Peace Corps Masters International Program
College of Agriculture Students
International Agricultural Development
Colorado State University and the United States Peace Corp share a cooperative master's degree program that provides an opportunity to integrate graduate study with Peace Corps field experience in international agricultural development.
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Four semesters of course work will be taken on the Colorado State University campus with time between the third and fourth semesters spent with the Peace Corps.
Students completing the four year program will be awarded a Master of Agriculture degree in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Each graduate student will select an area of emphasis in one of the departments within the College: |
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Animal Sciences
Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Soil and Crop Sciences |
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| For further information, contact: |
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Jack R. Fenwick, Associate Professor
PCMI Graduate Coordinator
1170 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170
Phone: 970-491-6907
Fax: 970-491-0564
Email: j.fenwick@colostate.edu |
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| To apply: |
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- Complete the electronic Graduate Application located on the Graduate School webpage at http://graduateschool.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=apply. Under College Plans on Part II of the Graduate Application, input AGSC-MAGR in the Program section and input one of the above listed departments as the Area of Study. Define your Area of Study further in your Statement of Purpose. Under the Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) section, select YES. This will ensure that your application gets to the College of Agricultural Sciences for processing.
- Submit your Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results to the Colorado State University Office of Admissions
- Complete a PCMI Application Questionnaire and send it via email to Dr. Jack Fenwick at j.fenwick@colostate.edu.
- Request 2 copies of all transcripts to be sent to Dr. Jack Fenwick
- Send 3 letters of reference to Dr. Jack Fenwick
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Program requirements: |
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- At least 30 upper-division credits are required for the degree
- Minimum of 24 credits earned at Colorado Sate University, minimum of 21 of those earned after admission to Graduate School
- Minimum of 16 credits of regular upper-division courses (excluding seminars, independent or group studies, internships, college teaching, research, and thesis), at least 6 credits from each of two areas
- Minimum of 16 credits at the 500-799 level including a minimum of 12 credits of regular courses
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Additional courses (lower- and upper-division) may be required, depending upon the student's preparation for graduate-level course work. Such courses, considered prerequisite or supplementary to the gradute program, will not contribute to the minimum of 30 credit outlined above. It is required that each program of study include, at the descretion of the committee, a thesis or scholarly report based on a subject mutually agreed upon by the student and graduate committee. If a thesis is prepared, it must comply with Graduate School regulations. If a scholarly report is prepared, it must be in a form that is acceptable for submission to an appropriate publisher.
For more information, visit the following links:
CSU Office of International Programs-PCMI |
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