departmental Graduate
Committee and the prospective major professor will screen
applicants
to the graduate program and recommend admission or denial
to the Department Head, based on the following criteria:
(roughly in order of importance)
- GPA
- GRE scores
- Evaluations by references
- Research/Professional
experience
- Personal statement of
interests & goals
- Quality of previous program
- Relevancy of prior coursework
Applications
for summer-fall admission
are reviewed about January 15 with notification by
April. Applications
for spring admission are reviewed about September 15
with notification about November 1. |
| Admission process |
The Graduate School at
Purdue University does not accept paper applications. You
may apply on-line at:
http://www.purdue.edu/GradSchool/
Admissions/admissions.html |
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