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Masters of Science Agriculture Specialization in Agricultural Engineering Technology Coordinator: Dr. Richard Cavaletto
Objectives Students have the opportunity to focus their program on the application of engineering technologies and management to solve agriculturally related problems.
A description of paperwork and other requirements for the BRAE MS in Agriculture can be found here. For advisor information and other forms, please click here.
General Characteristics Graduate studies in the College of Agriculture allow the student to pursue either a professional program designed to enhance the competencies of agricultural educators, or an academic program of graduate-level scholarly activities and research in one of several specializations. Graduates are prepared for:
When to Apply Application filing periods are given in the Cal Poly catalog. To ensure adequate processing and full consideration, all application materials should be filed with the Cal Poly Admission's Office before the dates given below; nevertheless, applicants are encouraged to file during the initial filing period.
Fall Quarter - July 1
Prerequisites
Consideration for admission to this program as a classified graduate student requires a minimum grade point average of 2.75 in the last 90 quarter units attempted. An applicant not meeting these academic standards, but who meets the basic university standard of a grade point average of 2.5 in the last 90 quarter units attempted may be considered for admission as a postbaccalaureate student; such admission does not constitute admission to graduate degree standing (refer to page 85). A change from postbaccalaureate status to graduate status requires application and additional processing through the university's admissions office. An applicant meeting the grade point requirement for classified graduate status, but who is deficient in background courses in agriculture, natural resources and/or related support disciplines may be considered for admission as a conditionally classified graduate student. Before such a student is advanced to classified graduate status, deficiencies in prerequisites must be removed and satisfactory academic performance in a graduate program must be demonstrated by the completion of no fewer than 12 units of specified courses with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Courses taken to remove deficiencies in prerequisites will not count toward the unit requirement for the degree.
All applicants
who do not speak and write English as their
primary language are required to complete the Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with a
minimum score of 550, and the Test of Written English (TWE), with a minimum score of 4.5.
Programs of
Study
There are three
MS degrees in the College of Agriculture: MS in
Agribusiness, MS in Forestry
Sciences, and the MS in
Agriculture. The MS Agriculture program includes
the following specializations: Agricultural
Education, Agricultural Engineering Technology,
Animal Science, Crop Science, Dairy Products
Technology, Environmental Horticultural Science,
Food Science and Nutrition, Irrigation, Plant
Protection Science, Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
Management, and Soil Science. Although the program
offers several specializations, there is a single
degree; students may not earn more than one Master
of Science degree in the College of Agriculture.
The Thesis
The thesis is
based on independent, supervised research;
students should contact individual departments to
determine the availability of funding support for
their research. The final copy of the thesis must
meet the standards explained in the "Manual
of Instructions for the Preparation and Submission
of the Master's Thesis or Master's Project"
available from the Cal Poly Research and Graduate
Programs Office. At least one course in
statistical methods and/or experimental design is
required of students in a thesis curriculum.
Formal Study
Plan
Graduate students must file the formal study plan for the degree with the Graduate Coordinator of the College of Agriculture no later than the end of the quarter in which the 12th unit of approved courses is completed. The formal program of study must include at least 45 units of committee-approved graduate coursework; at least 23 units required must be at the 500 level. Students should refer to the course descriptions in this catalog for credit limitations of individual courses; for example, total credit for AG 500, Individual Study, is limited to six units. At least one course in statistical methods and/or experimental design is required of students in a thesis curriculum.
All candidates
must meet the current Graduation Writing
Requirement; see page 91. All students are
required to pass an oral comprehensive examination
which is normally given during the final quarter
of the program of study. A written comprehensive
exam may also be required by the master's degree
committee, but this is optional. For students in a
thesis program, the final oral comprehensive
examination will include, but not necessarily be
limited to, a defense of the thesis.
BRAE Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 phone: 805.756.2378 fax: 805.756.2626 email: brae@calpoly.edu Cal Poly Home | Cal Poly Find It Last Updated: 7/18/2008 |
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