Requirements Quick Reference

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Degrees Offered

Master of Agribusiness Management (M.A.B.M.)

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)

Master of Arts in Teaching-Middle Level (M.A.T.M.)

Master of Arts in Teaching-Secondary (M.A.T.S.)

Master of Arts in Teaching-Special Education (M.A.T.X.)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)

Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.)

Master of Professional Accountancy (M.P.A.)

Master of Public Policy and Administration (M.P.P.A.)

Master of Science (M.S.)

Master of Science in Information Systems (M.S.I.S.)

Master of Science in Instructional Technology (M.S.I.T.)

Master of Taxation (M.TX.)

Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Abbreviations for Majors and Concentrations

(alpha order by major)

Majors-Concentrations Abbreviations
Abbreviation	Description
ACC	Accounting
ASE	Aerospace Engineering
AGBM	Agribusiness Management
AEC	Agricultural Economics
AEE	Agricultural and Extension Education
AEEL	Agricultural and Extension Education-Leadership
AEET	Agricultural and Extension Education-Teaching
AGS	Agricultural Sciences
ALSC	Agricultural Life Sciences
AGR	Agriculture
AGN	Agronomy
ADS	Animal and Dairy Sciences
ANNT	Animal Nutrition
PHY	Animal Physiology
ASC	Animal Science
APAN	Applied Anthropology
APMT	Applied Meteorology
ACSC	Applied Cognitive Science
APHY	Applied Physics
APSY	Applied Psychology
BCH	Biochemistry
BE	Biological Engineering
BIO	Biological Sciences
BME	Biomedical Engineering
BMP	Broadcast Meteorology
BA	Business Administration
BUSI	Business Administration (Meridian)
BIS	Business Information Systems
CHE	Chemical Engineering
CH	Chemistry
CE	Civil Engineering
MH	Clinical Mental Health Counseling
CLPS	Clinical Psychology
CC	College Counseling
PHCE	College/Post-Secondary Student Counseling & Personnel Services
CED	Community College Education
PHCL	Community College Leadership
VCBC	Computational Biology
CME	Computational Engineering
CS	Computer Science
COE	Counselor Education
PHSE	Counselor Education/Student Counseling & Guidance Services
CIED	Curriculum and Instruction-Early Childhood Education
CIEE	Curriculum and Instruction-Elementary Education
CIGE	Curriculum & Instruction-General Education
CIRE	Curriculum and Instruction-Reading Education
CISE	Curriculum and Instruction-Secondary Education
CIEX	Curriculum and Instruction-Special Education
EASC	Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (see Geosciences)
EC	Economics (also see GAEC)
EDUC	Education
ET	Education-Technology
EPY	Educational Psychology
ECPE	Electrical and Computer Engineering
ELED	Elementary Education
ECED	Elementary Education-Early Childhood Education
GEED	Elementary Education-General Education
MLED	Elementary Education-Middle Level Education
EDAD	Elementary, Middle, & Secondary Education Administration
ENGR	Engineering (see M ENG)
ENGT	Engineering Technology
EN	English
ENT	Entomology
ENGS	Environmental Geoscience
ENVT	Environmental Toxicology
EXPY	Exercise Physiology
EXSC	Exercise Science
FIN	Finance
NFSH	Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion
FST	Food Science and Technology
FL	Foreign Language
FP	Forest Products
FOR	Forest Resources
FO	Forestry
GEOL	Geology
GG	Geosciences (also Earth & Atmospheric Science)
GESP	Geospatial Sciences
GBIO	General Biology
GEP	General Educational Psychology
GNS	Genetics
GPHY	Geography
GAEC	Grad Applied Economics
HLPR	Health Promotion
HI	History
HO	Horticulture
HDFS	Human Development & Family Studies
HFE	Human Factors & Ergonomics
IE	Industrial Engineering
SYS	Industrial Systems
VIDC	Infectious Disease
ISE	Industrial & Systems Engineering
INFS	Information Systems
ISWD	Instructional Systems & Workforce Development
IT	Instructional Technology
KINE	Kinesiology
LA	Landscape Architecture
LFSC	Life Sciences
MGT	Management
MGTS	Management Systems
MFGS	Manufacturing Systems
MKT	Marketing
MASC	Mathematical Sciences
MA	Mathematics
ME	Mechanical Engineering
MLAR	Middle Level Alternate Route
MOLB	Molecular Biology
NTR	Nutrition
OPRS	Operations Research
PH	Physics
PSS	Plant & Soil Sciences
PP	Plant Pathology
PS	Political Science
PO	Poultry Science
PMCL	Professional Meteorology/Climatology
PM	Project Management
PMNT	Population Medicine Non-Thesis
PSY	Psychology
PPA	Public Policy & Administraiton
RC	Rehabilitation Counseling
EDLS	School Administration
SLP	School Psychology (major)
SLC	School Counseling (concentration)
SPSY	School Psychology
SEED	Secondary Education
STAR	Secondary Teacher Alternate Route
SO	Sociology
EXED	Special Education
EXAR	Special Education Alternate Route
SPAD	Sports Administration
SPPE	Sport Pedagogy
SS	Sport Studies
ST	Statistics
SA	Student Affairs
SBP	Sustainable Bioproducts
SYS	Systems
TAX	Taxation
TIG	Teachers in Geosciences
MST	Technology
TOXI	Toxicology
UNC	Unclassified (No degree)
VMRC	Veterinary Medical Research
VMS	Veterinary Medicine Science
WS	Weed Science
FOWL	Wildlife and Fisheries
WEL	Workforce Education Leadership
WFA	Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture

The chart below is in alpha order by abbreviation of major.

Grad Quick Reference
Major	Degree	GRE	GMAT	GPA	TOE-IELTS
ACC	MPA		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
ACC-Concentration:
SYS	MPA		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
AEE-Concentrations:
AEEL	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
AEET	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
AGBM	MABM		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
AGR-Concentrations:
AEC	MS	Yes		2.75	575-7.0
ANNT	MS			3.00	550-6.5
ASC	MS			3.00	550-6.5
ENGT	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
PO	MS			2.75	550-6.5
AGS-Concentrations:
ADS	PhD	Yes		3.00	575-7.0
AEE	PhD	Yes		2.75 undergraduate/3.00 graduate	550-6.5
ANNT	PhD			3.00	575-7.0
ENGT	PhD	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
PO	PhD			2.75	550-6.5
ALSC-Concentrations:
BCH	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
ENT	MS	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
GNS	MS	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
PHY	MS			3.00	575-7.0
PP	MS	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
APAN	MA	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
APSY-Concentrations:
ACSC	Ph.D.	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
CLPS	Ph.D.	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
ASE	MS	Yes or ABET-accredited degree		3.00	550-6.5
BA	MBA	or GMAT	or GRE	3.00	575-7.0
BA-Concentrations:
BIS	PhD		Yes	3.00 undergraduate/3.25 graduate	575-7.0
FIN	PhD		Yes	3.00 undergraduate/3.25 graduate	575-7.0
MGT	PhD		Yes	3.00 undergraduate/3.25 graduate	575-7.0
MKT	PhD		Yes	3.00 undergraduate/3.25 graduate	575-7.0
BE	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
BIO	MS/PhD	Yes		2.75	500-5.5
BME	MS/PhD	Yes		3.00	600-7.5
BUSI	MBA		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
CE	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
CED	MAT			2.75	550-6.5
CH	MS/PhD			2.75	477-5.0
CHE	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
CIED: Concentrations
CIED	PhD	Yes		3.4	550-6.5
CIEE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
CIEX	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
CIGE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
CIRE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
CISE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
CME	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		2.75	550-6.5
COE-Concentrations:
CC	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
MH	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
RC	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SA	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SLC	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
CS	MS/PhD	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
EASC	PhD	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
EC	MA	Yes		2.75	575-7.0
ECPE	MS	Yes		3.00 undergraduate	550-6.5
ECPE	PhD	Yes		3.50 undergraduate or master's
EDAD	PhD	Yes		3.40	600-7.5
EDLS	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
EDUC-Concentrations:
COE	EdS	Yes		3.00 undergraduate/3.30 graduate	550-6.5
EDLS	EdS	Yes		3.20 on master's	550-6.5
ELED	EdS	Yes		3.20 on master's	550-6.5
ET	EdS	Yes		3.20 on master's	550-6.5
EXED	EdS	Yes		3.20 on master's	550-6.5
SEED	EdS	Yes		3.20 on master's	550-6.5
SPSY	EdS	Yes		3.30 on master's	550-6.5
ELED-Concentrations:
ECED	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
GEED	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
MLED	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
EN	MA			3.00	625-8.0
ENGR	M ENG	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
ENGR-Concentrations:
APHY	PhD			2.75	523-6.0
ASE	PhD	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
BE	PhD	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
CE	PhD	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
CHE	PhD	Yes		3.20	550-6.5
ME	PhD	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
ENVT	PhD			3.00	550-6.5
EPY-Concentrations:
GEP	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
SLP	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
EXAR	MATX	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
EXED	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
FL	MA			2.75	525-6.0
FO	MS			3.00	550-6.5
FOR-Concentrations:
FO	PhD			3.20	550-6.5
SBP	PhD			3.00	550-6.5
WFA	PhD	Yes		3.20	550-6.5
GAEC	PhD	Yes		3.00 undergraduate/3.00 graduate	575-7.0
GBIO	MS			2.75	500-5.5
GG-Concentrations:
BMP	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
ENGS	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
GEOL	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
GESP	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
GPHY	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
PMCL	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
APMT	MS			2.75	550-6.5
TIG	MS			2.75	550-6.5
HDFS	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
HDFS	PhD	Yes		3.00 graduate	550-6.5
HI	MA/PhD	No/Yes		3.00	550-6.5
IE-Concentrations
HFE	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
MFGS	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
MGTS	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
OPRS	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SYS	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
ISE	PhD	Yes		3.50	550-6.5
INFS	MSIS	or GMAT	or GRE	3.00	575-7.0
ISWD	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
IT
Distance Education	MSIT	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
Instructional Technology	MSIT	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
Multimedia	MSIT	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
KINE-Concentrations
EXPY	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
EXSC	PhD	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SPAD	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SPPE	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
SS	PhD	Yes		3.00	550-6.5
LA	MLA			2.80	600-7.5
LFSC-Concentrations:
BCH	PhD	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
ENT	PhD	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
GNS	PhD	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
PHY	PhD	Yes		3.00	575-7.0
PP	PhD	Yes		3.00	500-5.5
MA	MS			2.75	477-5.0
MASC	PhD	Yes		2.75	477-5.0
ME	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
MLAR	MATM	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
MOLB	PhD	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
MST	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
NFSH-Concentrations:
FST	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		2.75	550-6.5
HLPR	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
NTR	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		2.75	550-6.5
PH	MS/PhD			2.75	523-6.0
PHCE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
PHCL	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
PHSE	PhD	Yes		3.40	550-6.5
PM	MBA		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
PPA	MPPA	Yes		3.00	600-7.5
PPA	PhD	Yes		3.00 undergraduate/3.35 master's	600-7.5
PS	MA			3.00	600-7.5
PSS-Concentrations
AGN	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		2.75/3.00	500-5.5/500-5.5
HO	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		2.75/3.00	500-5.5/500-5.5
WS	MS	Yes		3.00	500-6.5
WS	PhD	Yes		3.00 undergraduate/3.25 graduate	550-6.5
PSY	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
SBP	MS			3.00	550-6.5
SEED	MS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
SO	MS/PhD	Yes/Yes		3.00	550-6.5
ST	MS			2.75	477-5.0
STAR	MATS	Yes		2.75	550-6.5
TAX	MTX		Yes	3.00	575-7.0
UNC	No degree				550-6.5
VMS	MS/PhD			3.00	550-6.5
PMNT	MS			3.00	550-6.5
TOXI	MS			3.00	550-6.5
VCBC	MS/PhD			3.00	550-6.5
VIDC	MS/PhD			3.00	550-6.5
VMRC	MS/PhD			3.00	550-6.5
WEL	MS			2.75	550-6.5
WFA	MS	Yes		3.00	550-6.5

“Yes” = required standardized test

Abbreviations

Majors-Concentrations Abbreviations
Abbreviation	Description
GPA	Grade Point Average
GMAT	Graduate Management Admission Test
GRE	Graduate Record Examination
IELTS	International English Language Testing Systems
TOEFL	Test of English as a Foreign Language