About the Program

This program was approved by the Board of Regents effective Fall, 1996.  It is focused on training in the natural and human environment, as well as the integration of natural and socioeconomic systems.  Students address specially selected research topics, which are amenable to a two-year training activity, which require that they learn research design, special skills, analysis and interpretation of ecological/environmental data and set their results into the context of ecological and human ecology.
  
Facilities of the Odum School of Ecology in Athens, and at off-campus facilities such as the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, the University of Georgia Marine Odum School and other sites in  the state (mountains, coastal plains, wetlands, lakes and rivers, coast and sea), and international sites such as Maquipunca Reserve in Ecuador and the Ecolodge San Luis in Costa Rica, provide students unusual opportunities for ecological training.  The program has attracted outstanding students and produced exceptionally talented ecological scientists, many of whom are now leaders in the field.
 
Applicants are responsible for submitting all materials required for admission.  Materials submitted directly to the graduate school are: the general application for admission, the application processing fee, two official transcripts from each institution attended and G.R.E. scores.  Three letters of recommendation, background and interest form, statement of purpose, and curriculum vitae must be forwarded to the program office. 

The Odum School of Ecology accepts applicants into degree-seeking programs mainly for the Fall Semester of each academic year. Because assistantship competition takes place once a year, all applicant credentials are due in the program office no later than December 15. This is a change from previous years. Applicants may be accepted during the spring and summer semesters, however, assistantship money may only be available through the major professor. Applications may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Admissions, University of Georgia, 320 E. Clayton St., Suite 400, Athens, GA 30602-4401.
 

Contact:
The University of Georgia
Ecology Program Office
Room 19, Odum School of Ecology
Athens, GA  30602-2202
Phone: (706) 542-3404; Fax: (706) 542-4819
e-mail: ppittman@uga.edu

Prospective Student Info

Background/Interest Form This form should be completed and returned no later than January 1 for fall semester admision to the program. To download this form, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher. This application, along with instructions, can be found at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html. 

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