APPENDICES

M.S. and Ph.D. Thesis Format

The Office of Theses and Publications is the Division of the Graduate School responsible for reviewing all theses to assure that they meet accepted standards for scholarly writing. Questions concerning thesis regulations, format, or submission should be answered by consulting the Thesis Guide, which is available at the Office of Theses and Publications (114 Kern Graduate Building). It is the student's responsibility to be aware of the current regulations and policies regarding thesis format and submission procedure.

Examples of currently acceptable formats for thesis and paper Title and Signatory Pages are shown in this appendix.

The Pennsylvania State University

The Graduate School

Department of Geosciences

Title of Thesis

A Thesis in

Program

First Name, Initial, Last Name

[optional]

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements

for the Degree of

Geosciences

Month and Year of Degree Conferral

I grant The Pennsylvania State University the nonexclusive right to use this work for the University's own purposes and to make single copies of the work available to the public on a not-for-profit basis if copies are not otherwise available.

______________________________

Author's Name as on Title Page

Signatory Page of Master's Thesis

We approve the thesis (paper, if applicable) of Name.

Date of Signature

_____________________________________ _______________

Name

Title

Thesis (Paper, if Applicable) Advisor

____________________________________ _______________

Name

Title

(Special Member if applicable)

__________________________________ ________________

Name

Title

__________________________________ ________________

Peter Deines

Professor of Geochemistry

Associate Head for Graduate Programs and Research

DECLARATION OF MULTI-AUTHORSHIP WITHIN A THESIS

(This signed form should be available at the defense.)

CIRCLE ONE OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW:

1. The thesis does not contain section(s) that have been previously published, that are in review or in press in a journal, or that have been prepared in a format for immediate submission for publication.

2. The thesis does contain section(s) that have been previously published, that are in review or in press in a journal, or that have been prepared in a format for immediate submission for publication. The candidate is, however, the sole author of the section(s).

3. The thesis does contain section(s) that have been previously published, that are in review or in press, or that have been prepared in a format for immediate submission for publication. One or more of these sections is (will be) published under the name of more than one author. We realize that the Graduate School Thesis Guide specifically permits departments to accept such material in a thesis if the candidate is first author of the work and if the candidate’s contributions are clearly and fully indicated in a preface. We realize that the Geosciences Graduate Program accepts the Graduate School standard for theses. The Graduate School standard has been fulfill, and the indicated contributions of the candidate do represent his/her independent work – in acquisition of data, and writing (subject to normal review by advisor, committee, and colleagues).

Candidate: ______________________________ Date: ___________________

(Signature)

Advisor: ________________________________ Date: ___________________

(Signature)

Adopted by the Graduate Program Committee 10/29/89.

Signatory Page for Doctoral Thesis

We approve the thesis of Name.

Date of Signature

____________________________________ _______________

Name

Title

Thesis Advisor

Chair of Committee

____________________________________ _____________

Name

Title

(Special Member if applicable)

____________________________________ _____________

Name

Title

____________________________________ _____________

Name

Title

____________________________________ ____________

Peter Deines

Professor of Geochemistry

Associate Head for Graduate Programs and Research

eTD Approval Form

Student Name:___________________________________________________ ID #:____________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail address:_______________________________________ Phone:_______________________________

Degree:____________ Major:_________________ Planned graduation date:__________________________

Thesis Adviser:____________________________ Chair of Committee:_______________________________

Thesis title (use word substitutes for formulas, Greek letters, and other non-alphabetical symbols): __________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Student Agreement: I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto written permission statements from the owners of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my committee.

I hereby grant to Penn State and its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis or dissertation. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis or dissertation.

Signed: ____________________________________ ________________

(student) (date)

Student and Committee Agreement:

Part A. In addition to the unrestricted display of the bibliographic information and the abstract, we agree that the above-mentioned document be placed in the eTD archives with the following status (choose one):

___ 1. Release the entire work for Access Worldwide.

___ 2. Release the entire work for Penn State Access Only.

___ 3. Secure the entire work for a period of two years for patent and/or proprietary purposes. At the end of the two-year period, the work will be released automatically for access worldwide unless option 2 (above) is equested in writing. To change to option 2, the written request should be sent 30 days prior to the end of the two-year period to the Graduate School’s Thesis Office, 115 Kern Graduate Building, University Park, PA 16802, or by e-mail to gradthesis@psu.edu.

Part B (optional). When and if the student signing this form becomes inaccessible, either of the following persons is authorized to serve as proxy to modify the release status of this work (thesis adviser or chair of committee are suggested as possible proxies):

Printed name of proxy: ____________________________________E-mail_______________________

Printed name of proxy: ______________E-mail_

Penn State will assume no responsibility for any fiscal or other losses incurred by the document’s author caused or exacerbated by a proxy’s recommendation.

Review and Acceptance: The above-mentioned document has been reviewed and accepted by the student's thesis committee. The undersigned agree to abide by the statements above and agree that this eTD Approval Form updates any and all previous forms submitted heretofore.

Signature of Committee Member Printed Name Date Signed

_______________________________________ ___________________________ ________________

Signature of Dept. Head or Program Chair Printed Name Date Signed

_______________________________________ ___________________________ ________________

Materials to be submitted to the Thesis Office:

o $70 thesis fee, paid by cash, check or money order (payable to Penn State)

o Thesis Submission Form

o eTD Approval Form

o UMI Agreement Form with title page and abstract attached

o Signatory page with original signatures on thesis-quality paper

o Survey of Earned Doctorates

o Graduate School Exit Survey

SUBMIT ALL MATERIALS TO: DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:

Thesis Office, Penn State phone: 814/865-5448

115 Kern Building fax: 814/863-4627

University Park, PA 16802 E-mail: gradthesis@psu.edu

FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL USE ONLY

o Title entered o Intent to graduate o AIS updated o Fee____________

o eTD approved o Author notified of approval o Excel updated o _______________

LETTER FOR MAJOR ADVISOR

Date

Associate Head

Department of Geosciences

Dear :

I request that be approved as my major advisor for the M.S. / Ph.D. (M.Ed. / D.Ed.) degree in Geosciences (Earth Sciences).

I consent to serve as major advisor for that student.

Sincerely,

___________________________________ _______________________________

Signature Please Print

Student

________________________________ _____________________________

Signature Please Print

Faculty Advisor

Approved:____________________________ Date: _________________

Associate Head

LETTER FOR THESIS COMMITTEE

Date

Associate Head

Department of Geosciences

Dear :

I request that the following faculty be appointed to serve on my thesis committee for the M.S. /M.Ed. / degree in Geosciences / Earth Sciences.

Department

____________________________________ ____________

We have consulted with these faculty and they have consented to serve as committee members.

Sincerely,

____________________________________

Student

Approved: Date:

Associate Head

CHANGE OF M.S., M. Ed. COMMITTEE / ADVISOR

Date

Student____________________________________________

Change advisor from to

Change thesis committee membership

For the following faculty, please:

DROP ADD

______________________ ______________________

Signatures below confirm approval by all parties, including all former, continuing and new committee members:

Date

_________________________________Present Advisor ___________

_________________________________New Advisor ___________

_________________________________Member ___________

Approved: _________________________________ ___________

Associate Head

CANDIDACY EXAMINATION

DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES

«Student»

SUMMARY OF THE CHAIR Student

Evaluation of Student's Performance as a Ph.D. candidate

Quality of	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Fair	Poor
Propositions
Oral Presentation
Defense of propositions
Background preparation for the Proposal Defense

Vote: Pass ______________ Fail ______________

Recommended course of action if failed:

_____ Complete M.S. degree and retake exam

_____ At student's request, a second exam may be scheduled within two semesters

_____ Graduate program is terminated

_____ Should program termination appear on transcript?

Recommendations or remediation if passed:

Background courses to be completed:

Courses in support of thesis work to be completed:

Recommendations to increase competency in English:

General recommendations:

Date Chair of Candidacy Committee

«Chair»

This summary document will become part of the official student file and available to the student.

Student: «Student»

Assessment of English Competency at the
Candidacy Examination

Statement of Department Policy

A complete statement of Department policy appears in the Bluebook. The Department standard reads as follows:

Students in the Geosciences Program will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in communicating scientific information and ideas in formal and informal professional settings. The important settings in which skills will be needed are oral exams (Candidacy and Comprehensive), oral presentations at Department Colloquia and national meetings, and teaching assignments in the cases of TA’s. We expect spoken English to be of sufficient quality that listeners can concentrate on data and ideas rather than on the form of delivery, and that questions addressed to the candidate are readily comprehended. We expect oral presentations to be organized in a logical sequence.

We expect students to perform with a uniform standard of quality in writing. Documents should demonstrate correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Organization, sentence length, logical sequences of thought, clarity, and avoidance of jargon and colloquialisms are all components.

Assessment of English Competency

English competency is formally assessed at the Candidacy Examination and certified, if necessary, at the time of the Thesis Proposal. Assessment measures available to the Candidacy Committee include a report from the Initial Advisory Committee, essays and reports from Spring reviews of progress, the MS thesis/paper (if written at Penn State), the Candidacy proposals, and performance on the oral portion of the Candidacy exam.

The Candidate exhibits proficiency in written and oral English consistent with the Department standard quoted above.

The Candidate does not exhibit proficiency in written and oral English consistent with the Department standard quoted above. Competency should be formally certified at the time of presentation of the Thesis Proposal, but no formal remediation measures are required.

The Candidate does not exhibit proficiency in written and oral English consistent with the Department standard quoted above. Remediation should include writing of two review papers under the supervision of the research advisor during the ensuing semester. It will be the responsibility of the research advisor to require an appropriate number of revisions of these papers. Competency should be formally certified at the time of presentation of the Thesis Proposal.

Other Recommendations:

________________________________________________

Date Committee Chair, for the Candidacy Committee

«Chair»