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Thank you for your interest in graduate studies in the Geosciences Department at Stony Brook University. ONLY on-line applications will be accepted. General information and the online application can be obtained at the Graduate School website: http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/.
For the M.A.T. Earth Sciences program, you must apply at the School of Professional Development.
Apply here for the M.A.T. program: School of Professional Development.
All supporting materials MUST be mailed directly to the Geosciences Department; not to the Graduate School. Please note that all transcripts must be mailed directly to the Geosciences Department and not to the Graduate School. Please note that we strongly encourage you to submit the recommendation letters via the online system or you may mail hard copies directly to the department.
Supporting Materials:
- All transcripts
- Recommendation Letters (If not sent via online system). We strongly recommend that all recommendation letters be submitted via the online system.
Please mail all supporting materials to:
Stony Brook UniversityGRE scores and the TOEFL scores:
Geosciences Dept. ATT: Yvonne Barbour
255 ESS Building, John S. Toll Drive
Stony Brook, New York, U.S.A. 11794-2100
If a phone number is needed for the mailing, please use 1-631-632-8554
Please request ETS (Educational Testing System) to directly report the scores to the University via the computer based system.
Stony Brook University Code is 2548
Geosciences Departmental code is: 0503
- The General Examination of the GRE scores is required.
- The Toefl scores can be no older than two years and must be a minimum of 213 (computer based test) and 550 (paper based test). iBT test minimum overall score of 90 and no sub-score can be less than 22.
For Fall Semester the deadline is January 15th for consideration for departmental support and for the Turner and Graduate Council Fellowships. Please note that for consideration of support means that the entire application packet (that is, all transcripts, recommendation letters, GRE and Toefl Scores reported) must be in the Geosciences Department by January 15th and for Spring Semester the deadline is October 1st.
Admission to the Geosciences Programs at Stony Brook University
For admission to the Graduate Program in Geosciences, the following, in addition to the Graduate School requirements, are required:
- A bachelor's degree in one of the earth or space sciences or in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or engineering.
- A minimum average of B for all undergraduate coursework and a B average for courses in the sciences.
- Results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
- Acceptance by both the Department and the Graduate School
For more information on applications, please contact:
Yvonne Barbour, Graduate Program Coordinator, Geosciences Department
Email: bbarbour "at" notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Phone: 1-631-632-8554
Further information on the Geosciences programs, please contact:
Professor Daniel Davis, Graduate Director
Email: Geosciences_Graduate_Program "at" notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Phone: 1-631-632-8217
Further information on the Masters in Teaching (M.A.T.) programs, please contact:
Professor Gill Hanson, Professor
Email: gilbert.hanson "at" sunysb.edu
Phone: 1-631-632-8210
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