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The Environmental Sciences graduate program is based on the notion that graduate education in environmental sciences requires an interdisciplinary approach encompassing the fields of chemistry, geology, biology, ecology, physics and human health. The program is a Plan A (thesis/dissertation) graduate course of study and research for the M.S. and Ph.D. students. Faculty participation in the program comes from a variety of departments, programs and disciplines within the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Desert Research Institute.
Prospective graduate students should have a GRE score exceeding 1,000 (verbal plus quantitative), TOEFL score exceeding 600 (international students), and an undergraduate or graduate degree in related science, including one year each of calculus and chemistry, and additional coursework in organic chemistry, biology and physics. Applicants for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0. A more detailed list of entrance requirements is available from the program office or at http://environment.unr.edu/environmental-sciences/
Candidates for both the M.S. and Ph.D. degree must satisfy all general requirements of the Graduate School. In addition, the Environmental Sciences program requires that all students must have one graduate course in statistics plus 4 of the 10 courses listed below, unless the advisor and committee recommend substitutions corresponding with a sprcific research focus.