Graduate Advising

The GMES department follows the Graduate School’s minimum requirements.

The GRE is not required.

A minimum 79 overall TOEFL or 6.5 overall IELTS score is required.

There is no application deadline. However, if you are applying for Fall semester admission, we should receive your completed application packet before February 1st to be given full consideration.

Students admitted to our programs typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or above. While in the graduate program, it is required to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Your application to the Graduate School and your program of choice is also your application for department funding. For Fall applicants, the graduate committee meets in late March to determine who will be offered support. Letters will then be mailed to those chosen.

Over half of the students who apply are accepted to the program, but only a small number of these students are offered financial support.

Students typically choose an advisor during their first or second semester on campus, after they have had time on campus and the opportunity to meet and discuss research with various faculty. Coursework MS students are advised by Assistant Teaching Professor, Luke Bowman.