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SCMSS Graduate Student Handbook (full document) |
Section 1: General Institutional Admissions Requirements |
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1.1 Annual Application Cycle | ||
1.2 General Qualifications for Admission to the School of Coastal and Marine Systems Science Graduate Programs | ||
1.2.1 Provisional Admission to the Master’s Program | ||
1.3 Qualifications for Admission to the Ph.D. Program in Marine Science: Coastal and Marine Systems Science | ||
1.3.1 Students Entering the Doctoral Program Holding a Master’s Degree | ||
1.3.2 Students Applying to the Doctoral Program from the SCMSS M.S. in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) | ||
1.3.3 Students Entering the Doctoral Program Holding a Bachelor’s Degree | ||
1.3.4 Provisional Admission to the Doctoral Program with a Completed Master’s Degree from an Accredited Institution in Disciplinary Areas Related to Marine Science: Coastal and Marine Systems Science | ||
1.3.5 Provisional Admission to the Doctoral Program with a Completed Bachelor of Science Degree from an Accredited Institution in Disciplinary Areas Related to Marine Science: Coastal and Marine Systems Science |
Section 2: M.S. in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) Requirements |
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2.1 Enrollment Requirement | ||
2.2 Required Graduate Courses (30 Graduate Credit Hours) | ||
2.3 Guided and Independent Research and Professional Experiences: Research Thesis or Professional Experience | ||
2.3.1 Thesis Track Requirements | ||
2.3.2 Professional Experience Track Requirements | ||
2.4 Admission to Candidacy | ||
2.4.1 Thesis Track Candidacy | ||
2.4.2 Professional Experience Track Candidacy |
Section 3: Master’s Degree Program Timeline: Thesis or Professional Experience Track |
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3.1 Choose Thesis or Professional Experience Track | ||
3.2 Establish Major Professor for Program | ||
3.2.1 Establish Major Professor for Thesis Track | ||
3.2.2 Establish Major Professor for Professional Experience Track | ||
3.3 Establish Graduate Advisory Committee | ||
3.3.1 Graduate Advisory Committee in Thesis Track | ||
3.3.2 Graduate Advisory Committee in Professional Experience Track | ||
3.4 Proposal | ||
3.4.1 Thesis Track Proposal | ||
3.4.2 Professional Experience Track Proposal | ||
3.5 Admission to Candidacy for Degree | ||
3.6 Completion of CMWS Course Requirements | ||
3.6.1 Thesis Track | ||
3.6.2 Professional Experience Track | ||
3.7 Submittal of Thesis or Professional Experience Final Report | ||
3.7.1 Thesis Track | ||
3.7.2 Professional Experience Report | ||
3.8 Thesis Defense or Professional Experience Presentation | ||
3.8.1 Thesis Defense | ||
3.8.2 Professional Experience Presentation | ||
3.9 Submittal of Documentation |
Section 4: Ph.D. in Marine Scince: Coastal and Marine Systems Science Requirements |
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4.1 Enrollment Requirement | ||
4.2 Required Graduate Courses (60 Graduate Credit Hours) | ||
4.3 Program SCMSS Comprehensive Examination | ||
4.4 SCMSS Qualifying Examination | ||
4.5 Admission to Candidacy | ||
4.6 Dissertation | ||
4.7 Dissertation Defense |
Section 5: Ph.D. in Marine Science: Coastal and Marine Systems Science Degree Program Timeline |
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5.1 Establish Major Professor | ||
5.2 Establish Graduate Advisory Committee | ||
5.3 SCMSS Comprehensive Exams | ||
5.4 Dissertation Proposal - Qualifying Exam | ||
5.5 Admission to Candidacy for Degree | ||
5.6 Completion of Course Requirements | ||
5.7 Completion of Dissertation Research and Directed Study | ||
5.8 Submittal of Dissertation | ||
5.9 Defense of Dissertation | ||
5.10 Submittal of Documentation |
Section 6: General Information |
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6.1 Academic Standards | ||
6.2 Time period – Maximum/Minimum Time Period Allowed | ||
6.3 Academic Discipline |
Appendix A: CMWS Master’s Degree Program Timeline and Degree Completion Checklist |
Appendix B: SCMSS Doctoral Degree Program Timeline and Degree Completion Checklist |