The Master of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Science was established in the Fall of 2000 to build on Arkansas Tech University's longstanding tradition of educating fisheries and wildlife professionals. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.
Thesis students are typically accepted following recruitment by individual faculty members. Prospective thesis students are encouraged to contact an individual Fisheries or Wildlife faculty member whose research interests and background most closely match your career goals (see link below). Assistantships, when available, are advertised on the Texas A&M Job Board. In general, the most competitive applicants will have a B.S. degree in Fisheries and/or Wildlife or other Biological Science, a GPA > 3.0, and GRE scores > 50 percentile in quantitative and verbal scores.
The non-thesis option is available to all qualified students. Application procedures are listed below and guidelines for admission to the program are contained within the graduate catalog description of our program. In general, the most competitive applicants will have a B.S. degree in Fisheries and/or Wildlife or other Biological Science, a GPA > 3.0, and GRE scores > 50 percentile in quantitative and verbal scores.
