NC State is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. It is
also a member of the American Council on Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, the
Council of Graduate Schools, the National Commission on Accrediting and the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
NC State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award associate's, baccalaureate, Master's, and doctoral degrees. Contact the
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for
questions about the accreditation of NC State University.
Requirements:
Application for admission is made directly to the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences program. Minimum requirements include an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 in an appropriate biological discipline and a graduate record examination score of 1000, calculated as the sum of verbal and quantitative scores. Admission is competitive and depends on the willingness of a member of the faculty to serve as major professor. Exceptions to minimum requirements may be made for students with special backgrounds.
