Overview

Watershed Resources Program / Watershed Resources Program is located in Tucson, AZ, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Watershed management
Master of Science (MS)	Water, society, and policy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Watershed management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

4

Accepted

4

Enrolled

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	August 1st	December 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	Not reported	July 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, 3 letters of recommendation, MA or MS

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

7

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.29%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	57%
American Indian or Alaska Native	14.29%
Asian	14.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (28%)

Female (71%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 2

Male (18)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Forest fuel characteristics, prescribed fire, tree ring-fire scar analysis, erosion, sedimentation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	594,876

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 210066
Tucson, AZ  85721
United States

Contact Dr. Shirley Papuga
Director
Email: kurc@cals.arizona.edu
Phone: 520-621-3803

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