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The LU sustainable agriculture graduate program prepares individuals for advanced agriculture careers in government agencies, private enterprises and nonprofits. The knowledge and skills gained during graduate studies equip you for success in production agriculture, entrepreneurship, consultancy, research, teaching, service and others, and enable solutions for a variety of issues facing modern agriculture.

Key strengths: 

• Small classes (5-25 students)
• Research farms and labs
• Faculty with diverse expertise in animal science and livestock, microbiology, GIS, economics, plants and soils and natural resources.
• Graduate students are often offered research assistantship stipends to help fund their studies.

Students pursuing a Master of Science in sustainable agriculture learn by participating in and leading innovative research projects in various focus areas (small ruminant parasitology, aquaculture, poultry science, cropping systems, etc.). Lincoln’s well-equipped laboratories, including the conventional George Washington Carver and certified organic Alan T. Busby farms, support research endeavors.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Develop innovative research methods
• Develop agriculture and food production processes to achieve economically and environmentally sustainable production.

Core Required Courses (15 hours with thesis option, 10 hours for non-thesis option)

• AGR 503 Experimental Design & Data Analysis (3)
• AGR 507 Scientific Writing (online) (2)
• AGR 509 Plant Nutrition and Management (3)
• ARG 511 Advances in Sustainable Agriculture (3)
• AGR 515 Soil Management for Sustainability (3)
• AGR 590 Graduate Seminar in Agriculture (1)
• AGR 599 Thesis Research - thesis option only (6)

Applicants seeking admission to the M.S. in sustainable agriculture must meet the following requirements:

• Compliance with all the eligibility requirements of the Graduate School as outlined in the Graduate Bulletin.
• Acceptance to graduate study by the Department of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences and the Graduate School.
• Candidates for the M.S. degree must have a baccalaureate degree in agriculture or a related science from an accredited college with an undergraduate minimum grade point average of 3.00 on 4.00
• Students must receive a minimum score of 500 (paper test) or 173 (computer test) on the TOEFL. Exempted from this requirement are those students for whom English is their official language.
• 3 letters of reference on the student's ability to do graduate work, submitted with the student's application for admission to the Graduate Studies

Applicants must provide the Graduate Studies Office with official transcripts of all previous college and/or university studies and official copies of TOEFL scores. If the transcripts are not in English, certified copies of English translations must be included.

• Class scheduling: Most classes are online, but in-person classes are often scheduled after 3 p.m.
• Typical course load per semester: 9 credit hours (3 classes)
• Online learning platform: Canvas

2. Submit all required documents (transcripts, letters of recommendation, goal statement, resume)
3. Pay a $30 application fee
4. Application review by Graduate Studies and program faculty 
   • Once all documents are submitted, we request 10 business days for departments to review the application packet and respond.
5. Admission decision notification
   • Applicants will receive a notification letter with information regarding their admission status via their personal email. If admitted, this letter will include information regarding their student ID and University e-mail.
6. Schedule a meeting with a School of Education advisor

Don't know where to start? Contact Grad Studies at GradSchool@LincolnU.edu for guidance.

The federal financial aid eligibility deadline is July 1

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