BSc

Forestry: Agroforestry

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Key facts

  • Program
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    4 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    24,070USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug

Program overview

What Stephen F. Austin State University says about their program:

This concentration emphasizes the skills necessary to manage the plants, wildlife and other natural resources found in a forest.

In addition to completing core forestry coursework, agroforestry students choose electives that align with their interests and career goals, such as beef cattle science, animal nutrition, botany, silviculture, chemistry and range management.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • High school diploma
  • Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on all secondary coursework

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Generally, all applicants must have an overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Minimum GPA requirements vary depending on your academic major.

English requirements

  • TOEFL iBT

    79

  • TOEFL pBT

    550

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • Duolingo English Test (undergraduate admission only)

    100

Several programs require a higher English proficiency level

English proficiency waivers

  • Successful completion of a U.S. academic program

    Students must have received a high school diploma, associate degree or higher from a U.S. institution within the previous two years prior to beginning studies at SFA

  • English speaking countries

    Students educated and earning a diploma or degree in these countries at the secondary or post-secondary level in English will be exempt from additional English language testing.

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Course-by-course credential evaluations
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Copy of passport
  • Proof of English proficiency

Graduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Course-by-course credential evaluations
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Copy of passport
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • CV
  • GRE or GMAT (depending on the graduate program you’re pursuing)
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Essays

If younger than 22 years of age: a Bacterial Meningitis vaccination record, as required by Texas state law. Your verification of Bacterial Meningitis vaccination form must be completed by a licensed physician.

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Fees and funding

Funding

Office of International Programs Scholarship This scholarship is awarded annually to students who will contribute to the increased diversity for international representation at SFA. Students who receive the OIP Scholarship are eligible for Texas resident tuition rates, which cost approximately $4,500 less per semester.

  • Amount

    US$1,000

  • Requirements

    Undergraduate students: 2.75 GPA. Graduate students: 3.25 GPA. Student whose native language is not English, who has lived in a country other than the United States for a period of five years or more or a student who has foreign or dual citizenship recognized by the foreign country and not by the United States.

Mexico out-of-state tuition waiver program As a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement, two students from Mexico per 1,000 students enrolled at SFA are eligible to pay in-state tuition and fees (with 12,000 students at SFA, 24 students from Mexico would be entitled to receive this tuition waiver). Students accepted into this financial aid program must sign a financial need statement.

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$23,428 per year

  • Graduate tuition

    US$14,994 per year

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