What is a “focal department”? Do I need to contact a focal department before I apply to the Environmental Studies doctoral program?
Our ESSP doctoral program is different from many others in that it requires that you identify a “focal department.” This can be any Ph.D.-granting department on campus. Applicants should contact potential advisors in their planned focal department before submitting an application. Because students are admitted from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds, previous course and degree requirements vary according to the applicant’s chosen focal department. For example, some focal departments require that doctoral applicants have a master’s degree from an accredited institution; other focal departments do not require the master’s degree prior to admission for doctoral work. Focal departments may also have additional application requirements,such as GRE subject test scores or writing samples. Please contact the graduate director for the prospective focal department for more information concerning specific degree and application requirements. Do not send any application ma
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