Master of Science in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

At SAFS, you develop the skills to advance the discipline of fisheries and aquatic sciences. You graduate employment-ready. Specifically, you learn to: develop, articulate and implement novel research that addresses relevant questions or issues in a selected discipline, communicate science effectively to peers and integrate knowledge across disciplines, gain leadership skills by mentoring, advising, and instructing junior colleagues. A minimum of 45 credits (27 coursework credits and 18 thesis credits), a thesis, and successful final examination in defense of that thesis are required to earn a Master of Science in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. Most master's students in the School earn more than 45 credits in order to meet all degree requirements, and they often graduate within a two-to-three year period.

Students must have an earned bachelor's degree before starting their master's degree program in a degree that is appropriate for intended graduate work. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required for the most recent 60 semester or 90 quarter credits of study.

English Language Proficiency tests with the following minimum scores can satisfy this requirement:

7.0 on the IELTS T

237 on the TOEFL C

580 on the TOEFL

90 on the MLT

65 on the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic