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The University of Tennessee | Institute of Agriculture

Department of Agricultural Economics

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Applying and Prerequisites

Prerequisites for the MS and Dual/MBA Program

Students applying for admission are normally expected to have at least a "B" average on undergraduate work.

Prerequisites:

  • Agricultural Economics Concentration (thesis and nonthesis), or
    Natural Resource Economics Concentration (thesis):
    » Three hours each of intermediate undergraduate macroeconomics and microeconomics, six hours of statistics, and three hours of calculus.
  • Agribusiness Concentration (nonthesis):
    » Three hours of accounting, three hours each of intermediate undergraduate macroeconomics and microeconomics, six hours of statistics, and three hours of calculus.
  • Dual MS/MBA Program
    » Three hours of calculus

How to Apply


  • Send the completed Graduate application and thirty-five dollars ($35) to:
    Office of Graduate and International Admission (OGIA)
    201 Student Services Building
    The University of Tennessee
    Knoxville, TN  37996-0230.
    This application can be completed on-line.     If applying to the Dual MS/MBA Program, also send a separate application to the MBA program, indicating Dual MS/MBA Program on both applications.
  • Send official transcripts to the OGIA for all universities and colleges attended.
  • Send the results of the general (aptitude) sections of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) to the OGIA. The school code is 1843. The GRE is not required for Dual MS/MBA applicants or for applicants with BS degrees from the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Tennessee. Dual MS/MBA applicants send the results of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) to the OGIA.
  • If your native language is not English, send the results of either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam to the OGIA. Form link
  • International students must send a completed International Graduate Financial Statement to the OGIA. For those students offered an assistantship, this statement can include the assistantship stipend, health insurance, and tuition paid by the Department. Form link
  • Send to:
    Graduate Coordinator
    Department of Agricultural Economics
    2621 Morgan Circle
    302 Morgan Hall
    Knoxville, TN 37996-4518

    » A statement of purpose of one page or less.
    » Graduate School Rating Forms completed by three professors or employers who know your capabilities. Please make sure your references send the completed form. We need the specific information the rating form provides to conduct a comprehensive evaluation. A letter may be attached to the completed form. Form link
    » If you need financial assistance, complete the Application for Graduate Assistantship which will place you in consideration for an “assistantship” or “work-ship.” Form link

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