- A final oral and/or written examination is required.
This exam is usually oral, but the exact nature is the prerogative of the
Supervisory Committee. This exam evaluates the student's proficiency and
general knowledge in the Major, and in particular, evaluates the thesis
and the student's comprehension thereof. This examination may not be conducted
earlier than 6 months before the degree is to be conferred. The results
of the exam are reported to the Graduate School using APPENDIX 6: REPORT
ON FINAL EXAMINATION.
An SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation form (section IV B and APPENDIX 7) must be completed at the Final Exam and signed by all members of the Supervisory Committee.
An approved MS thesis is a requirement for the MS degree. The thesis reports the results of the MS research. It may take several forms, and the Graduate School and the Supervisory Committee should be consulted for specific details. The Supervisory Committee must approve the final version of the MS thesis in order for the degree to be awarded. For this reason, the student should make sure that the Supervisory Committee is kept abreast of research direction, progress and results, and that the members have a chance to review and make suggestions on early versions of the thesis.
When the thesis is ready to be put into final form, the student should obtain the "Guide for Preparing Dissertations and Theses" from the Graduate School. Each thesis must have a signature page (see "MS Signature Page Template"). Computer software to assist in preparation of the thesis according to Graduate School format standards is available from CIRCA.
All students admitted after Summer 2001 are required to submit their work in electronic form. For students admitted prior to Fall 2001 submission in electronic form is an option. Electronic form can be either on a diskette or as an e-mail attachment. The chosen format is Adobe’s portable document format (PDF). Images, sound files, and full-motion video can be accommodated, allowing students to represent their scholarship in multimedia fashion. Thorough training is available at CIRCA lab, as well as a self-help website. In this option, no paper form of the thesis is submitted to the Graduate School or shelved in the library, but rather the thesis is stored electronically on a library server as well as microfilm. Students should examine the Graduate School's website on Electronic Thesis and Dissertation.
Each thesis, at the time of submission for initial review
by the Editorial Office of the Graduate School, must be accompanied by
a brief General Audience Abstract that is not part of the thesis. It should
be written in no more than 150 words, to communicate in clear and effective,
nonspecialized language the contributions of the work to the State of Florida,
the nation, society in general, and/or, the discipline. This abstract must
be submitted to the Graduate School Editorial Office both on plain paper
and diskette (the diskette will be returned). Paper copies should also
be sent to the Director, Graduate Coordinator, College Dean, and the SFRC
Student Services Office. Do not include it in the thesis.
IV. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Directions for registration (APPENDIX 8) are provided in each term's published Schedule of Courses. Students may register by calling TeleGator and/or by using their personal computer from home with the new Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) available on the web. Instructions for modem access are available to students from any CIRCA lab location, or on the CIRCA home page. Students may register at their appointment times or anytime thereafter as indicated in the published Schedule of Courses each semester.
Some courses require section numbers which must be obtained from the Student Services Office before telephone registration can be implemented.
The minimum registration restrictions for graduate students,
depending upon their status, are outlined below. For students on assistantships,
fee waivers only apply to the minimum credit hours listed below (if additional
courses are elected, tuition and fees will be assessed for credits over
the minimum).
- a. Full-time students
- Minimum registration is twelve credits for Fall or Spring, eight credits
for Summer C (or four credits for Summer A and Summer B).
b. Students on 0.25 to 0.74 FTE- Minimum registration is nine credits in Fall or Spring, six credits in Summer C (or three credits in Summer A and Summer B). Graduate assistants must be registered all summer in order to retain their assistantships.
c. Part-time students (not on assistantships) - Students are expected to register for credits commensurate with their utilization of facilities and faculty time. Minimum registration of three credits during Fall and Spring and two credits during Summer (one each in A and B or two in C) is required to maintain eligibility for the rights and privileges of a graduate student.
- Students must be registered for at least the minimum
number of credits during the semester of the final examination and graduation
unless all requirements for graduation have been met before the beginning
of the semester. In general, this means registering for three credit hours
of FOR 6971 if Fall or Spring is the last semester and one credit of FOR
6971 if Summer A or B is the last semester.
4. UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE IN COURSEWORK
- Students who do not maintain a cumulative 3.0 average
will be subject to exclusion from further registration as a graduate student.
For students on assistantships, the Graduate School automatically flags
student records and prevents registration in the following semester when
the cumulative GPA drops below 3.0.
B. STUDENT EVALUATIONS
- An evaluation of each student's progress and achievement
is required each year of the student's tenure in the SFRC. This evaluation
in completed by the Graduate Advisor using the SFRC Graduate
Student Evaluation Form (APPENDIX 7). The form must be signed each
year by the Graduate Advisor, the student, and the SFRC Director. Completion
of the Graduate Student Evaluation Form does not require a meeting of the
Supervisory Committee (although this may be a convenient time to complete
the evaluation).
In addition to, or as part of, the regular annual evaluations, an SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation must be completed at the Final Examination and signed by all members of the Supervisory Committee.
C. PROGRAM COMPLETION
- 1. GENERAL INFORMATION
- The last semester is a period of hectic activity. There
are numerous deadlines, and a time schedule of these important deadlines
is published in the Graduate Catalog. In addition, a special bulletin,
"Deadline Dates," is prepared each semester by the Graduate School (See
also APPENDIX 2).
Remember that you must register for a minimum number of credits during the final semester (see section IV. A. 3. above). Also, the Final Exam will likely be completed during this semester.
- The Final Exam is usually given during the last semester
(it must be given within 6 months of the anticipated date of graduation).
Because at least part of the exam addresses the content of the MS thesis,
the members of the Supervisory Committee must have an opportunity to review
the thesis in advance of the exam.
Also, certification of satisfactory completion of the Final Oral Exam (APPENDIX 6) must be sent to the Graduate School.
- The Graduate Advisor reviews the first draft of the thesis.
A printed or electronic copy of a revised, near-final draft should then
be distributed to each member of the Supervisory Committee. The Committee
should be allowed sufficient time to review this draft and to advise the
student of needed revisions. A final draft should be made available to
the members of the Supervisory Committee 10 days prior to the scheduled
date of the Final Exam.
After a successful Final Exam, revisions suggested by the Supervisory Committee are made and signatures obtained on the signature page of the revised thesis. This near-final version is submitted to the Graduate School for an editorial review (margins, format, etc.). Consult the "Guide for Preparing Theses and Dissertations" for further details.
The time required to prepare and revise a thesis is often
underestimated by students. The student is urged to allow plenty of time
for all stages of preparation and revision.
4. APPLICATION FOR DEGREE
Students must apply for their degree the term they expect
to graduate. Deadline dates are specified each semester. Use the application
form in APPENDIX 9: APPLICATION FOR DEGREE.
5. EXIT INTERVIEWS
In the last semester students must also schedule exit
interviews with the SFRC Director and COALS Dean, and fill out survey forms.
- 6. TIME LIMITATIONS
All work must be completed within the seven years immediately
preceding the date on which the degree is awarded.
V. LOGISTICS OF BEING AN SFRC GRADUATE STUDENT
A. OUT-OF-STATE FEE WAIVERS AND CHANGING RESIDENCY
- All graduate students admitted as non-Florida or Resident
Alien U.S. citizens and receiving an out-of-state tuition payment from
the University are strongly encouraged to become permanent residents of
the state and to apply to the Registrar’s Office for Florida Resident Classification.
Florida residency will save all students money on tuition and fees. For
further information contact the Registrar’s Office, Criser Hall, Room 201
or the SFRC Student Services Office.
B. STUDENT CONDUCT
- Students must conduct their graduate program in a manner
of high ethical standards and integrity. Guidelines and standards relating
to fraud, cheating, plagiarism, conflict of interest, etc., are detailed
in APPENDIX 1. If any questions or concerns about any
facet of your graduate program should arise, please contact your Graduate
Advisor, the Graduate Coordinator or the SFRC Director.
C. CARREL ASSIGNMENTS
A limited amount of graduate student carrel space exists
in two main common areas of Newins-Ziegler Hall (Rooms 227A and B-6B) on
a first-come, first-served basis. Conflicts will be resolved by the SFRC
Graduate Coordinator. All SFRC graduate students are eligible for assignment
to carrel space. Alternatively, Graduate Advisors may elect to locate students
in their own laboratories or other designated areas. Carrel space is limited
to two years for MS students from the initial date of enrollment.
D. USE OF UNIVERSITY PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES
- Graduate students are expected to use all University
properties and facilities (including vehicles, computers, instruments,
telephones, etc.) with deserving care, professionalism and decorum.
A set of keys to Newins-Ziegler Hall and related SFRC properties is available to each graduate student through his/her Graduate Advisor. The SFRC operations manager will disburse keys upon receipt of a note from the student's Graduate Advisor stating to which areas the student needs access and which account number the key is to be charged.
Graduate students who have a valid Florida driver's license, are employees of the University (i.e., are either graduate assistants or OPS employees), and have permission to charge vehicle-use costs to a faculty member's account, check out general-use vehicles through various SFRC staff members. Teaching vehicles are controlled by the SFRC operations manager. Grant-funded projects have control over use of their own vehicles. Vehicles are to be used only for research and teaching purposes; they are not for personal use. Students must have a CDL (Commercial Driver's License) in order to drive the SFRC bus.
Students are reminded that unauthorized usage of the university
telephone system for long-distance calls is illegal.
E. GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS
- In addition to the formal Graduate Assistants United,
the SFRC has an informal graduate student association, the Forestry Graduate
Student Organization (FGSO). It serves a variety of valuable functions
and is often solicited for advice on graduate programs within the SFRC.
FGSO has a delegate in the SFRC Student Council and is invited to be represented
at all faculty meetings. Graduate students are encouraged to take an active
role in their education and in helping to form policy. Graduate students
may also attend the U.F. Graduate Student Council meetings (contact the
office in Room 324, Reitz Union, 392-7200).
F. FLAGGING OF GRADUATE STUDENT REGISTRATION
- Some degree requirements must be met within specified
time limits (e.g., formation of Supervisory Committee and development of
the Proposed Schedule of Courses within the first semester). If you know
that these requirements will not be completed on time, you should ask your
Graduate Advisor to write a letter of petition to the SFRC Graduate Programs
Committee detailing the extenuating circumstances and asking for a one
semester extension.
Student records will be checked each semester and if some
requirements have not been met, the student and Graduate Advisor will be
so informed. Specified alternatives for meeting or deferring (if there
are extenuating circumstances) the requirement will be detailed in writing
to both the student and Graduate Advisor. If action is not taken by the
student and/or Graduate Advisor to correct the problem, the student's records
will be flagged so that the student will not be permitted to register in
the following semester.
G. INTERRUPTION OF GRADUATE STUDY AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE
- If a student plans not to register for one semester,
he/she should ask permission (in writing) from his/her Graduate Advisor
and then contact the Registrar so as to be assigned an appointment for
registration. Students should also inform the SFRC Student Services Office
of their plans. A student who is not registered for a period of more than
one semester needs to fill out a Readmissions Application Form (available
from the Registrar) in order to be reactivated.
Students on assistantships and fellowships should check with their Graduate Advisor to learn the possible implications of any leave of absence on their status; it is essential that they register for the minimum number of credits as appropriate.
H. SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
- Sexual harassment at the University of Florida will not
be tolerated and should not be ignored. University of Florida policy states
that no member of the University community may sexually harass another
community member or a visitor to the University. Sexual harassment occurs
in a variety of situations which share a commonality: the inappropriate
introduction of sexual activities or comments in a situation where would
otherwise be irrelevant. The University is committed to maintaining an
environment free from sexual harassment. SFRC is particularly concerned
about sexual harassment, since traditionally male-dominated professions,
like forestry, are prone to this problem.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and a violation of State and Federal laws, as well as of the rules and regulations of the University. Complaints shall be dealt with and appropriate disciplinary action taken. Retaliation directed against persons reporting such conduct will not be tolerated.
If at any time a graduate student feels he/she has been sexually harassed or discriminated against in any matter, he or she should immediately contact his or her Graduate Advisor, School Director, Graduate Coordinator or any School employee in a supervisory capacity. Additional assistance and information is available from the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Affirmative Action in Tigert Hall 392-6004.
All Graduate Assistants with teaching-related responsibilities
are expected to attend one of the Mini-Conferences on Sexual Harassment
sponsored by the Affirmative Action Office. All who attend and complete
an educational session, including the written component, will be awarded
a certificate. You must preregister by calling: Special Programs Division,
University Personnel Services 392-4626.
I. UF COUNSELING SERVICES
- The Counseling Center provides counseling and consultation
services to graduate students and their spouses/partners who are considered
at least half-time students (individual colleges and semesters determine
eligibility). The Center offers brief counseling and therapy to help students
confront personal, academic, and career concerns. The primary goal of counseling
is to help students develop the personal awareness and skills necessary
to overcome problems and to grow and develop in ways that will allow them
to take advantage of the educational opportunities at the university. Referrals
to other professionals will be made if the student cannot be helped with
brief counseling and/or group counseling, or if appointment times are not
available.
Contact the Counseling Center at their website or by phone (see Resource List) for more information. The Center hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
VI. APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: Integrity in Graduate Study
APPENDIX 2: Checklist of Key Events for MS Students
APPENDIX 3: Appointment of Supervisory Committee
APPENDIX 4: FORM 2: Proposed Schedule of Courses for an MS Program
APPENDIX 5: Transfer of Graduate Courses for Masters Programs
APPENDIX 6: Report on Final Examination
APPENDIX 7: SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation Form
APPENDIX 8: Telegator Registration Worksheet
APPENDIX 9: Application for Degree
APPENDIX 1: INTEGRITY IN GRADUATE STUDY
Introduction
Integrity in scholarly work has received considerable attention in recent years both in academic circles and in the news. Some notorious cases of fraud have made those in higher education sensitive to this issue. Some of these cases, especially in the sciences, have surfaced when attempts to replicate work have failed. In the humanities and social sciences plagiarism assumes greater prominence. Cheating, the bane of many high school and undergraduate teachers, surfaces as well at the graduate level. Moreover, in our ever more complex professional world, graduate students may find themselves embroiled in abuses of confidentiality or conflicts of interest. All five of these problems are of major concern to graduate students, faculty, and other graduate educators.
Although many graduate students will have few problems with the ethical decisions involved in maintaining integrity in their work, others may not see the issues so clearly. Some very few may even be unaware of the potential for problems with integrity in graduate study. For these reasons and to help its constituent units in the event that fraud, plagiarism, cheating, abuses of confidentiality, or conflicts of interest should arise, the Graduate School has prepared these guidelines.
Fraud usually involves the intentional and deliberate misuse of data in order to draw conclusions that may not be warranted by the evidence. Falsification of results may take one of two forms: 1) fabrication of data, or 2) omission or concealment of conflicting data for the purpose of misleading other scholars. An intermediate form, difficult to detect especially in quantitative analyses, occurs when students are sloppy about categorization. All researchers, irrespective of discipline, can agree that the fabrication of data is fraudulent, and most will agree that the deliberate omission of conflicting data is also fraudulent. But a few scholars might argue that one person's conflicting data is another person's irrelevant data. In general, the best researchers are those who come to terms with any piece of evidence which others may regard as conflicting. Strong support for a given hypothesis involves disposing of or dealing with alternative hypotheses.
The best insurance against fraud in graduate student research is the careful and close supervision by the Graduate Advisor as well as the examples other members of the academic community provide. The student should communicate regularly and frequently with his or her major professor. He or she can do so in a variety of ways -- by submitting laboratory notebooks for frequent faculty review, by having faculty monitor the student's reading in the field, by regular progress reports to the Graduate Advisor, etc. Faculty should normally expect such communication, and in the absence of faculty initiative, graduate students should instigate dialogues with faculty. Such communication will help the student develop intellectually and lessen the possibility of fraud. If a student is suspected of fraud, the academic community should handle the matter forthrightly with a clear regard to the rights of the graduate student so that the career of a student researcher who may be innocent is not damaged. Similarly, if graduate student fraud is verified, it must be adjudicated in accordance with established University procedures. The Graduate School will provide information on those procedures to any interested party.
Unlike fraud, which is usually the deliberate creation of false data or results, plagiarism is the use of another's words, ideas, or creative productions or omission of pertinent material without proper attribution, i.e., without giving due credit to the original source. Flagrant cases of plagiarism may involve extensive borrowing of others' material from articles, books, or creative productions with perhaps only slight modifications. In such cases penalties are usually very severe for the student and would likely result in expulsion from Graduate School or, if a degree has already been earned, in rescinding of that degree. Less extensive cases of plagiarism may be either intentional or unintentional (carelessness or ignorance of the commonly accepted rules) but may also have severe repercussions. In using other people's work, one must cite that work in the text or, more commonly, in footnotes and use either direct quotations or skillful paraphrasing for all ideas that are not one's own. Since much of the basic information about our disciplines comes from outside ourselves through a variety of sources common to all who work in a discipline, it is unnecessary to footnote those facts and ideas which are, so to speak, in the common domain of the discipline. Otherwise, we would be footnoting everything we know. But an intimate familiarity with the literature of the discipline, or a subdiscipline thereof, lets one know when the distinctive words of ideas of another researcher should be given proper attribution. The fairly common practice among scientists of citing the previous significant literature relating to the subjects of their articles or books, serves as something of a safeguard against plagiarism, but such reviews of the pertinent literature are less usual in the humanities.
Every graduate student should have a comprehensive knowledge of what constitutes plagiarism.
Ignorance of the concept of plagiarism on the part of the student is no excuse for resorting to it at the graduate level, if indeed ignorance is an excuse at the undergraduate level. Graduate students, if in any doubt about the concept, should discuss plagiarism with faculty members. And students should expect faculty members to demand that they know what constitutes plagiarism. There are problems, however, not always associated with traditional perceptions of plagiarism. One of these is the danger, when borrowing from the works of others, or quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing the material in such a way as to misrepresent what the author is trying to say. A second problem arises when a student is overly dependent on the work of another, even if the other is cited meticulously. Still another problem is plagiarizing oneself by submitting the same data or findings in more than one article or by reviewing the same book in two different journals. And, finally, there is the problem of a graduate student's findings being used by his or her mentor without proper attribution to the student either in the article or book, indeed of not giving credit for joint or co-authorship in articles or books where a substantial amount of the work is done by the student. The student should discuss any perceived problem of this nature with the faculty member involved, the chair of the department, or, if need be, with the Graduate School.
In nearly all of these instances of plagiarism, or variations thereon, the best preventive is the example and consultation of the Graduate Advisor and the rest of the academic community, who should be sensitive to all these nuances. Again, as with cases of fraud, University of Florida faculty should handle any suspicion of plagiarism with due regard to the student's rights, and any detection of plagiarism should be adjudicated in accordance with established University procedures. The Graduate School will provide procedural information on request.
Cheating at the graduate level may not differ morally
from the same action on the undergraduate level, but many find graduate
cheating more reprehensible and the consequences, understandably, more
severe. Academic dishonesty for one whose presence in graduate school declares
he or she has opted for the intellectual life is a serious matter indeed.
While cheating in the classroom is covered by regulations emanating from
other parts of the University, cheating on qualifying or preliminary examinations
is not. Such dishonesty, once proven, will at the very least result in
failure of the examination and may mean termination of the student's enrollment.
Abuses of Confidentiality
Abuses of confidentiality by graduate students can take various forms. Students often have access to thesis and grant proposals, data, or unpublished papers of other graduate students or faculty members. Some students use this privileged material in their own research without permission, even though proper attribution may be made. Such an abuse of confidentiality would include the adaptation into one's own research of a thesis or dissertation proposal or any unpublished work that one has opportunity to read or indeed of adopting ideas first floated, and not yet relinquished, by someone else. Another example of the abuse of confidentiality is that in which the graduate student gains archival or library materials about living or recently living subjects and uses them in his or her research without permission from the library or archive or in some cases from the individual. Any research on live subjects can present similar dilemmas.
In some ways confidentiality is one of the forms of integrity which is relatively easy to abuse and relatively difficult to detect. Once again, as with fraud and plagiarism, the example of the graduate student's mentor and that of the rest of the academic community is the best preventive.
Conflicts of interest between graduate students and faculty members may arise in a variety of ways. We have already alluded to the problems which can occur when the research of a graduate student is inadequately acknowledged by faculty either by failure to footnote properly or to give co-authorship credit. But another set of professional interpersonal relationships must be handled with great care if the integrity of graduate study is to be preserved. As continuing formal education becomes more common and as academics begin to become involved in the world of business, the possibility of a business relationship between student and teacher becomes greater. All of us are familiar with the kind of conflict of interest which may arise through nepotism, that is, when a person serves in an administrative or supervisory relationship to those who are related to him or her by blood or marriage. Most universities have rules which try to regulate professional relationships in such cases. Many faculty members are reluctant to have their own sons, daughters, or spouses take their courses for credit on the grounds that such students may be perceived by others to have an unfair advantage. A business relationship including a consulting one must evoke the same kind of caution. And a student should be careful about working for a company owned or administered by faculty involved in the student's degree work.
Similarly, a student should not date an instructor while the student is enrolled in the instructor's course. And a student should not ask any instructor to serve as his or her thesis or dissertation director (or research committee member) if the student is having or has had either an intimate personal relationship, a family relationship, or a business relationship with that instructor. If such a relationship should develop after a professional one has been established, the student should expect the instructor to remove himself or herself from the professional role. Such a relationship, whether between a graduate student and a faculty member or between a graduate student acting as an associate instructor and an undergraduate, constitutes a potential conflict of interest, especially as perceived by other students and faculty members. Both because of perceptions and because of the possibilities for exploitation, such relationships should be scrupulously avoided.
APPENDIX 2:
- SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION CHECKLIST
OF KEY EVENTS FOR MS STUDENTS
| EVENT | TIMING |
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DATE
COMPLETED |
| Student Records | First Semester | Meet with people in SFRC Student Services Office. |
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| Committee Formation | First Semester | Work with Graduate Advisor to form a Supervisory Committee (Section III A; APPENDIX 3). |
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| Schedule of Courses
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First Semester | Conduct academic evaluation with Committee and complete Proposed Schedule of Courses (Section III B; APPENDIX 4). |
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| Transfer of Credits
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First Semester | If appropriate, credits (up to 9 credits) may be transferred from previous graduate or post-bac program (Section III D 2b; APPENDIX 5). |
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| Research Plan
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First Semester | Develop Research Plan (Section III C) and secure approvals from all members of Supervisory Committee. |
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| Apply for Residency | After 1 Year | If appropriate, apply to change your state of residency to Florida to minimize tuition costs. |
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| Evaluation 1
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After 1 Year | Complete Annual SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation; If needed, file an amended Proposed Schedule of Courses (Section IV B; APPENDIX 7). |
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| Teaching Assistant | Anytime | Serve as TA in one course (Section III D 2d). |
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| Seminar | Anytime | Register for one and up to two credits of FOR 6933. |
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| Graduation Check
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Next-to-Last Semester | Work with SFRC Student Services Office to ensure that you are on track toward completing all MS requirements. |
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| Evaluations | Annually | If it has been 12 months since previous Evaluation, complete Annual SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation. |
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| Degree Application
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Last Semester | Formally apply for degree and obtain Deadline Dates from Graduate School for complete list of deadlines. |
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| Final Examination
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Last Semester | Complete Final Exam (Sections III D3 and IV C2; APPENDIX 6); complete SFRC Graduate Student Evaluation (APPENDIX 7). |
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| Student Database | Last Semester | Meet with people in SFRC Student Services Office and update your records. |
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| Exit Interviews
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Last Semester | Schedule and complete exit interviews with SFRC director and COALS Dean, and fill out survey forms. |
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| Thesis and General Audience Abstract | Last Semester | Revise thesis and obtain approvals (Section III D4 and IV C3); an approved copy and a general audience abstract must be received by Student Services prior to being certified for graduation. |
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FORM 2: Proposed Schedule of Courses- Master
of Science
two pages, first page: form , second page: instructions
Instructions for Proposed Schedule of Courses - MASTER OF SCIENCE
The purposes of this Proposed Schedule of Courses are to guide your program and to allow your Supervisory Committee and the SFRC Graduate Programs Committee to ensure that all SFRC and Graduate School requirements are met. Do not list courses that are not relevant to your program. Also, do not list credit hours above the allowable maximum for each type of class.
1. Section A: 5000-6000 Graded Courses
- a. List in this section all courses at the 5000 or 6000
level (inside and outside SFRC).
b. List in this section the 4000 level course. It can count towards the minimum of 30 required for an MS Degree but cannot count toward the major.
c. Put an asterisk (*) preceding each course that is to count toward the minimum of 12 credits required for the major.
- a. List all S/U graded courses in this section. The allowable
credits that can count towards the minimum of 30 are shown. Do not write
more than this maximum in the Credit column (cr), even if you take more.
b. 1 credit of Supervised Teaching (FOR 6940) and up to 2 credit of Seminar (FOR 6933) may count toward the minimum of 12 credits of major (if Seminar is taken for a letter grade, list in Section A).
c. List no more than 6 credits of Master's Thesis (FOR 6971) on the line in the Credit column. For your planning purposes write the actual number of credits you plan to take in each semester. Make sure 3 are in final semester (2 in final semester if summer session). More than 6 credits can be taken, but only 6 can count towards degree requirements.
List in this section the transferred credits (maximum = 9 credits; must obtain formal approval of transfer from Graduate School by filling out APPENDIX 5)
4. Section D: Supporting and Foundation Courses.
These courses do not count towards the minimum of 30
required for an MS.
- a. The sum of all courses for the major (preceded by
an asterisk) must total 12 credits or more. May include 2 credits of Seminar
and 1 credit of Supervised Teaching.
c. Supervised Research (6910), Masters Thesis (6971) or Individual Studies Courses (6905) cannot be counted for major credit.
Add all credits in Sections A, B, and C. This must total 30 credits or more. No more than 6 Master's Thesis (FOR 6971) credits may be counted.
All Committee Members, Graduate Coordinator, and Director must sign original and amended "Proposed Schedule of Courses"
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