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General Information

Students may earn an MS in conjunction with the US Peace Corps, combining academic study in the fields listed below with supervised, practical field experience and research. A brochure with overviews of all of the disciplines is here.

• Forestry
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mitigation of Natural Geological Hazards (Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics)
• Applied Science Education

After completing a program of on-campus academic work, students serve two years with the US Peace Corps. Students return to campus for one additional semester following their Peace Corps tour to complete their degree requirements. Additional information on each program available through the links above.

Peace Corps Policy & Eligibility

Graduate students entering any of the Peace Corps Master’s International Programs on campus receive Peace Corps status and are eligible for the Peace Corps tuition rates and support from the Graduate School for tuition while serving in Peace Corps.

1. Any student who enters their Peace Corps country of service after successfully completing Peace Corps staging maintains Peace Corps status unless they are administratively separated or early terminate their service.
   
   Students who are administratively separated or early terminate may appeal to maintain Peace Corps status. The appeal is made to a committee composed of the Program Directors of the Michigan Technological University Peace Corps Master’s International Programs. If the student is not satisfied with decision of the committee, the student may appeal to the Dean of the Graduate School. The decision of the Dean of the Graduate School is final. Appeals may be made at any time prior to graduation, however decisions are not retroactive. Therefore, it is in the student’s best interest to appeal promptly if the student wishes to maintain Peace Corps enrollment status.


2. Any student who is medically declined by Peace Corps maintains Peace Corps status.


3. Students who do not enter a country of service after completing Peace Corps staging, except those medically declined by Peace Corps, lose Peace Corps status. This group of students includes those students who voluntarily choose to change programs including, but not exclusively, those who are medically deferred.


4. Any student who loses Peace Corps status must develop a new graduate committee and find a new advisor. This responsibility lies with the student and not the Program, Department or School. This change of status is a change of graduate programs and acceptance into the new graduate program is at the discretion of the Director of the Graduate Program, Dean, or Department Chairs responsible for the new graduate program selected by the former Master’s International graduate student. The new advisor and student will be required to file a new set of forms with the Graduate School.

This policy is effective for all students who entered a Peace Corps Master’s International Program in the 2006-2007 academic year or in subsequent years. Students who entered before the 2006-2007 academic year are covered by the previous policy.