Master of Science in Plant Science:  Entrance Requirements

1. A bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by agencies recognized by Missouri State University; AND an overall grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.00 scale overall, or at least a 2.75 grade point average on a 4.00 scale for the last 60 hours of academic course work; OR a score of 475 or higher on either the verbal or quantitative section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and a score of not less than 400 on the other section. Students who do not meet the grade point standards outlined but are admitted on the basis of their GRE scores will be required to complete a minimum of 9 hours of specified graduate courses with a GPA of at least 3.00  before being admitted to the candidacy in the program.

2. Submission of GRE scores from the General Test portion.

3. International applicants must achieve a score of not less than 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum of 50th percentile on the Listening Comprehension Section.

4. An undergraduate degree with a background in an appropriate natural or applied science including one semester of genetics and one semester of organic chemistry or equivalents thereof. Applicants lacking the background courses may be admitted, but will be required to complete any of these deficiencies with appropriate course work.

Applicants must receive a positive evaluation from the graduate coordinator of the Plant Science program before being recommended to the Graduate College for admittance into the program.

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