Transcript: Admission Requirements: Completed Graduate School Application. Nonrefundable application fee. Two official transcripts from each institution attended. Standardized test scores (as required by the graduate program). Personal Statement: A statement of purpose (uploaded to your application) for your proposed graduate study. Please submit a 1- to 2-page written statement (3 pages maximum) describing your purpose in pursuing graduate study. You may want to include the following types of information in your statement: reasons for pursuing a Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (ESM) graduate degree specific area of interest that you plan to pursue long-term plans for professional career experiences from previous graduate or professional work that have influenced your decision to pursue graduate study previous research and/or teaching and outreach other information that will help us to better understand your purpose for applying to our graduate program your interest in obtaining a graduate assistantship names of ESM graduate faculty you are communicating with who may be willing to serve as a potential adviser(s). Recommendation Letter: Three letters of recommendation (uploaded directly to your application) from professional colleagues and/or teachers who are knowledgeable about your character and qualifications as they relate to your potential to succeed in an advanced graduate degree program.

学位要求：baccalaureate 专业要求：degree from an undergraduate program in Soil Science, or having an emphasis in natural science, is preferred. 课程要求：Communication skills (9 credits), including technical writing (3) and speech (3). Chemistry, mathematics, and physics (10 credits distributed among all categories). Biological science (8 credits), including botany. Agronomy, geology, and plant science (12 credits), including soil science. 申请链接：http://ecosystems.psu.edu/graduateprograms/soil-science/how-to-apply 招生电话：(814) 865-7541