Graduate Students

Marine Mammal Science:

1. Graduate Application for the Master of Science in Marine Mammal Science program.
2. Academic record (all post-secondary transcripts), with documentation of a bachelor’s degree (or a documented forth-coming degree) from an accredited US college of university (or the foreign equivalent, as determined by a NACES-member transcript evaluation service). Students with academic records from a non-US colleges or universities should arrange for a professional evaluation (and translation, if necessary) of their transcripts by a NACES-member service.
3. Letter of Application. Please take this opportunity to describe any research in which you have been engaged (include your roles) as well as your central research interests (e.g. neuroscience, acoustics, comparative cognition, human dimensions, ecology, conservation, etc), with appropriate specifics, as possible.  Multiple interests are welcome.  Include skills you have and which you would like to acquire. 
4. Two letters of recommendation, with at least one from a faculty member who can address your research/academic abilities.
5. Resume/CV
6. GRE scores (NCF’s GRE code is: 5506).
7. English proficiency (international applicants):   If you are not a US citizen or US Permanent Resident Alien, and your first language is not English, you must provide proof of your English proficiency. Typically, recent – within the past two years – scores or experience will be required (TOEFL IbT of 83 (4.0), IELTS of 6.5, or a record of successful academic or professional work in a setting where English is the primary language in use. 

The following are prerequisite undergraduate courses specific to each Masters Program:

• For Marine Mammal Science Program:
  • Introduction to Statistics.
  • Introduction to Biology or Ecology or Psychology.
  • 2 upper-level Biology, Ecology, Psychology, or Statistics.
  • Intro to Chemistry (preferred)
• For Data Science Program:
  • Successful completion of a course in Linear Algebra (can be completed upon matriculation)
  • Successful completion of a course in programming, or proof of programming proficiency (can be completed by matriculation)
    • Candidates with missing documentation for these two requirements may receive a conditional acceptance.

Applications for the program open November 1st, with an early action deadline of December 1st and a regular application deadline of February 1st.

The final application deadline is June 15th (April 1st for international students).  Students are admitted on a rolling, space available basis.