Admission requirements

Working professionals and new students:

• College transcripts certifying successful completion of a bachelor’s degree.
• Two letters of recommendation from peers, mentors, or colleagues attesting to your ability to complete graduate-level coursework, and
• A personal written statement explaining why you are seeking a graduate certificate in hydrology.
• No GRE’s required
• Submit the application to the URI Graduate School at: http://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/admission/   On that website, the Hydrology certificate can be found under Interest Area: Environmental Sciences.

Current URI graduate students:

• Recommendation letters and GPA scores are not required
• Submit “Request to change/Add a Degree Program” form which can be downloaded from: https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/forms/ Direct the form to the certificate director, Dr. Boving (tboving@uri.edu ).

Current URI undergraduate students

• Can enroll in the Graduate Certificate Program after completion of at least 75 credits and a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• No GRE scores or letters of recommendation needed.
• Must apply through the URI Graduate School at: http://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/admission/   On that website, the Hydrology certificate can be found under Interest Area: Environmental Sciences.
• Important: Undergraduate students cannot count courses for the Certificate toward their undergraduate degree.
• Certificate will be issued only after receiving the bachelor’s degree and only after registering for at least a one Graduate level credit course, such as GEO 599 Independent Study supervised by Dr. Boving, in the semester following the completion of the B.S. degree.