Are campus tours available?
Do you offer an on-line Masters degree option?
Do you offer a PhD program?
Can I apply to the Masters program if my undergraduate major is not in a natural resource area?
When will I know if I am accepted into the Masters program?
Will I need to pay out of state tuition?
Is financial aid available?
Campus tours are available through the Admissions office by phoning 715-346-2441. You can also view information online at the following address: http://www.uwsp.edu/Admissions/visitus.htm
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Do you offer an on-line Master degree option?
At this time we do not offer an on-line Masters degree option for our regular Masters program. Generally graduate students take full time coursework for two years as full time students and live on or near campus.
If you are a teacher looking to pursue a Masters degree there is a program available through the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education. For more information please visit their site at: http://www.uwsp.edu/natres/msnree/
We do not have a natural resource PhD program at this time.
You can still apply to the Masters program if your undergraduate major was not in a natural resource area. You may need to take supplementary courses in addition to the required course load. The decision on what additional courses that need to be taken would be made by your graduate advisor and graduate committee.
When will I know when I am accepted into the Masters program?
Admissions decisions are made on an individual basis. To be admitted you must be accepted by a graduate adviser who is willing to serve as the chair of your graduate committee. An adviser is not assigned to you. Letters are sent to students notifying them that they have not been accepted generally in May for the fall semester and January for the spring semester.
Out of state students are eligible for an out of state tuition waiver if the are on an assistantship that is at least half time. Minnesota students are eligible for reciprocity. For more information on reciprocity please visit: www.mheso.state.mn.us.
The Midwest Student Exchange Program was also recently formed for students from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska or North Dakota which allows students to take credits at a significantly reduced tuition rate. You can find more information online at the following address: http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/webpages/msep.htm
Teaching and research assistantships are allotted to some graduate students upon acceptance from a graduate adviser. Those on teaching assistantships would assist with a specific class or classes while those on research assistantships would aid research which may or may not be related to their graduate work. Not all accepted graduate students will have an assistantship included in their acceptance offer.
For additional financial aid information contact our financial aid office at 715-346-4771 or on-line at http://www.uwsp.edu/finance/