Admission to the M.S. Degree
Materials Required for Consideration for Admission to the M.S.
On-line application to Graduate School
https://www.gradsch.wisc.edu/eapp/eapp.pl
I. Application (on-line only)
II. Application fee (application cannot be processed without this)
III. Graduate Record examination
IV. TOEFL scores for international students
To be sent to Consumer Science Graduate Program
V. An official copy of transcripts from all post secondary institutions attended
VI. We require 3 letters of recommendation. Each reference in the online application for admission will be sent an email that includes your name with a link to each department's electronic recommendation form.
VII. Applicant's statement of purpose
VIII. Applicant's Resume
Consumer Science Graduate Program
University of Wisconsin
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI. 53706 USA
The Consumer Science graduate committee reviews all material and provides a recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School who makes the final admission decision.
The e-mail address for the Department of Consumer Science is: csdept@mail.sohe.wisc.edu
Admission Requirements for the M.S. in Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics(CBFE)
I. GPA: A minimum undergraduate Grade Point Average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In exceptional circumstances students with a lower GPA may be admitted on probation.
II. Letters of Recommendation: The letters of recommendation must strongly support the applicant's interest in and promise for successful completion of a Masters in CBFE. At least two of these letters must be from persons familiar with the applicant's academic work and address how the applicant's academic work indicates promise in this graduate program.
III. Applicant's Statement: The statement must address why the applicant is interested in work in this area and at the University of Wisconsin. The statement should include intended area of concentration and/or thesis topic. If applicant expects subsequently to apply for the Ph.D. program, the statement should address this.
IV. Prior academic work: There is no single undergraduate major that is expected of applicants to the Consumer Science graduate program. However, to prepare the student for graduate work applicants should have successfully completed at least one college-level course in microeconomics, statistics, and calculus. Students who fail to meet the minimum course requirements for admission may be admitted with deficiencies.
V. Other experience: nonacademic work (paid, volunteer, travel) should be described and, if the case, linked to the applicants area of intended specialization
VI. Official GRE scores: We require verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and analytical writing. GMATs are not accepted in place of GRE scores. VII. Minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are set by the Graduate School.
VII. Minimum acceptable TOEFL scores are set by the Graduate School.