For admission to the Master of Science (M.S.) program, a student must meet all requirements of the Graduate School of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and must have completed at least 24 academic credit hours of biological and physical sciences at the undergraduate level. Interested applicants must submit electronically all materials (online application, application fee, official transcripts, and scores from the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination [GRE]) directly to the University of Tennessee Graduate School. The online application procedure also will direct the applicant to submit three letters of reference (or three Graduate Rating Forms) from persons capable of assessing the applicant’s suitability for graduate work, and a statement of career goals and interests in entomology or plant pathology. In the statement letter, the concentration of interest and intended major professor should be indicated. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with prospective major professors early in the application process.
For admission to the Ph.D. program, a student must meet all requirements of the Graduate School of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Applicants must submit an online application, a nonrefundable application fee, official transcripts, and official scores from the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to the Office of Graduate Admissions. International students, whose native language is not English, must submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). In the statement letter and application, the concentration of interest and preferred major professor must be indicated. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with prospective major professors early in the application process. It is preferred that applicants for the Ph.D. program have completed an M.S. degree (24 graduate-level credit hours beyond the undergraduate degree and a written thesis).