Ranch Management Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Ranch Management is designed to offer graduate-level education in ranch management. The curriculum addresses the needs of the modern-day ranching business through an interdisciplinary program with an emphasis on beef cattle production and resource management. Five weeklong field trips combine classroom teaching with hands-on exposure.
Application Procedure
An applicant must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution. Further, the student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale at the bachelor's level. The GRE is not required. Any submitted GRE score is part of a holistic review of each application.
Applicants meeting academic enrollment criteria should have sufficient working experience in agriculture to understand the nature of the industry. Selection to the program is made after each applicant completes the application, including transcripts and a professional interview. Applications for admission are available through the Ranch Management Program.
Graduate Certificate Requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Ranch Management requires successful completion of 35 credit hours made up of graduate and undergraduate credit. Each of the four graduate credit courses incorporates a graduate-level project into the curriculum.
Graduate Credit (12 hours):
Range Management | 3 | |
Ranch Records and Finance | 3 | |
Ranch Business Management | 3 | |
Marketing of Livestock and Meats | 3 |
Undergraduate Credit (23 hours):
Ranch Operations and Development | 2 | |
Soil and Water Conservation | 3 | |
Beef Cattle Production | 3 | |
Animal Health Management | 3 | |
Animal Nutrition and Feeding | 3 | |
Sheep and Goat Production | 2 | |
Animal Health and Reproduction | 3 | |
Forage Production and Use | 3 | |
Management Plan Capstone Course | 1 |
Note: The student must complete RAMA 50503, RAMA 50603, RAMA 50803 and RAMA 50213 as graduate-level courses to be awarded the graduate certificate. *RAMA 40101 Management Plan Capstone Course must be successfully completed with the grade of C or better, with an overall minimum GPA of 2.75, and no more than 2 grades of C+ or lower may be utilized in satisfying the certificate requirement, in order to receive the Graduate Certificate in Ranch Management. No RAMA courses may be repeated.
Students must declare their intention to pursue the graduate certificate program prior to their enrollment in any ranch management course.
Pass/No Credit
Courses for the graduate certificate may not be taken on a pass/no credit basis.
For more information on the Graduate Certificate in Ranch Management contact the Ranch Management Program office at 817.257.7145 or by email at ranching@tcu.edu.