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FAQ'sRequired documents must be received by January 5, 2010. However, if you miss the deadline, you should submit any remaining documents immediately to the department. Please note that we will accept electronic copies or photocopies of documents during the review process, but the original documents must be received before students can be offered admission to the program. I need to have my recommenders send letters as soon as possible. Should I have them submit PAPER letters?Please note that your recommenders will receive an email request for letter of recommendation through the online application as soon as the recommendation page is completed and saved. If you've missed the deadline, we encourage you to contact your recommender(s) and request the letter be e-mailed immediately or find an alternate recommender. Scripps Institution of Oceanography has 3 major codes. How do I figure out which one I should choose on the application?The 3 major codes represent how the degree will read if you are admitted and complete the program. You may choose:
(You may choose up to two)
Where should I send my supplemental materials? Please send your information to this address: Scripps Institution of Oceanography If you are using a Secondary Courier (UPS or FedEx deliveries): Old Scripps Building Room 22
How many applicants do you accept to the program each year?We usually offer admission to about 20% of the applicants Is a GRE subject test required?Applicants to the Ocean Biosciences Program should submit scores for a GRE Subject test of their own choice. What are the appropriate ETS codes to use for the GRE and TOEFL?GRE - Institution Code 4836 (UC San Diego) and Department Code 0211, 0508 or 0599 (all three will come to Scripps). TOEFL Institution Code 4836 (UC San Diego) and Department Code 75. How long are GRE and TOEFL scores valid?GRE scores are valid for 5 years after the date the test was taken. The TOEFL score is valid for 2 years. The TOEFL is only required for students whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English. What is the minimum GRE score requirement?The Department does not have a minimum score requirement, but most admitted applicants score approximately 80% or better. What is the minimum TOEFL score requirement?
Paper-based test - 550 I am interested in the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) Interdisciplinary Training Program and/or IGERT. Where can I get more information on this program? And how do I apply? All IGERT and CMBC Interdisciplinary students are UCSD graduate students who apply to, and will graduate from, the Ph.D. program in their respective UCSD department. The first step in application is to apply to graduate school at UCSD in your department of choice. Applications to graduate school at UCSD are accepted on the schedule determined by the department of application and applicants must fulfill all the specific application requirements of the respective UCSD department. If you would like to apply for the CMBC Interdisciplinary training program or IGERT, please write a sentence indicating your interest in the "Enrollment Information" section of the Graduate Application. For more information regarding this program please visit this site: IGERT/CMBC Interdisciplinary training program What type of financial support is available to Scripps graduate students? Students admitted into the program are typically offered 5 years of support (provisional on adequate progress each year). Financial support comes in the form of research assistantships, fellowships, teaching assistantships, and other funding sources. Where can I find fellowships offered by UCSD? UCSD's Office of Graduate Studies offers the following fellowships: -Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) I have already applied to the program and am waiting to hear back. When will I know if I am accepted?You will be notified as soon as possible (via automatic email) regarding documents we have received and when your file is complete. In February, some applicants will be contacted to visit our department. Most admissions decisions will be made by the end of March. Will visiting Scripps help my chances of being accepted?A personal visit is one way for faculty and students to meet and interact. Faculty are usually interested in meeting prospective students as a way to supplement the application. We encourage students who are invited to Open House to attend during that time. If you're not invited to visit, you can be proactive and arrange your own visit. If I am not invited to Open House, does it mean that I am not a competitive applicant?We only have a limited number of Open House invitation slots and therefore, we are unable to invite all the promising applicants. If you are not invited to Open House, this does not necessarily mean that your application is less competitive than students who have been invited. We encourage you to be proactive and arrange your own visit. Are all of the applicants that are invited to Open House already admitted to Scripps?The various programs adopt different strategies for admission based on previous experience. It is quite likely that some of your colleagues who attend Open House have already been admitted to the program while several others have not. If you are confused about the status of your application during Open House, please feel free to contact the faculty admissions chair for your specific curricular group. I am interested in obtaining an MBA Degree with the Rady School of Management while still pursuing my PHD in Oceanography. How do I do this? Students interested in pursuing an MBA would enter the Rady School no earlier than after the completion of their departmental exam, and no later than the fall quarter following their advancement to candidacy, in line with specific plans developed with their SIO faculty advisers. If they choose to enter the MBA program before advancing to candidacy, we propose that the 4-year time limit for advancing to candidacy be suspended for the length of time that they are enrolled at Rady. Regardless of the phasing of the MBA program relative to the advancement to candidacy, the time spent at Rady would not count toward the limit on how many years a student can be supported by Scripps since Scripps would not be providing support for the MBA degree. As a prospective MBA student however, you will need to fulfill all the normal requirements including taking the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). How can I find out what research is being done at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and figure out which faculty members I may want to work with? We encourage all prospective students to identify and contact faculty who are conducting research in your field of study. To browse Scripps faculty and researchers, please visit our research website. http://sio.ucsd.edu/Research/ The “Researcher Search” feature on the right side of the page can be used to identify faculty, researchers, and students working on projects in your area of interest. Admissions chairs: Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere ProgramApplied Ocean Science - Mike Buckingham 858-534-7977 mbuckingham@ucsd.edu
Geociences of the Earth, Oceans and Planets Geosciences - David Hilton 858-822-0639 drhilton@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry - Lihini Aluwihare 858-822-4886 laluwihare@ucsd.edu Ocean Biosciences Program
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