Dear Prospective Distance Education Student:
Thank you for expressing interest in the Distance Education (DE) program through the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (WFSC) at
Texas A&M University. This program primarily has been chosen by working natural resource professionals as a means to pursue a graduate
degree while maintaining their employment. As such, students in this program are typically self-supporting.
The Department offers two degrees through our DE program: A Masters of Wildlife Science (MWS) and a Masters of Natural Resource
Development (MNRD). You can obtain additional information regarding our DE program from our website:
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/students/graduate/graduate-programs/masters-by-distance-education/ as well as the department’s graduate student
page: http://wfsc.tamu.edu/students/graduate/graduate-admissions/.
More information on the DE program at TAMU, including costs and course offerings can also be found on the above website. Generally, it will
cost about $1750 for three hours of DE course work (1 course) for in-state students and $2800 for out-of-state students.
For more information on our graduate process please visit http://ogs.tamu.edu/ or for university admission, requirements visit
http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/gettingin/reqDocuments/definitions.aspx. More information on Texas A&M University can be found at
http://www.tamu.edu/.
I will be happy to answer any questions you have regarding our application process. We have a May 1 deadline for Fall admission and
September 1 for Spring admission for domestic students. International students must apply by Feb. 1 for Fall and Sept. 1 for Spring
admissions. Please try to apply at least 2 months early to allow time for your application to be processed.
All information must be sent to the Office of Admissions; the department will not accept any admissions documents. You must submit the
following:
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4)
Application & Statement of Purpose (http://www.applytexas.org)
Application Fee (Admissions)
GRE Scores (General Exam only)
Official final transcripts from all the college or universities you have attended (Admissions)
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If you still are completing a degree you will need to submit an additional transcript once it is complete
5) Three letters of recommendation (submitted via http://applicant.tamu.edu)
6) Resume or vita (Admissions)
A faculty member from WFSC must agree to serve as your advisor before you can be accepted into the program. It is up to you to identify a
faculty member who will be willing to serve as your advisor. You can obtain a list of our faculty from the departmental website:
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/directory/faculty-directory/. It helps to speak with the faculty in your area(s) of interest before you apply, so that you
can focus your statement of purpose. This may improve your chances of being accepted.
International students have to meet a language requirement and must provide proper documentation. The Office of International Student
Services can answer any questions about the application process and admission of international students. Their website is http://iss.tamu.edu.
It will take up to approximately one week for your application to be processed once submitted by a student ID number (UIN) is generated.
This UIN will be used to access both the Applicant Information System (AIS) and Howdy. These two sites are used for tracking the progress of
your application, requesting letters of recommendation, and eventually using Howdy to register for class and manage your student information.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Felix Arnold
Academic Advisor II
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Texas A&M University
202A Nagle Hall
MS 2258
College Station, TX 77843-2258
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
fwarnold@tamu.edu
979-845-5768
979-845-3786