All students must have a faculty sponsor within the Ecology Program Area at SDSU who agrees to accept them into their laboratory as a requirement for acceptance into the Ph.D. program. This faculty member will ultimately serve as their Major Professor for the Ph.D. research and dissertation.
Prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact faculty whose research interests are compatible with their own to determine if these faculty are accepting students, and if so, the students should discuss the research interests of the faculty and their own interests. Most faculty members would like to see your curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests.
Students must meet eligibility requirements at both UC Davis and SDSU campuses.
SDSU Graduate Admissions: https://admissions.sdsu.edu/graduate
UC Davis Admissions: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/applying-uc-davis
For coursework information, please refer to UC Davis Entry Requirements. Students admitted with deficiencies in these requirements must complete the necessary courses before entering the program or prior to the end of their second year.