GEOSCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES
FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
August 2004
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE GEOSCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAMS (M.S. AND PH.D.)
Program
Overview
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Course Requirements for Completion of M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees
Waiver of General Course Requirements for Completion of M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees
Timelines for the Completion of Degrees
Duration of Support for a Degree
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC OVERSIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Graduate Program Course Schedule
Academic Standing (M.S. or Ph.D.)
Registration Near the Completion of a Program
Time to Completion for Master’s Degree
PH.D. PROGRAM SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
Change of Status Following the M.S. Degree at Penn State
Students Admitted to Penn State with the M.S. Degree
The State of the Thesis at the Time of the Final Oral Examination
GENERAL STUDENT SUPPORT AND BENEFITS
Financial Support for Graduate Students
The P.D. Krynine Memorial Fund
Keys to Student Offices and Laboratories
GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES
Selection/Election of Graduate Student Representatives
Graduate Program Committee Representative
Department Faculty Meeting Representatives
PSU Graduate Student Association Representatives
Department Colloquium Committee
Graduate Student Colloquium Committee
Activities and Events Committee
Welcoming Committee For New Students
Graduate Student Committee Policies and Procedures And
Committee Appointment Signature Form
Declaration of Multi-Authorship Within a Thesis
Doctoral Thesis Signatory Page
eTD Approval Form/e-thesis Signatory Pages
Assessment of English Competency at the Candidacy Examination Form