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Admission to the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program is a two step process:

• You must be approved for admission to the program by the Admissions Committee
• You must have a professor in the program who is willing to serve as your advisor.

Deadlines:

• Applications accepted for fall admission only. The E&E grad program does not admit students in the spring semester.
• Apply online. For students absolutely unable to apply online paper applications are available by contacting the Graduate Admissions office.
• To apply online or to contact the Graduate Admissions office click the link for Graduate Admissions . 
  

Complete applications must be received by the following dates for consideration of admission to the program..

January 1st.

• Deadline for all applicants, both Domestic and International, who wish to be considered for University Fellowships, teaching assistantships or graduate assistantships.

 February 1st

• Deadline for International applicants to be considered for admission without university support.
  

 April 1st. 

• Deadline for Domestic applications to be completed and considered for admission to the program without university support

 Complete Application: 

• Application
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation
• Transcripts from all other universities and colleges attended
• GRE scores
• TOEFL scores, if applicable.       
  
  Any missing items renders the application incomplete. It will not be reviewed by the admissions committee

The Application Process

• Complete the online application
• Note the RU ID number that your application is assigned.
• Use that ID number to check the status of your application online throughout the process.
• Send all supporting documents directly to the Graduate Admissions office.  Do not send items to the Ecology and Evolution graduate program, this will cause a delay in processing and may result in your application not being received in time for review by the E&E admissions committee.

The Admissions Committee

• Every application will be reviewed and ranked by members of an admissions committee comprised of faculty in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program.
• Information on applicants found acceptable to the program is forwarded to every faculty member in the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program as each application review is completed. This allows faculty who are searching for students to review the acceptable applicant pool and contact applicants whose interests may overlap with theirs.
• It is best to complete your application early in the time line before other applicants are chosen to fill open spaces in labs.

The Advisor Requirement

• An advisor is required for admission to the program.
• Applicants, before submitting or upon submitting their application, should seek faculty sponsorship in their individual areas of interest.
• It is not necessary or expected for applicants to have an advisor in place to apply, but it is necessary to have an advisor in place to be admitted.
• Your application will be reviewed with or without a commitment  from a professor to act as your advisor.
  
  
  A promise of faculty sponsorship prior to the applicants review and acceptance  by the admissions committee does not guarantee admission to the program.
   
  
  A list of current Ecology and Evolution Program faculty and their research interests can be found at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~deenr/grad/faculty.html.