West Virginia University Graduate Degree Program in Fisheries
Process for Admissions to WVU Graduate School, the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program, and Graduate Credit for Courses in a Non-degree StatusOverview West Virginia University (WVU) is offering a unique opportunity to FWS employees and other practicing biologists that could lead to a Master of Science or Ph.D. degree. Specific degrees are a M.S. in Wildlife & Fisheries Resources (fisheries focus) and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources (fisheries focus) from the Wildlife & Fisheries Resources Program within the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry & Consumer Sciences. If you are interested and are a FWS employee, please discuss what support options might be available to you from the FWS. Seek counsel from your Supervisor and Regional Office manager (typically the Assistant Regional Director) regarding what level of FWS support might be available to you before proceeding. Besides the basic requirements for admission to the graduate program in Wildlife and Fisheries Resources (Bachelor’s degree, 3.0 undergraduate GPA, 1000 GRE General Test), you will need a project, usually at or near your duty station, that can be converted into a research project that will be in partial fulfillment of the degree. Thirty hours of coursework are required for a Master of Science degree, 24 regular and six research. This means that you will need to take eight classes. Currently, only one is on-line. Thus, you will need to travel to NCTC for seven courses. Typically, students take two classes per year. In this case, assuming the research project is completed in a timely fashion, the duration of the program would be around four years. Once your thesis is written, you are required to present and defend your thesis at WVU (about 2.5 hours drive time from NCTC). For further information contact:
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