Overview

Department of Geography / Department of Geography is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Geography
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geography
Master of Arts (MA)	Geography
Master of Science (MS)	Geographic information science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

74

Applied

32

Accepted

15

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 28
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

46

Total Graduate Students

15%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.7%
Black or African American	2.17%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.52%
Unknown	2.17%

Gender

Male (45%)

Female (54%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (9)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Society-nature interactions, geographic information science, environmental studies, hurricanes, remote sensing, urban, transportation, race and indigenous populations
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	159,022

Location & Contact

Address 323 Bellamy Building, 113 Collegiate Loop
Tallahassee, FL  32306
United States

Contact Prof. Mark Horner
Chair
Email: mhorner@fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-1706
Fax: 850-644-5913

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