Students must have a Masters Degree or a J. D. Students with a Bachelors Degree may be admitted conditional upon completion of a masters degree from one of the participating departments.

Admission and financial aid are competitive on the basis of Masters-level GPA, professional work experience, and GRE scores, as well as letters of recommendation. have a Master’s-level GPA of at lest 3.25, and meet one of the following:

1) a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1100
2) three years of successful professional experience in the environmental/natural resources field.

Highly qualified applicants will be nominated for Doctoral Fellowships and Morris Fellowships.

Students must remain in good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and be making good progress toward identification and completion of a dissertation project. Students in good standing will be offered funding for at least three 9-month academic years.

A non-refundable application fee of $50 must be submitted with the application. Attach your check or money order, payable to Southern Illinois University, to the application form. Do not send cash. Only checks or money orders payable to United States banks will be accepted.