Graduate Student Handbook
Department of Coastal and Marine Systems Science
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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 the Coastal Environment 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 CCU 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 Science: 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 |