Application for Admission
Environmental Studies Graduate Program
1. / Name: / Enter Name / Semester and year you wish to enroll: / Semester & YearAddress: / City, State, Zip
Phone: / Phone / Email Address: / Email.
2. / Undergraduate Major Field of Study / Major / Minor: / Minor.
Your computed grade point average (GPA) Undergraduate: / GPA / Graduate: / GPA
3. Graduate Research/Study Interests: 100 character maximum
4. Are you primarily interested in emphasizing environmental/nature writing?Yes☐ No ☐
If yes, please upload a writing sample or excerpt (3-10 double-spaced pages) that showsYes☐ No ☐
the kind of writing you have done or would like to do in EVST program. Have you uploaded a sample?
5. Is there a particular EVST faculty member whom you want to read your application first?Yes☐ No ☐
If so, who? Faculty member name
6. Are you applying to the Joint EVST/Law Program?Yes☐ No ☐
7. Teaching Assistantships: Only complete this section if you are applying by the JAN 15 Priority Deadline for Fall
Semester: EVST offers 2 types of Teaching Assistantships (TAs): 1) with English Dept. teaching WRIT 101, and 2) in
EVST providing undergraduate instructional support. Both are for one academic year and offer tuition waiver and cash
stipend. You must enroll for at least six (6) credits each semester.
To be considered for the English TA you must have a high verbal GRE score OR be an English major. In addition, please
attach a sample of your expository writing (essay, term paper, research paper). It need not be from an English course
aslong as it fairly represents your expository writing ability.
Do you wish to be considered for the English TA?Yes☐ No ☐
Have you uploaded the required expository writing sample?Yes☐ No ☐
To be considered for the EVST TA, no additional materials are required.
Do you wish to be considered for the EVST TA?Yes☐ No ☐
8. How or when did you first learn of our program? 100 character maximum
(Please be as specific as possible)
9. Please answer the following questions, using no more than 300 words for each:
I. Describe when and how have you been active and engaged in environmental affairs and concerns?
300 word maximum
II. Describe your educational and career goals and how you believe the EVST Program could help you meet them.
300 word maximum
III.Describe the kind of problems or projects you would like to work on to meet the thesis, professional paper or
portfolio requirement.
300 word maximum
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