Overview

Ecology and Evolution from University of California, Santa Cruz provides students with interdisciplinary skills necessary for understanding and solving complex problems in behavior, ecology, evolution, and physiology, and includes a focus on both basic concepts and aspects that can be applied to important environmental problems, including genetic and ecological aspects for conservation biology and biodiversity.

Careers

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department degrees are designed to prepare students to go on to:

Graduate programs

Positions in industry, government, or NGO’s

Medical, dental, or veterinary medicine schools.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Marine Ecology

Ornithology

Herpetology

Field Methods in Herpetological Research

Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants

Plants and Society: the Biology of Food, Shelter, and Medicine

Marine Botany

Invertebrate Zoology

Mammalogy

Ecosystems of California

Ichthyology

Large Marine Vertebrates Field Course

Biology of Marine Mammals

Animal Physiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Natural Sciences Ecology View 441 other Bachelors in Natural Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.4

3.0 GPA For California residents

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the "a–g" courses.

Non-residents must earn a minimum GPA of 3.40.

Take the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT with Essay

The ACT Assessment plus the ACT Writing Test or the SAT with critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores from the same sitting.

Proof of English Proficiency

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Tuition Fee

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International

50244 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 50244 USD per year during 48 months.
National

50244 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 50244 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

16044 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16044 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Santa Cruz

1710 - 2560 USD /month

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