{"id":17332,"date":"2021-09-15T10:34:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/?page_id=17332"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:40:10","slug":"masters-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/masters-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\">Application<\/a><\/h1>\n<h3>Apply to Our Programs<\/h3>\n<p><em>Please note: We do not offer Spring admission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you have any questions regarding the application process after reading the following, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department of Earth &amp; Environment, or<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:grs@bu.edu?subject=Application%20Question\">contact the Graduate School<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\">Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Personal Statement\n<ul>\n<li>In your statement, you may address such questions as:\n<ul>\n<li>What contribution do you plan to make to society when you complete your education at BU?<\/li>\n<li>Why is BU the right fit for you?<\/li>\n<li>What experiences have led you to this point?<\/li>\n<li>Why is BU\u00a0 the logical next step considering your experience, plans, and previous studies?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Three (3) letters of recommendation<strong>,<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>preferably commenting on academic ability from former professors or instructors<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts (all institutions of higher education you have attended)<\/li>\n<li>Test scores\n<ul>\n<li>GREs for MS applicants\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/gre-waiver\/\">GRE waiver details<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GREs will not be considered for applicants to the<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>MS in Earth &amp; Environment<\/em><\/li>\n<li>English-language proficiency test for international students\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/englishtest.duolingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duolingo<\/a>, TOEFL, and IELTS are accepted as outlined by the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate School<\/a>. (<span>Please review more details about English proficiency at the link.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Scores are not required of international students who graduated from a college or university in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and Ireland. Waivers are granted for applicants from other countries whose official language is English.<\/li>\n<li>Scores are not required of students whose undergraduate or previous master\u2019s instruction was in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>$95 application fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span><em>Successful applicants to the MS in Energy &amp; Environmental Analysis will have a foundation in statistics, calculus, and microeconomics<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><em>Successful applicants to the\u00a0MS in Remote Sensing &amp; Geospatial Sciences\u00a0will have a\u00a0foundation in statistics and calculus, coding\/programming experience, and undergraduate-level GIS.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><em>Admission to the Thesis MS program requires that an applicant be successfully matched with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/faculty-seeking-ma-students\/\">faculty advisor<\/a>. Applicants should reach out to potential faculty advisors before submitting their application.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on admissions procedures for international students, please visit the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GRS website for International Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fee Waiver<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click for information on<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/apply\/fee-waiver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to obtain an application fee waiver<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><em>(available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/admissions\/ma-ms\/apply\/fee-waiver\/\">Application fee waiver page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Information about Financial Aid<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/financial-assistance-for-masters-students\/\">Click for information about potential support.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Deadline for Fall 2025 admission:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The final deadline for Fall 2025 admission is March 15th, but we accept and review applications, including offers of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/financial-assistance-for-masters-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">financial aid<\/a>, on a rolling basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Apply to Our Programs Please note: We do not offer Spring admission. If you have any questions regarding the application process after reading the following, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for the Department of Earth &amp; Environment, or\u00a0contact the Graduate School. 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