Admission to the Graduate School and to AEAB graduate programs for the Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (AEEC) or the Master of Agriculture in Agribusiness requires that students attain regular status which is granted to applicants with at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA or 3.0 in the last half of their undergraduate work, along with submission of GRE scores. Students without adequate GPA can apply to the Graduate School as a non- degree graduate student and take 9 graduate credits plus pre-requisite undergraduate courses. With a 3.0 GPA on the 9 graduate credits the student can reapply to the AEAB program for admission.

GPA 3.0 or better

GRE required (verbal, analytical and quantitative sections) prior to admission (beginning with Fall 2013 admission)

Information on GRE testing can be found at NMSU TESTING SERVICES

If applying for teaching or research assistantship only, select

Application for Assistantship Consideration Form, and
Your letters of recommendation/reference are to be uploaded on to your graduate school application when you apply. • TOEFL 79 IBT, 550 PBT
• 6.5 IELTS The university requires a minimum of 3.0 GPA (or equivalent) for regular admission