Application Components

  1. Statement of Purpose (submitted with electronic application)
  2. Transcripts of all college-level work uploaded onto the application here: gradapply.ucsd.edu
  3. Three letters of recommendation submitted electronically by the recommender
  4. Checklist of courses (for applicants to the Ocean Biosciences Program)
  5. Graduate Record Examination GRE general test score report
  6. Graduate Record Examination GRE subject test score (suggested for applicants to the Ocean Biosciences Program)
  7. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report if you are not a US citizen. More information is available here.
  8. Application fee ($80 for U.S. Citizens and $100 for International Applicants)
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