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To begin the application process,  you must apply to University of Arkansas at Monticello as well as College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources. 

The UAM admission process can be found on the following website.  https://www.uamont.edu/admissions/index.html 

List of the required forms and documents needed to begin the admission process to the College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources.  

• CFANR Graduate Application 

• 3 Reference forms

• College Transcripts

• GRE Scores

• TOEFL Scores (For international applicants whose native language is not English)

These forms should be sent to the College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Graduate Program, P.O. Box 3468, Monticello, AR  71656, or they may be emailed to Ms. Rhonda Parris at parris@uamont.edu.  Please note that all reference materials must come to Ms. Rhonda directly from the person writing the reference.

Degree Requirements:

Candidates for the master's degree at CFANR-UAM must earn a minimum of 24 semester hours of credit in coursework and a minimum of 4-6 additional hours of thesis research, for a total of 30 hours.

1. Core Required Courses (6 hours):

   • NREM 51003 – Research Methods in Natural Resources (Fall Even Year) (3-credit)

   • Either of the following statistics courses:

     • NREM 51103 – Applied Predictive Statistics (Fall Odd Year) (3-credit)

     • NREM 51203 – Applied Comparative Statistics (Fall Even Year) (3-credit)

2. Elective Courses (18-20 hours minimum) 

   • NREM 51603 Advanced GIS

   • NREM 5XXX3 Advanced Forest Management

   • NREM 52903 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource Conservation

   • NREM 51303 Decision-Making in Natural Resources Management

   • NREM 52203 Natural Resources Ecology

   • NREM 52403 Wetlands Ecology and Management

   • NREM 5XXX3 Forest Ecology and Tree Ecophysiology

   • NREM 5XXX4 Advanced Silviculture

   • NREM 52003 Social Aspects of Natural Resource Management

   • NREM 55003 Life Cycle Assessment of Forest Products

   • NREM 5890V Independent Study in Natural Resources

   • NREM 5020V Special Topics

   • NREM 50303 Applications in Recreational Farm Management

   • NREM 51403 Recreational Land & Lodge Management

   • NREM 52003 Forest Operations and Supply Chain Management

   • NREM 51003 Forest Finance

   • NREM 50603 Forest Appraisals

   • NREM 54003 Leadership in a Forest Business

   • NREM 5980V Independent Study in Forest Business

   • NREM 53003 Forest Products Marketing

3. Research and Thesis (4 to 6 hours maximum)

   • NREM 5790V Research and Thesis