MSc in Cultural and Environmental Resource Management in Ellensburg United States | Central Washington University

The Cultural and Environmental Resource Management Program admits a select group of students on a competitive basis each Fall quarter. Minimum entrance requirements are an earned Bachelor's degree and minimum 3.0 GPA for the past 90 quarter credits or 60 semester credits. Additionally, you must be able to meet the guidelines for undergraduate degree preparation outlined on the web page, including strong language (reading, writing, and comphrension) skills, basic statistics, knowledge of microeconomic principles, and proficiency with computers. Students lacking undergraduate coursework in statistics or economics may be accepted but will be required to take remedial courses in the first year. Letters of reference are important, as is your own letter of application/statement of purpose. We make our decisions based on letter of application/statement of purpose (clarity of purpose and quality of writing), GPA, letters of recommendation, appropriateness of undergraduate degree and/or past experience, and match of student interests to the interests and expertise of the Cultural and Environmental Resource Management faculty. If possible, visiting us is a great way to make contact with faculty and students in the program and to see our facilities. We also recommend that you take and submit the GRE, but do not require this for your application packet. Application for Graduate Admission, and (2) Recommendation for Graduate Studies (one for each of 3 references). We also recommend you submit the third form on that page (3) Assistantship Application Form. In addition to these forms, you will need to submit: (4) application fee, (5) a statement of objectives or purpose of up to 500 words (detail goals and specific academic interests, and how you plan to reach those goals), (6) official transcripts. A score of 213 or above on the computer-based TOEFL, A score of 79 or above on the Internet-based TOEFL. a minimum International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) academic score of 6.5 (scores should be no more than two years old at the time of application)