MSc

Conservation Biology

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    Online
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    12,870USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug, May

Program overview

What the University of West Alabama says about their program:

Develop an understanding of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, the conservation of natural resources and the way in which human activities impact the planet with the online master’s in conservation biology. Gain research skills that can lead to employment opportunities at various agencies and organizations. Our graduates have pursued careers at national parks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center and more.

Earn your degree fully online, at one of the most affordable institutions in the state.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Students must graduate high school with a successful diploma type or complete GED
  • 2.5 cumulative high school GPA

Graduate academic requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • You must be in good standing and eligible to return to the last institution you attended

English proficiency

  • TOEFL iBT

    90

  • TOEFL PBT

    580

  • IELTS

    6.5 (6.0 min on subscores)

  • PTE

    61

  • TOEIC

    770

  • Cambridge English Scale

    180

  • Integrated Skills in English (ISE)

    ISE II with distinction in all skills

  • Duolingo

    110

  • Oxford Test of English

    130 with 120 min on subscores

English proficiency waivers

  • If the student has received a secondary (high) school diploma or associate, baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college/university/institution in any of the following countries

    Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, England, Grenada, Guyana, India, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya (if school language of instruction was English), Nigeria (if school language of instruction was English), Ghana (if school language of instruction was English), Liberia, Montserrat, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, The Bahamas, the United States and Wales.

  • If the student enters UWA with official documentation of successful full-program completion from a CEA.
  • If the student has received a diploma or certificate of completion from a Council of International Schools listed high school in which it is determined that English was the primary language of instruction; however, we may require that you sit for UWA’s ESL Placement Test or enroll in ESL101.
  • The student has completed college-level Written English I and II at a US institution with a grade of “C” or better (Undergraduate only).
  • If an undergraduate student transfers from a partner university and the results of the UWA ESL placement test show that the student can handle the complexity of junior and senior-level courses in English while taking, simultaneously, ESL courses (Undergraduate only).
  • Students who do not have the above requirements, but score high on the SAT/ACT reading and writing sections, may petition for a language proficiency score waiver (Undergraduate only).

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Application fee
  • Academic transcripts
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • ACT/SAT
  • Bank statement
  • UWA Financial Statement Form
  • UWA Medical History and Immunization Form

Freshmen foreign high school transcripts can be evaluated in-house at UWA; however, the university may require any foreign high school certificates and transcripts to be evaluated by a service affiliated with the (NACES)

Postgraduate

  • Application form
  • Application fee
  • Academic transcripts
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport
  • Bank statement
  • UWA Financial Statement Form
  • UWA Medical History and Immunization Form

Foreign college transcripts of completed undergraduate degrees can be evaluated in-house at UWA; however, transcripts may be required to be evaluated directly by an evaluation service affiliated with (NACES)

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Fees and funding

Tuition for UWA is lower than many other state universities in the state. They also offer a full range of grants, scholarships and loans to help you meet your education goals.

Funding

Undergraduate

Trustee Academic Awards Awards are made to incoming freshmen (or transfers with less than 24 credit hours) with a 21 or higher ACT/1060 or higher SAT or 3.0 GPA. Scholarships are renewable for up to four academic years with the maintenance of a minimum 3.0 GPA. On-campus residency is required for two years to maintain the full value of Trustee scholarships.

  • Tiger Achievement Award

    21-22 ACT / 1060- 1120 SAT or 3.00-3.24 GPA. US$2,000 per year

  • Counselor's Award

    23-24 ACT / 1130- 1190 SAT or 3.25-3.74 GPA. US$3,000 per year

  • Director's Award

    25-26 ACT / 1200- 1250 SAT or 3.75-4.0+ GPA. US$4,000 per year

  • Dean's Award

    27-28 ACT / 1260- 1320 SAT. US$5,000 per year

  • President's Award

    29-30 ACT / 1330- 1380 SAT. US$7,000 per year

  • Trustee Excellence Award

    31-32 ACT / 1390- 1440 SAT. US$10,000 per year

  • Trustee Superior Award

    33-36 ACT / 1450- 1600 SAT. US$12,000 per year

Trustee Valedictorian & Salutatorian

  • Amount

    US$2,500 per year

  • Requirements

    Available to on campus freshmen that have been recognized by their high school as one of the top two students in their graduating senior class. Students must meet unconditional admissions standards (19 or higher ACT/990 SAT). On-campus residency is required for the first two years at UWA for recipients. Must submit online UWA Scholarship Application.

Fee information

Undergraduate

  • On campus tuition

    US$20,000 per year

  • Online tuition

    US$11,700 per year

Graduate

  • On campus tuition

    US$15,000 per year

  • Online tuition

    US$12,870 per year

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