Application deadline: The deadline for applying to our department is Dec. 8.
New Grad College online application:
Admission requirements
Students are normally admitted for the fall semester only. Completed applications should be submitted to the department by December 8.
It is recommended that applicants have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a biology-related field. Students who have a M.S. degree in a related field are encouraged to apply. Previous research experience is highly desirable but not essential. Applicants are strongly urged to correspond directly with Faculty members whose work is of particular interest (info on selecting a potential faculty advisor).
Applicants are encouraged to seek external financial support from institutions such as the National Science Foundation and the Danforth Foundation. The department will make every effort to offer financial aid in the form of teaching or research assistantships. Course work, while necessary, is no substitute for scholarship. Accordingly, particular emphasis is placed on the student's ability to formulate and pursue original research needs of each student.
Middle and high school teachers who desire advanced, specialized training in the biological sciences to enhance their classroom teaching methods may do so through the Master of Science in General Biology degree program (administered through Biochemistry).
Application deadlines and forms
For your own convenience: application checklist (Word or pdf)
There are two sets of applications: the Graduate College and the Department. For the Graduate College part of the application, please use the Graduate College website and follow their instructions. Their requirements are separate from those of this department.
Deadlines
A. Grad College deadlines:
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Resident Applicants:
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Resident Applicants:
Please apply to the Graduate College at the same time you apply to the department.
International Applicants:
Fall Semester (August) December 1
Spring Semester (January) June 1
B. EEB Department deadline: December 8
A. Graduate College Application Links:
The Graduate College: For Prospective Students
The Graduate College: Applying
There are 2 ways you apply to the University of Arizona Graduate College:
(1) Apply Online (Preferred method)
(2) Download an application
If you apply to the Graduate College using the paper application form, you must send EEB a copy of the application.
B. EEB Department Application:Downloadable EEB graduate application packet: Word document | pdf file
Applicants are required to furnish the department with:
 a completed departmental application
if not using the Grad College online application system, send us a copy of the Grad College Application form
official scores on the General test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
if required, official scores on the Advanced Biology GRE (required only if Bachelor's/Master's degree is not in the biological sciences)
original sealed transcripts of all college work
your curriculum vitae
three sealed letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's scholarly potential
personal statement
TOEFL scores (international students)
Contact info:
Graduate Coordinator for Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Suzanne LaClair
Email: slaclair@email.arizona.edu
Phone:
520- 621-1165
Fax 520-621-9190
Snail-mail:
EEB Graduate Committee
P.O. Box 210088
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
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