Applying to the Program
Requirements for admission to the Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) graduate program in the Biology Department include holding a B.A. or B.S. degree in Biology or a related discipline. Majors in other fields (e.g., biochemistry, chemistry, physics) are acceptable if basic preparation in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics is deemed adequate. Recent Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general test are required for all applicants. The GRE subject test is recommended but not required. Basic preparation in science (usually part of an undergraduate major in Biology) should include calculus, inorganic and organic chemistry, and physics.
Prospective graduate students should contact faculty members with interests similar to their own early in the application process. Admission is unlikely without identification of, and prior communication with, a faculty member participating in the EEOB graduate program who can act as a prospective major advisor.
The Program welcomes early applications. Occasionally, the Program is able to consider Ph.D. applications as late as June; however, these applicants run the risk that the limited number of openings -- especially for funding -- will have been filled by that time.
Apply to the EEOB Graduate Program
The Graduate Admissions Application is only available online!
JANUARY 5th: Priority Deadline for Fall Admission and Fellowship Consideration.
Please be sure to complete the entire application and press the submit button when you have completed the form. The online application contains most documents. Here is a list of documents which you will need to mail or have sent to UCR:
Official GRE general exam scores sent directly from ETS (Scores cannot be older than 5 years at the time you plan to enter UCR) UCR Institution Code=4839, you do not need a Department code.
Official Transcripts from every University and College attended
3 Letters of Recommendation (Must be submitted online.)
International Student Confidential Financial Statement (for International Applicants only if required by questions on application)
Official TOEFL score sent directly from ETS (International Applicants Only - Scores cannot be older than 2 years at the time you plan to enter UCR) UCR Institution Code=4839, you do not need a Department code
Materials can be sent to the following address:
EEOB Graduate Program
University of California, Riverside
Biological Sciences Graduate Student Affairs
1140 Batchelor Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Applications may not be reviewed by the Admissions Committee until all documents are received.
Please visit Graduate Admissions for important dates and deadlines. Please note that the absolute deadlines for admission without support differ for Domestic and International Applicants.