* * Spring health insurance amount includes summer.
Requirements for Unconditional Admission
Students seeking unconditional admission into the Master of Science in Agriculture must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements. Specific program requirements include:
A minimum of 12 undergraduate hours in the appropriate field of study and an undergraduate grade point of 2.75 or greater (on a 4.0 scale) or a 3.0 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Students judged to be deficient in some areas of undergraduate preparation may, at the discretion of their graduate advisor, be assigned undergraduate courses (6 to 12 hours) as a condition of admission.
Three letters of reference.
A statement of educational objectives and career goals
The different concentrations may have additional criteria that must be met. See Graduate Bulletin.
Requirements for Conditional Admission
Applicants not meeting all of the above college criteria may be admitted on a conditional basis if they meet the Graduate School admission requirements and have:
A minimum of 12 undergraduate hours in the appropriate field of study and an undergraduate grade point of 2.5 or greater (on a 4.0 scale) or a 2.75 on the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Students judged to be deficient in some areas of undergraduate preparation may, at the discretion of their graduate advisor, be assigned undergraduate courses (6 to 12 hours) as a condition of admission.
Three letters of reference.
A statement of educational objectives and career goals.
Complete 12 hours of graduate level course work in two semesters as a non-degree student, and earn a 3.00 GPA with no more than three hours of “C”.
The different concentrations may have additional criteria that must be met. See Graduate Bulletin.
Incoming international graduate students must meet one of the criteria’s set forth in the below chart.
Completion of A-State's ESL Program: 90% or Above
Completion of CEA accredited language program: Completion certificate for completing all levels
Completion of HOFT Institute ESL Program: Completion certificate of the program
TOEFL-Paper Based*: 550
TOEFL-Paper Based, Revised*: 60
TOEFL-Internet Based***: 79
IELTS*: 6.0
PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic): 56
iTEP Academic Plus*: 4.5
EIKEN: Grade Pre-1
SAT scores**: 550 (total on the Evidence-Based Reading/Writing score)
ACT scores**: 21 (total, and on both English and Reading sections)
High School Marks (India, Nepal and Pakistan): 65% in English at X and XII in Certificate
High School Marks (Kenya): 75% in English in Grade 10 and Grade 12
IB (International Baccalaureate): 5, 6 or 7 on English: Literature or Language & Literature
University Graduate from USA, UK, Canada (except Quebec), Australia and New Zealand: Must have completed two years there and graduated
Duolingo English Test: 105
*A-State’s institutional code to receive electronic tests is 6011.
**Test scores cannot be older than 2 years.
***Currently accepting TOEFL, internet based at home test.
Over the past 100 years, ASU has evolved from a regional school of agricultural instruction to a comprehensive university. The College of Agriculture and Technology has also evolved throughout the years. While education is still our primary mission, we also have extensive public outreach programming and research activities.
We prepare our graduates for entry and career advancement in the food, fiber and natural resources industry, which involves production (farming), agribusiness and value added processing, public service and rural leadership; and for entry and advancement in the manufacturing and industrial technology industries.
Our MS in Agriculture offers the following concentrations.
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Agricultural Business and Economics
Agricultural Education
Animal Science
Plant and Soil Science
Vocational-Technical Administration
Health Insurance: $1100 USD per year
