Master’s in Marine Mammal Science Application Information

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).

The following are prerequisite undergraduate courses:

• Introduction to Statistics.
• Introduction to Biology or Ecology or Psychology.
• 2 upper-level Biology, Ecology, Psychology, or Statistics.
• Intro to Chemistry (preferred)