Admissions Information, Applications & Instructions

Admission to graduate studies is conditional upon review and acceptance of the applicant's credentials by appropriate Faculty members and upon the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Chair to the Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies. Employees of the College who carry faculty status in accordance with SUNY ESF faculty bylaws and are at or above the rank of assistant professor or equivalent, may not be in a matriculated status at the College.

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Apply Online
Our preferred method. It's fast and easy. You can save, access and revise partially completed applications at any time.

You may also apply by mail. Download graduate application, instructions, and letters of recommendation forms HERE (PDF)

To request information about graduate programs, email us at esfgrad@esf.edu.

Application Requirements

• transcripts of an earned bachelor's degree from a recognized institution with an academic record showing at least a "B" average for junior and senior years of the baccalaureate program or for the master's program;
• the graduate application;
• a nonrefundable $60(US) application fee;
• scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (the Graduate Record Examination may be waived by a Faculty on an individual basis) and for some degree programs, advanced test scores;
• supporting letters of recommendation; and
• a statement of educational and professional goals.

Students whose primary language is not English are also required to provide scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Application Deadlines

The following dates should be kept in mind when filing an application for graduate study:

*Applications completed by these deadlines by these dates will normally receive decisions by early April for fall matriculation and by early December for spring matriculation.

For International Students
Students from countries outside of the U.S. are required to submit additional forms to verify English proficiency skills and provide evidence of financial support for the duration of their studies. To download these instructions, see Admissions Information for International Students (PDF). To download supplemental forms, go to the SUNY website.

Mail graduate applications and all supporting documents to...
Office of Instruction & Graduate Studies
SUNY ESF
One Forestry Drive, 227 Bray Hall
Syracuse, NY 13210