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California Ecology & ConservationField Course |
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Spring 2026 class. Photo Credit: Renske Kirchholtes. |
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Please share widely! Spend 50 days conducting field-based research at five UC Nature field stations across the UC system, participating in hands-on learning, and gaining familiarity with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer.
The California Ecology and Conservation is an intensive field program that transforms students into scientists. Students complete a series of independent research studies while learning to notice natural patterns, frame questions into feasible research projects, and practice standard field techniques. All the while, students grow as leaders, teammates, and members of a diverse and enthusiastic community of scholars.
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| Blue Oak Ranch Reserve (2), Rancho Marino Reserve (33), James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve (24), Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center (26), Steele/Burn and Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center (16). |
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Earn 19 quarter units (12.7 semester units) that may count towards your major requirements! Apply by the priority deadline. After this date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as space permits.
Check out how CEC course credits map out to your major requirements here: https://ucnrs.org/teaching/cec/credits/.
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| Sweeney Granite Mountain Desert Research Center |
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Eligibility: UC undergraduates who have a 2.5+ GPA
Good standing with their home campus
Successfully completed an introductory biology course
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| Photo Credit: Alec Alarcon |
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Step 1: Complete the pre-application |
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Visit our FAQ webpage |
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Photo Credit: Renske Kirchholtes |
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CEC Spring 2024 Recap Video, created by Darryl Pham, a student at UC San Diego. |
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