Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the SIUE and SIUC Graduate Schools and must be approved by the SIUE Environmental Science and SIUC Environmental Resources and Policy departments.
- Admission to the program requires a Master of Science in a related field with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher.
- Applications for admission must include the following:
- Curriculum vitae or resume
- Statement of interest: One- to two-page description of your professional goals, including your planned field of specialization (or program concentration)
- Bachelor’s and master’s degree transcripts
- GRE scores (SIUE institution code: 1759)
- Three reference letters
- International applicants also need to submit the following:
- A photocopy of the page(s) of your passport showing your name, date of birth and country of citizenship
- TOEFL or IELTS score (SIUE institution code: 1759)
- Financial statement to show that funding will be available to you for each year of your proposed course of study, or that you have an assistantship to provide toward the amount
Application Process
Some application materials must be sent to SIUE while some must be sent to SIUC. Follow the instructions below to ensure your application review is not delayed. Documents under each institution must be received by that institution before applications will be reviewed by that institution.
SIUE Application
- Applicants must complete the online application
- Official bachelor's transcript
- Official master's transcript
- Official GRE score (SIUE code 1759)
- Three reference letters
- Statement of interest
- International students
- Official TOEFL or IELTS Score (institution code 1759)
Official transcripts must be submitted electronically to siueapps@siue.edu or mailed to:
SIUE Graduate and International Admissions
Co-op PhD Application
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047
The application deadline for fall admission and graduate assistantships is February 1. Only exceptional applicants may be admitted for spring semesters, and the application deadline is October 1.
SIUC Application
- Applicants need to submit an electronic application
siueapps@siue.edu
- Create an account
- Program selection will be Environmental Resources and Policy
- Degree selection will be PhD
- When asked to provide letters of recommendation, enter SIUE as the recommender with the email address of
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- This will allow SIUE to attach the letters of recommendation already submitted to SIUE to SIUC.
- International students
- Financial Statement
- This document is found at the end of the SIUC application. It must be completed even if you have been promised an assistantship
- Before you can be admitted, it is necessary for you to indicate that a minimum of U.S. $40,500 will be available to you for each year of your proposed course of study
- Be sure to indicate if your studies are totally dependent upon an assistantship or if you have personal funds to fulfill this requirement
- If you have personal funds, be sure to submit official documentation of funds and amounts via a recent bank statement
- Copy of Passport showing your name, date of birth and country of citizenship
- Financial Statement
- Current SIUC non-refundable application fee in U.S. dollars (credit card only)
Admission Process
The application will be reviewed by the SIUE Department of Environmental Sciences. If the application receives approval from the department, it will be forwarded to the SIUC Environmental Resources and Policy Program. Applications will then be reviewed by the ERP program, and a final decision to recommend admission to the SIUE Graduate School will be administered by the SIUC ERP Internal Advisory Board in the same manner as other students who are admitted to SIUC’s program and further by the SIUC Graduate School.
The student’s PhD committee will determine the need for and nature of any remedial work required. In keeping with the common practice in the SIUC doctoral environmental resources and policy program, advisors will be identified at the time of admission.
Admission to the ERP program will be granted by the SIUC Graduate School.
