At a minimum, you can join our prospective student list by completing the request for information form with the graduate school click here and under "program of interest" choose "Ecological Sciences & Engineering - Interdisciplinary"

• Electronic Application
  After clicking on the Electronic Application link above, click on Application for Admission. Then, create an account to begin applying to Ecological Sciences & Engineering. Be sure to choose Ecological Sciences and Engineering as the primary program of interest. Choose your degree option.
  
  
• Statement of Purpose
  • Please indicate if you are pursuing a masters non-thesis, masters thesis, or PhD degree.
  • In this 300-500 word essay, you may wish to discuss your professional plans, any special circumstances applicable to your background, your research experience, abilities, awards, achievements, and/or scholarly publications. Also, please be sure to specify the areas of ecology, environmental science or engineering, and the type of project that interest you.
  
  
• You are strongly encouraged to submit a diversity essay to be considered for fellowships. Anyone that has graduated from a U.S. High School is eligible for consideration for these diversity fellowships. Diversity is much more than ethnicity or gender, and includes background, experiences, and other unique aspects.

  You are strongly encouraged to submit all additional documents electronically to the following email address: ese@purdue.edu, if hard copy documents are necessary please send ALL documents at one time in one large envelope.
  
  

• Please submit/upload the following:
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation. Please upload these electronically to your application.
  • Transcripts: ESE-IGP requires an electronically scanned transcript to be emailed to ese@purdue.edu (this is an unofficial version that you email to us) plus two official hard copies of each transcript be mailed from your degree insitution(s) to the ESE-IGP Grad Office (address below), together with other hard copy materials.
  • GRE General Test results; sent to Purdue institution code 1631
  • International degree-seeking applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. Official test scores (GRE, TOEFL, and IELTS) must be sent to institution code 1631; no department code is necessary. Photocopied test scores are NOT accepted. For more information on TOEFL and IELTS, click here.
  • C.V. or resumé recommended, but not required.
  
  
• Additional Instructions:
  • Transcripts: ESE-IGP requires an electronically scanned transcript to be emailed to ese@purdue.edu (this is an unofficial version that you email to us) plus two official hard copies of each transcript be mailed from your degree insitution(s) to the ESE-IGP Grad Office address above, together with other hard copy materials.
  • GRE: Must be supplied through ETS website. Please do not mail a copy unless requested to do so by the ESE-IGP Grad Office.
  • TOEFL: Must be supplied through ETS website. Please do not mail a copy unless requested to do so by the ESE-IGP Grad Office.
  • Recommendation Letters: Please request these be supplied through the electronic application website prior to December 15. If your recommenders cannot submit electronically then please mail them to the ESE-IGP Grad Office together with other hard copy materials.
  • Resume: If you choose to provide a resume, please supply this through the electronic application website. If you are not able to do this, please mail to the ESE-IGP Grad Office together with other hard copy materials
  • If you wish to be considered for research or teaching assistantship or university fellowships you should apply by December 15.
  • International applicants must supply a completion of degree certificate for each BS and MS received electronically (scanned and emailed to ese@purdue.edu).

Materials that are non-electronic format should be sent to:

ESE Graduate Program
Purdue University
Young Hall, 10th Floor
155 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765-494-2102
Fax: 765-494-0136


Communications
We strive to keep the program's carbon footprint low by nearly eliminating printed materials and postage mailings. With this in mind, we communicate via email and phone, and through the information on our web site.