Application Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any academic program.
• GRE test scores are NOT required to apply.
• Official academic transcripts showing a recommended 3.0 undergraduate GPA or above in relevant courses. To avoid delay please request an official copy from your previous college or university to be sent directly to Western’s Graduate Studies (graduatestudies@western.edu). You can also request them from Student Clearing House.
• One-page Statement of Purpose describing your intellectual and professional interests in environmental management and potential idea for a master’s project, submitted within the online application.
• Answer six short essay questions within the online application.
• Upload a resume or one-page document that outlines your past environmental employment, leadership, and volunteer experience.
• Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors in related fields.
• If you plan on attending from a distance: As part of your application, you’ll be asked whether you plan to attend as a residential or low-residency student. If you select the low-residency option, please briefly describe how you will stay engaged in environmental management work or related activities while completing your degree from a distance. Share how your experiences will support your learning, professional growth, and contribute to the perspectives within your cohort. Be sure to include the timeframe during which you plan to pursue the low-residency path. Low-residency students are fully integrated into courses, projects, and learning activities alongside residential students.

Admittance into the MEM requires a BA or B.S. degree and the following prerequisites, which must be completed no later than the end of the first fall term:

• College-level statistics course
• Two, college-level, natural or environmental science courses (Biol, Geol, Envs, Phys, Chem, Sci)
• Two, college-level, social science courses

*Please note that strong applicants missing prerequisites may be provisionally admitted with some prerequisites, such as statistics, being able to be completed for free online prior to beginning the program or by the end of the first fall term. Please also note the 3+2 pathways available to Western undergrads.

Application Deadlines

• Applications are accepted year-round with a preferred deadline of February 15th. Students can enter the program at the beginning of the fall (late August) or spring term (the second full week of January).
• Residential and distance options for the two-year degree available.
• Find out more information on the MEM program prerequisites.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact MEM.