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Graduate Application Information

The School of Social Ecology accepts applications for graduate school annually for Fall Quarter only. In submitting your application, be sure to specify clearly the degree program for which you wish to be considered for admission. This is important because if a student is admitted to a degree program within the School of Social Ecology, transferring to a different degree program requires special procedures and cannot always be guaranteed.

 

Applications for Fall 2013 admission are now being accepted for review.

  • The deadline for the Social Ecology Ph.D. program is January 15, 2013. For more information please visit http://www.grad.uci.edu/academics/degree-programs/index.html or e-mail Faculty Graduate Advisor, Dr. John Hipp at hippj@uci.edu. Please send application materials to: UCI School of Social Ecology, Graduate Student Services, 5308 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Irvine, CA 92697-7050.
  • The deadline for the Planning, Policy and Design Ph.D. program is January 15, 2013. For more information please visit http://ppd.soceco.uci.edu/pages/admissions
  • The deadline for the MURP program is August 15, 2013. For more information please visit http://ppd.soceco.uci.edu/pages/admissions
  •  Psychology and Social Behavior applicant deadline is December 1, 2012. For more information please visit http://psb.soceco.uci.edu/pages/admissions
  • The deadline for the Criminology, Law and Society Ph.D. program is January 15, 2013. For more information please visit http://cls.soceco.uci.edu/pages/admissions
  • Applications for the Master's of Advanced Study (M.A.S.) in Criminology, Law, & Society must be submitted by March 1, 2013 or June 1, 2013.  For more information please visit http://clsmas.soceco.uci.edu/pages/admissions-requirements
  • Applications for the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program must be submitted by April 15, 2013.  Please visit http://mpp.web.uci.edu for more information
  • Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores are required; the Educational Testing Service GRE code for UCI is R4859. All applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit test results to show proficiency in the English language. Please review the Graduate Division chart which shows the test options for non-native speakers of English. The Educational Testing Service code for UCI is 4859. Please consult the Graduate Division website for additional information regarding the English Language requirement for admission.
  •  Applications must also include all official transcripts; 3 letters of reference; a completed application form; a statement of purpose; and a check for $80.00 made out to the UC Regents. International students are required to pay $100.00.
     

QUESTIONS regarding your application? Contact the following:

  • MURP applicants - contact Graduate Coordinator, Janet Gallagher at janetg@uci.edu or (949) 824-9849
  • MPP applicants - contact Assistant Director, Sonal Kumar Turakhia at skumar@uci.edu or (949) 824-4052
  • MAS applicants - contact Assistant Director, Adrianna Lopez at adriannl@uci.edu or (949) 824-5462
  • Planning, Policy and Design Ph.D. applicants - contact Graduate Coordinator, Janet Gallagher at janetg@uci.edu or (949) 824-9849
  • Criminology, Law and Society Ph.D. applicants - contact Graduate Coordinator, Leslie Noel at lknoel@uci.edu or (949) 824-1442
  • Psychology and Social Behavior Ph.D. applicants - contact Graduate Coordinator, Tiffany Novak at novakt@uci.edu or (949) 824-9526
  • Social Ecology Ph.D. applicants - contact Director of Graduate Student Services, Adriana Collins at ajcollin@uci.edu or (949) 824-5918

 

 

Applicants must apply online using the Graduate Division Electronic Application form.

Go to the Graduate Division website for more prospective student information.

Please note: Graduate degrees in Environmental Health, Science, and Policy are no longer available. To discuss alternative degree options please contact Student Services at sehelp@uci.edu or (949) 824-5918.