Overview

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences / College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is located in Tucson, AZ, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Department of Agricultural Education

Department of Animal Sciences

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science

Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Arid Lands Resource Sciences

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Agricultural Education (MAE)
(Graduate Certificate)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Home Economics Education (MHE Ed)

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
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE, GMAT, or MAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree or equivalent, minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Regulation of skeletal muscle mass during growth, bone health and osteoporosis prevention, regulation of gene expression, development of new crops for arid and semi-arid lands, molecular genetics and pathogenesis of the opportunistic pathogen
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 210066
Tucson, AZ  85721
United States

Contact Dr. Shane Burgess
Dean
Email: dean@cals.arizona.edu
Phone: 520-621-7621
Fax: 520-621-7196

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