2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Natural Resources, M.S.


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The graduate program in Natural Resources is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to address natural resource problems and to carry out scientific investigations including design, implementation, and evaluation of research in their specific area of study. While it is designed to provide and in-depth understanding of the student’s particular area of emphasis, it is also intended to develop an appreciation for the interdisciplinary character of natural resource problems. Each candidate for the degree is required to consult with an appropriate faculty committee and to prepare an individualized program of study which must be approved by that committee.

The Natural Resources Graduate Program includes four major concentrations: Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fisheries, Forestry Watershed & Wildland Sciences, and Wildlife.

Program Admission Requirements

Applicants must possess preparation equivalent to the baccalaureate degree. Adequate academic preparation can best be demonstrated by a baccalaureate degree in the chosen option or in a closely related field. Applicants who lack adequate preparation may be required to make up academic deficiencies through additional course work. Such course work may not be used toward the graduate degree.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 undergraduate units. Applicants with extensive work experience, exceptional GPA, or Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores may be reconsidered by appeal to the department faculty to the Graduate Advisory Council through the Graduate Coordinator. GRE scores are generally not required, unless the student’s prospective faculty advisor requires GRE scores for admission. All prospective graduate students in the Natural Resources program should contact a prospective major advisor.

Please refer to the College of Natural Resources & Sciences website or contact CNRSmast@humboldt.edu for additional information.

Requirements for the Degree


For a description of degree requirements to be fulfilled in addition to those listed below see, “Master’s Degree Requirements  ”.

Natural Resources Graduate Program Core (16 Units)


Research and Thesis


Students complete a combination of thesis and research units for a total of 9 units with a maximum of 6 thesis units. Students select the courses based on their program concentration. All students are required to enroll in at least 1 unit of program specific 690 and 695 every semester.

Culminating Experience


A thesis, public oral presentation, and a closed formal defense are required.

Graduate Coordinator



Natural Resources Graduate Program
Forestry Building 101
707-826-3256
CNRSmast.humboldt.edu

Graduate Coordinator
Erin Kelly,
707-826-4150
eck107@humboldt.edu

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