Engineering
BA/BS Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of California, Riverside, United States
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
The MS in Environmental Sciences is administered by the Department of Environmental Sciences with areas of study in atmospheric sciences, environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology, environmental microbiology, hydrologic sciences, and soil and water sciences.
Faculty: College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences | Department: Department of Environmental Sciences | Duration: 2 years (normative time) | Intake: Fall | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States
At least 36 quarter units. Plan I (thesis) needs at least 24 graduate units, up to 12 thesis units, a written thesis and oral defense. Plan II (comprehensive exam) needs at least 18 graduate units and a 3-4 hour written exam.
Alumni work in government and university science, resource management, education and economics.
Graduate Division (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution or recognized international equivalent; minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA (some programs set a higher standard); transcripts, statement of purpose and letters of recommendation; English proficiency (TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic 7 with no component below 6) unless the prior degree was taught in English; GRE/GMAT only where the program requires it (many no longer do). Source: graduate.ucr.edu/admission-requirements.
UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.
New domestic applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter November 1, Spring February 1, Summer May 1. New international applicants: Fall January 5 (fellowship consideration) / June 1 (admission only), Winter September 1, Spring December 1, Summer March 1. A few programmes have deadlines after June 1 and some have earlier programme deadlines. The Winter 2027 and Spring 2027 applications are open for select programmes only; the Summer/Fall 2027 application opened September 1, 2026, with rolling review for most programmes.
Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucr.edu/apply/
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
Engineering
University of California, Riverside, United States
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