Students who seek admission to the program should have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0, a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score in the upper 50 percent, a TOEFL score of 550 (paper version) or 79 (internet version) for international students. Students with a master's degree from a recognized institution can have the GRE requirement waived.
Each student must have an advisor among the GPARS faculty before they are accepted into the Program.
Students must meet a set of coursework requirements consistent with career objectives in either animal science or rangeland ecology and management. Required undergraduate classes must be taken prior to admittance or while in their MS program.
Students emphasizing animal science must have completed a degree in (or similar to) animal science or veterinary science, or complete course work in physical sciences (6 credits), organic chemistry or biochemistry (6 credits), and biology, agriculture or natural resources (24 credits, including genetics, anatomy, physiology, soils, hydrology, ecology or plant or animal science).
Students emphasizing rangeland ecology and management must have completed the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in animal science, rangeland science, or a closely related area.
In selecting applicants, the Animal & Rangeland Sciences Graduate Selection Committee will consider the prospective student's statement of purpose, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, GRE scores, and three letters of recommendation.

TOEFL: 550 (paper) or 79 (internet)
IELTS: 6.5 (academic version)