General Admissions Information

EEB offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. We invite applications from qualified students with a bachelor's or master's degree in any facet of biology who are interested in graduate study in ecology and evolutionary biology. Students with unusual backgrounds who show a strong commitment to and potential for academic work in biology will also be considered.

Because acceptance to the program depends on a good match between faculty and student interests, applicants should initiate a correspondence with the faculty member(s) whose lab they are interested in as early as possible, preferably before completing the application process. You are also encouraged, if possible, to visit UConn to meet with both faculty and graduate students.

The application process requires submission of the formal graduate school application pages, transcripts, GRE scores (both general and biology), three letters of reference, a personal essay, and, for non-native speakers of English, TOEFL and TSE scores.

Review of applications will begin January 10. Submission prior to this date is strongly encouraged. February 1 is the deadline for receipt of applications for students wishing to be considered for admission with financial support for the following fall semester. Applications for spring semester admissions are due by October 1. For some students wishing to matriculate in the spring, it may be better to get a commitment of financial support by applying for admission for the preceding fall semester and then deferring.

Applications are reviewed by the departmental graduate admissions committee, in consultation with prospective advisers. For students applying in February, letters offering admission to the program are sent out beginning in March and continuing through the spring. Accepted students are requested to notify the department of their decision to accept or decline the offer of admission and financial support as early as possible, but no later than April 15.

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