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 		*** ADMISSIONS HAVE BEEN HALTED***
Admission to the Integrated Pest Management Graduate Group is in accordance with the general requirements of Graduate Studies at the Davis campus. Applications for Fall Quarter admission must be made as early as possible, no later than January 15 of the preceding year.

The following is a list of required steps for consideration of admittance to the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Graduate Group.


  1. University Graduate Studies Application

    2. The first requirement is to fill out the online Graduate Admission Application to apply for admission to any Graduate program at UC Davis.

    The application can be found at: UC Davis Graduate Programs application

  2. IPM Supplemental Application

    3. The Integrated Pest Management supplemental application is designed to help you find a major professor by matching your areas of interest against those of interested IPM Graduate Group faculty. We realize that much of it is a duplication of the University online application. However, it provides us immediately with an electronic copy which can be easily forwarded to faculty for their review and allows you to here back from us in a more timely manner.

    Please go to: Online IPM Graduate Group application (through UC Davis Entomology Dept.)

  3. Items to be mailed

    4. Please send directly to the Entomology office the following:

    • Completed Application for Admission form (If you apply online, you do not need to mail the Application for Admission)

    • $60 application fee made payable to: UC Regents

    • Official copy of all transcripts

    • GRE and/or TOEFL examination scores (institutional code is 4834 and the departmental code is 0209)

    • Three letters of recommendation from academic reference

      • Send to the Integrated Pest Management Grad Group:

      Carol Nickles
      Department of Entomology
      372 Briggs Hall
      One Shields Avenue
      University of California
      Davis, CA 95616

  4. Fellowship Application

    5. The fellowship application submission deadline is January 15. A completed application packet is essential to be considered for fellowship:

    Please not that it is not necessary to send in duplicate materials to apply for a fellowship. The same materials will be used for both admission and fellowship consideration. Complete fellowship application and send directly to the Entomology department.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum admission requirements are usually fulfilled by a bachelor's degree in Entomology or a biological science and should include at least the following subjects: biochemistry, botany, general chemistry, organic chemistry, genetics, microbiology, statistics, physics, and zoology. Deficiencies will not influence admissibility to out program but must be completed before the degree can be awarded.

The minimum cumulative GPA required for admission to graduate study at the University of California, Davis is 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale. The most recent scholastic record receives greater weight; only cumulative GPA's from a completed or in-progress degree will be used.

Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical GRE scores are required of all students whose primary language is English, and for international students who have studied at an English-speaking university. Subject area GRE scores are optional, but can be helpful to the Admissions Committee. You are encouraged to take them.

All foreign students must submit a TOEFL score.

Statement of Purpose
The University Graduate Studies application for admission contains a blank page for your Statement of Purpose. Your Statement of Purpose is one of the most important requirements of your application, and is the key to helping find a Major Professor. (Persons whom you ask for letters of recommendation may find it helpful too.) To help find the right match with a faculty member be sure to draft your Statement of Purpose as carefully and as specifically as you can. Your statement should reflect your experience and interests in the program, it should be well-organized and concise, and most of all it should identify your own research interests. For more experienced students, the statement should also contain specific reference to your experience and results, extracts and publications. Your Statement of Purpose should be the same for both the university Graduate Studies application and the IPM Supplemental Application.

Transcripts
Official transcripts from each college or university attended, including UC Davis, must be forwarded to the Entomology Department office (which handles all of IPM graduate program applicants). A summary of credit transferred from another institution is not acceptable. Official transcripts of all work completed must be received before applications will be considered.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
It is highly recommended that applicants take the GRE (http://www.gre.org) no later than December. The department code for sending scores directly to the Entomology department is (institutional code is 4834 and the departmental code is 0209).

Letters of Recommendation
Three letters of recommendation are required to complete the application for admission. Letters may be from professors or employers who are qualified to evaluate the quality of your scholastic achievements and academic training as well as your ability to carry out independent research. Hard copies are required, but for quicker review an email attachment on letterhead is acceptable.

If you have any questions you can contact:

Carol Nickles Phone: 530-754-8638
Department of Entomology Fax: 530-752-1537
372 Briggs Hall Email: cnickles@ucdavis.edu
One Shields Avenue
University of California
Davis, CA 95616

 


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