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Graduate Program Requirements
Graduate students in the Department of Natural Resources Science are enrolled in one of three programs:
Master of Environmental Science and Management
(See www.uri.edu/cels/acadprograms/mesmextra.html)
 At least 33 credits of graduate coursework, including 21-25 credits of core courses and 6-10 credits of elective courses specified by the student’s specialization and at least 2 credits of graduate seminar, including a terminal oral presentation.
3 credits in EVS 598 (Professional Master’s Research).
At least one-half of the total program course credits shall be at the 500-level or above.
Written Master’s (comprehensive) examination.
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences
(See http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/graduateprograms.html#environmentalsciences)
At least 24 credits of graduate coursework, including at least 2 credits in NRS 600 (Graduate Seminar in Natural Resources).
At least 6 credits in EVS 599 (Master’s Thesis Research).
At least one-half of the total program course credits shall be at the 500-level or above.
Approval of thesis, in final form, by Thesis Committee and Graduate School.
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences
(See http://www.uri.edu/catalog/cataloghtml/graduateprograms.html#environmentalsciences)
Advanced courses determined in consultation with the candidate’s Doctoral Committee. Courses shall be at the 500-level or higher, unless the student has no Master’s degree; in that case, up to 14 credits may be at the 400-level. A doctoral program must include at least 72 credits beyond the baccalaureate degree, and at least 42 of these must have been taken at URI. Coursework shall also include at least 2 credits in NRS 600.
18-24 credits in EVS 699 (Doctoral Dissertation Research) and 18-24 credits in courses at the 500-level or higher, for a total of at least 42 credits beyond the 30 credits required for the Master’s degree.
Qualifying examination, if the candidate does not hold a Master's degree.
Written and oral comprehensive examinations.
Oral defense of dissertation, preceded by departmental seminar.
Approval of dissertation, in final form, by Doctoral Committee and Graduate School.
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