ADMISSION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

Application materials can be requested directly from the Department or from the Graduate School. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Department early in the application process in order to allow interaction with prospective major professors. Applications and all related materials for admission must reach the Graduate School Office at least eight weeks before the beginning of the semester in which enrollment is requested.

Minimum requirements for acceptance are based upon the student's grade point average and on the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The Graduate Record Examination is required for all applicants. Consideration for admission to the Graduate School is contingent upon receipt of:

an official academic transcript showing courses taken and degree(s) earned;

evidence of a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year or equivalent accredited college or university;

documentation of at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale) for the last half of the credits earned for the undergraduate degree; or, the completion of 12 graduate course credits with at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average.

Students who do not meet the admission requirement of a 3.0 Grade Point Average may be considered for Provisional Acceptance based on performance on the Graduate Record Exam or other mitigating factors. Requirements and funding restrictions for students admitted with Provisional status are described in detail on the Graduate Education website at www.grads.vt.edu.

The results of the analytical writing section of the GRE will be considered in admission decisions, but there is no minimum score for admission. GRE subject tests are not required.

We attempt to evaluate both U.S. and international students on the same quality standards and neither favor nor discriminate against either group in our acceptance policy. International students whose first language is not English are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and to meet University requirements of certification of competence in English. A TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or 213 (computer) is required by the Graduate School.

Also see Financial Aid, Stipends and Fees.

Additional Information

D. R. Notter, Chair
Graduate Education Committee
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences (0306)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540/231-5135
FAX: 540/231-3010
E-MAIL: drnotter@vt.edu
http://www.apsc.vt.edu

Graduate School (0325)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540 /231-6691
FAX: 540/231-3714
http://www.grads.vt.edu