Forestry PhD

The Forestry PhD at Stephen F. Austin State University is a research-intensive doctoral degree in forestry. Students conduct original research in their chosen field and study areas including social forestry, forest biology, forest resource inventory, forest ecosystem management, and forest resources administration. The degree plan is built with a faculty member based on the student’s research interests and career goals.

Residency and research are on campus. The program requires 42 semester-credit-hours. Students complete a qualifying exam during the last semester of coursework and give a dissertation research presentation as the capstone.

Applicants must secure a faculty advisor by connecting with a forestry faculty member who shares similar research interests, then complete the graduate school application, submit a letter of application to the Department of Forestry identifying the advisor, and provide two letters of reference on official letterhead.

Modules

• social forestry
• forest biology
• forest resource inventory
• forest ecosystem management
• forest resources administration

To be eligible for consideration into the program, you must:

• meet SFA's graduate school requirements
• have an overall graduate 3.5 GPA or higher
• and hold or qualify for a master's degree in a related field from an accredited institution of higher education.
• If you don't have an undergraduate or graduate degree in forestry or a related field, you must provide a combined GRE score of at least 300.
• Note: If your GPA falls between 2.8 and 3.4, you may be considered for probationary status.