GEOSCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES

 

 

 

 

REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2004


INTRODUCTION                                                                                      

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE GEOSCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAMS (M.S. AND PH.D.)

 
xxxxxxAdmissions Requirements                                                                                              

Program Overview                                                                                                                
xxxxxxGeneral 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               

Curricular Groups                                                                                                                   

Minor Fields                                                                                                                           

Concurrent Degree Program                                                                                                   

Timelines for the Completion of Degrees                                                                                 

Duration of Support for a Degree                                                                                            

Annual Review of Progress                                                                                                     

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC OVERSIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS

 

General Oversight                                                                                                                 

M.S. Committees                                                                                                                 

Doctoral Committees                                                                                                            

The Official Student File                                                                                                        

 

EXPECTATIONS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN GEOSCIENCES

Academic Integrity                                                                                                               

Course Schedule                                                                                                                  

Graduate Program Course Schedule                                                           

Annual Review of Progress                                                                                                 

Academic Standing (M.S. or Ph.D.)                                                         

Duties of Graduate Assistants                                                                                               

 

REGISTRATION

Credit Loads                                                                                                                   

Completing Your Registration                                                                                               

Registration Near the Completion of a Program                                                                     

 

M.S. DEGREE PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

M.S. Degree Requirements                                                                                                   

Time to Completion for Master’s Degree                                                                              

Thesis/Non-Thesis Options                                                                                                   


PH.D. PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS


Ph.D. Degree Requirements                                                                                                  

Foreign Language Requirement                                                                                             

English Competency                                                                                                             

Formal Oral Presentation                                                                                                      

Candidacy Examination                                                                                                         

Thesis Proposal                                                                                                                    

Comprehensive Examination                                                                                                 

Bypassing the M.S. Degree                                                                                                   

Change of Status Following the M.S. Degree at Penn State                                                   

Students Admitted to Penn State with the M.S. Degree                                                         

 

M.S. AND PH.D. THESIS PREPARATION

The Thesis Proposal                                                                                                            

Thesis Format                                                                                                                       

The State of the Thesis at the Time of the Final Oral Examination                                           

Thesis Defense                                                                                                                     

Copies of the Thesis                                                                                                             

Costs of Thesis Preparation                                                                                                 

 

EARTH SCIENCE DEGREES    

                                                             

GENERAL STUDENT SUPPORT AND BENEFITS


Financial Support for Graduate Students                                                                               

The P.D. Krynine Memorial Fund                                                                                         

Health Insurance Benefit                                                                                                      

 

RESOLUTION OF STUDENT CONCERNS

Departmental Ombudspersons                                                                                              

Sexual Harassment                                                                                                               

Formal Resolution of Problems                                                                                             

 

FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Student Offices                                                                                                                    

Graduate Student Mail                                                                                                          

Telephones                                                                                                                           

Conference Rooms                                                                                                               

Office Supplies                                                                                                                     

Copy Machines                                                                                                                    

Keys to Student Offices and Laboratories                                                                             

Motor Vehicle Regulations                                                                                                    

Employment Services                                                                                                            

 

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                                                                                           

Computer Committee                                                                                                           

Welcoming Committee For New Students                                                                             

TGIF Committee                                                                                                                  

 

DEPARTMENTAL/RESEARCH LABORATORIES AND EQUIPMENT
         

General Laboratory Facilities                                                                                               

Computer Facilities                                                                                                               

Safety Training                                                                                                                      

Rock Preparation Room                                                                                                       

 

APPENDICES

M.S. and Ph.D. Thesis Format                                                                                              

Thesis Title Page                                                                                                                   

Permission to Copy Page                                                                                                      

Masters Thesis Signatory Page                                                                                              

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                                                                       

Letter for Major Advisor                                                                                                      

Letter for Thesis Committee                                                                                                  

Change of Committee/Advisor                                                                                              

Candidacy Examination Form                                                                                               

Assessment of English Competency at the Candidacy Examination Form