地球科学理学硕士

In addition to departmental requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the University requirements for admission described in the ''Graduate Education'' section of the UCSB online catalog. Applicants are informed of acceptance or denial by early April. Students normally are not accepted into the graduate program during winter and spring quarters unless approved in early March of the previous year.

Admission is not restricted to persons with an undergraduate degree in Earth Science - individuals with degrees in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, mathematics and other science-based disciplines are encouraged to apply. In fact, so are exceptional individuals with degrees in arts or the humanities who can demonstrate extraordinary motivation and a compelling argument behind wanting to pursue the study of Earth Science.

Five-Year Combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Science-Earth Science

The Department of Earth Science offers a five-year B.S./M.S. degree program in Earth Science. The five-year B.S./M.S. degree program provides exceptional undergraduates with the opportunity to obtain a master's degree in combination with their work towards a bachelor's degree. Interested students should contact the Graduate Program Assistant for more information on the admission process to the five-year B.S./M.S. program.
completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at an institution whose primary language of instruction is English. The minimum score for consideration is 550 when taking the paper-based TOEFL, or 80 when taking the internet-based test, some departments require a higher score. Applicants must make arrangements to take the TOEFL directly with ETS (www.ets.org). Scores should be reported to UCSB using institution code 4835. TOEFL scores must be no more than two years old at the time of application submission. UCSB also considers a minimal score of 7 on the IELTS as an alternative to the TOEFL. IELTS scores must be no more than two years old at the time of application submission