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Animal Behavior & Conservation - MA
Program Overview:
Degree Offered: | MA (36 credits) |
Fall Application Deadline: | April 1 |
Spring Application Deadline: | Not Applicable |
Graduate Advisor: | Prof. Diana Reiss |
Contact Information: | dreiss@hunter.cuny.edu ; dlr28@columbia.edu |
212-650-3432 |
Applicants who have completed all or part of their university studies in a non-US institution and/or require student visas must submit their applications no later than February 1 to be considered for Fall admission.
Admission Requirements:
You must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for admission. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.
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A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College - College & University Transcripts
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Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0.
- Generally a minimum of 12 credits of undergraduate courses in psychology, including one course in statistics and one laboratory course in experimental psychology; however students who have a high undergraduate grade point average and high GRE scores but lack full psychology background may apply for admission. Such students may be required to take preparatory statistics and experimental courses.
- Two letters of recommendation from appropriate academic or professional sources.
- Applicants should submit a personal statement of approximately two (2) double spaced pages in which they do ALL of the following:
- GRE's are not required for this program.
- Applicants whose native language is not English and who have taken all or part of their undergraduate education in a country where English is not the native language are required to submit scores on the TOEFL/IELTS. The following minimum scores must be obtained:
- TOEFL iBT: 80/ Paper Based Test: 550/ Computer Administered Test: 213
- IELTS: 6.5 Overall Band Score
-Describe their research experience, if any
-Discus their research and intellectual interests and potential research questions they might pursue in the MA program
-Indicate which faculty member(s) they might want to work with and explain why
-Discuss how their academic and/or professional background has prepared them to do well in the MA program
-Address any weakness in their application (e.g., poor grades, lack of research experience)
Additional Information:
For additional program information, visit the Psychology Department website.