FAQ

The MSAG program has rolling admissions. Once your application is complete, it will be sent to the department for consideration. Time to decision varies based on the availability of the admissions committee but you may generally expect to receive a decision within 3 to 4 weeks of completing your application.

MSAG applicants are not required to submit GRE scores but may do so if they choose.

Yes. The MSAG program is offered on a part time or full time basis and day and evening classes are available. Students taking 3 or more classes during a semester are considered full time. Part time students may take 1 or 2 courses per term. Students may change their status from one semester to the next as needed. Students working full time are advised to take no more than 2 courses per term. Please note that full time students are automatically enrolled in the University health insurance program unless they submit a waiver showing proof of outside coverage.

Yes. At present approximately 25% of our students are continuing their studies having just received a bachelor's degree.

Yes. At present approximately 75% of our students are working professionals looking to advance current careers, or facilitate a career change.

Yes.Incoming MSAG students may petition to transfer up to two graduate level credits from classes completed prior to their admission at Penn. A transfer credit form is available on the MSAG Blackboard site. Students seeking transfer credit should fill out this form after they matriculate into the program along with an official transcript to the program director before the end of their first semester at Penn. Transfer credit is evaluated on a case by case basis by the faculty advisory committee.

The Earth and Environmental Science masters programs (MES and MSAG) offer no tuition assistance for students at this time. For information about student loans and other financial inquiries, please contact the Student Financial Services department at www.sfs.upenn.edu.

The MSAG application should be completed online. However some supplemental documents such as your official transcripts may need to be mailed directly to the following address:

College of Liberal and Professional Studies
3440 Market St., Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19104

The program office is located in Hayden Hall (Map) on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. The buildings street address is as follows:

Department of Earth and Environmental Science
240 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316

Applicants to the MSAG program should have a solid foundation in Geology and the physical sciences including Physics, Chemistry and Math. Although no specific courses are required of applicants, the most successful students in the program are those who have these courses in their background.