Sustainable Natural Resources Graduate Certificate

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Applicants for the Graduate Certificate Should Submit:

1. A cover letter requesting admission to the Certificate program. Include a brief statement of a proposed study problem in natural resource sustainability. This study problem or case study will become your independent project. Please send this material to:

Dr. Steven Radosevich
Department of Forest Science
321 Richardson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-5752

2. An online graduate application to OSU. The application is available at the OSU Admissions site.

3. A $50 check or money order in U.S. dollars payable to Oregon State University for the nonrefundable application fee.

4. Three sets of official transcripts of all previous academic work, undergraduate and graduate. Transcripts must show:

• The last 90 quarter credits (60 semester credits), of graded course work in the first baccalaureate degree.
• All course work completed after the first baccalaureate degree. 
• A minimum 3.0 GPA

International applicants must also send the following documents with their application materials:

• Two sets of official TOEFL scores or IELTS scores. English language proficiency demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper/pencil test) or 213 (computer-based test). IELTS test scores can be used as a substitute for TOEFL scores. The score must be 7.0 or above. Scores must be less than 2 years old at the time of the applicant’s registration for classes. View OSU Admissions TOEFL information here.
• A certified English translation of the official academic transcripts.

All graduate admission application materials should be sent to the Office of Admissions at the address below, at least one month before the initial term of study:

Office of Admissions
104 Kerr Administration Bldg
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR 97331
Telephone: 541-737-4411
Fax: 541-737-2452
E-mail: osuadmit@oregonstate.edu
Web site: http://oregonstate.edu/admissions

Certificate Completion Requirements

Once admitted into the Certificate program, students must:

• Complete a minimum of 3 credits per term (if necessary may request a formal leave of absence).
• Maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 each term the student is enrolled.
• Complete all required courses.

Course Participation by Students Not Seeking the SNR Certificate

Master’s students:
Courses in the Certificate Program can be transferred to other graduate degree programs at Oregon State University, and may be combined in total with the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) in Environmental Sciences. For more information, visit the Academic Programs site.

Non-degree students:
The steps above apply only to certificate-seeking students. If you are interested in taking individual classes in the Sustainable Natural Resources sequence, but do not wish to apply to the Graduate program, you may apply as a Non-degree Seeking student. Non-degree seeking students who may later wish to apply to the degree program should familiarize themselves with the Graduate Admission Policy as it pertains to non-degree seeking students.