Students admitted to the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program must have a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree from an accredited institution and an academic record which satisfies the minimum admission standards established by the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside. This includes a minimum upper division GPA of 3.0 (at least 3.25 preferred) and a minimum TOEFL score of 80 for international applicants. GRE scores are optional for 2022-2023 applicants.
Although no specific undergraduate degree specialization is required, students enrolled in the program should have an adequate background in the basic physical sciences such as chemistry, physics and mathematics, as well as in the biological sciences. Normally, admitted students will have satisfied all prerequisite course work. Under special circumstances, students who have not completed all undergraduate requirements may be admitted provided that these deficiencies are corrected at the beginning of their graduate studies. Deficiencies must be corrected by taking the appropriate course work if undergraduate or other previous training has not included the following:
General Biology (1 Year)
General Physics (1 Year)
Calculus (1 Year)
General Chemistry (1 Year)
Organic Chemistry (1 Year)
General Biochemistry (1 Upper Division Course)
Molecular Biology (1 Upper Division Course)
Statistics (1 Upper Division Course)
To see the complete list of requirements and courses available, please see our current student handbook by visiting our Current Student Resources.