The Department offers the MS and PhD degrees in Natural Resource Ecology and Management with specializations in Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology, Forest Resources, Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Wildlife Ecology and Management. Graduate instruction is a critical component of the research, instruction and extension missions of the Department. Students work directly with a member of the faculty to design a program of study to serve individual career goals. The prerequisite for graduate study in the department is a bachelor's degree in an area aligned with the student's research interests with a minimum overall GPA of 3.00. A student must be accepted by a member of the department's faculty prior to official admission to the program.