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MS Environmental Toxicology at University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside, United States

Programme overview

The Environmental Toxicology programme teaches how xenobiotics and natural toxins interact with the biosphere, including humans, how toxics move through soil, water and air, and how to reduce pollution and clean up contaminated sites.

Faculty: College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences  |  Department: Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program  |  Duration: 2 years (normative time; Plan II can be completed in one academic year)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Core curriculum ENTX 200, 201, 201L and 202, with a first-year lab rotation and ENTX 270/271 seminars. Plan I requires a thesis; Plan II requires a comprehensive exam; at least 24 graduate-level units.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Three letters of recommendation (at least two from ladder-rank faculty); GRE optional for 2027-28. 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/

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