Environmental Science

Application Requirements and Deadlines

Program Information

Degrees Offered Full-Time/Part-Time
MS FT/PT
PhD FT/PT
The PhD program is open to applicants holding either a bachelor's or a master's degree.
Areas of Concentration
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Risk Management
  • Paleoecology-geology
  • Toxicology and Industrial Hygiene

Requirements

For details regarding the items below please review the Admissions Application Checklist.

  • Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE – Minimum score varies – not required for non-thesis MS applicants; required of students applying for assistantships, fellowship appointments, and all PhD applicants
  • Essay – approximately 500 words explaining your reasons for pursuing a degree from Drexel; your short-term and long-term career plans and how your background, experience, interest and/or values, when combined with a Drexel degree, will enable you to pursue these goals successfully
  • Résumé

For international students or applicants who earned a degree outside of the US

  • Minimum TOEFL – 580/237 – iBT scores will be reviewed based on section scores and total scores
  • I-20 Application and supporting financial documents

Deadlines

Please view our academic calendar for term start dates.

  Fall Winter Spring Summer
U.S. Students Sept. 1 Nov. 23 Feb. 22 N/A
International Students June 13 N/A N/A N/A

PhD candidates: Apply by January 1 to be considered for assistantships.

International Students: International students are eligible to apply to the PhD program only. Consideration for a term other than fall requires special permission from the academic department prior to application.

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