Graduate Program Information
 

The university offers a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree in several specialty areas of fish and wildlife resources. The M.S. (thesis option) and the Ph.D. degrees each require original research.  A non-thesis option is also available.

The M.S. degree requires completion of 30 semester credit hours, with 18 of those credit hours in 500 level courses. Doctoral students must earn a minimum of 78 credits beyond the baccalaureate degree, with at least 52 credits in the 500 level courses or above and 33 credit hours in courses other than 600 level courses.

Please note that the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources requires international students to take the GRE as well as the TOEFL exam.

The University of Idaho, in collaboration with the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica, has established an interdisciplinary, multi-institution graduate research and education program in conservation biology and sustainability of agricultural and forest systems. For more information visit the joint website: http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/igert.

 
Application Information:
Prospective students interested in graduate study in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources should submit the following items to the Graduate Admissions Office:

•  Completed application
• Statement of career objectives
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Resume
• Area of Emphasis form
• Official GRE scores (no subject area GRE tests are required) 
• Official Transcripts from all colleges and/or universities previously attended
• Payment of fee

Once the completed application and forms are received at Graduate Admissions, they will be sent to the department for routing.  The faculty in the department will review the application and mark it acceptable or unacceptable.  If acceptable and a faculty member with a project and stipend agrees to be the major professor, the applicant will be accepted into the graduate program in the Department of Fish and Wildlife.  It helps to contact professors in your area of interest prior to applying.

 For more information on the application process,
please visit the Graduate Admissions Office website.

 DETAILS AND GUIDELINES:

For more detailed information on the Master of Natural Resources Degree Program, please visit the College of Natural Resources website.

Click here to download the Guidelines for Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. (This a Microsoft Word document.)

FINANCIAL AID:
Financial assistance within the department is largely in the form of graduate assistantships funded by individual research projects or teaching assistantships. Graduate student support is arranged between the major professor and the student. Graduate programs usually involve field work, data analysis, class work, a final thesis or dissertation, and a defense. Additional financial aid is available through Student Financial Aid Services at 208-885-6312.