Information For the Candidate:
- Immediately after Advancement to Candidacy, submit a Thesis Committee
Assignment Form signed by the student, their thesis program advisor, and
their thesis committee members, to the graduate coordinator for approval.
The student is responsible for taking the form to the Graduate Division
offices.
- The chair of the student's thesis program and the Biology Department
Graduate Coordinator must approve fundamental changes made to the graduate
research plan.
- Written requests for changes in courses listed in the student's
Advancement to Candidacy Form must be submitted to the Graduate Division,
with the approval of the thesis advisor, graduate coordinator, and the
Dean of Graduate Studies.
- There is a five-year limit on courses used to complete requirements
for the master's degree. Up to two courses taken prior to the five year
date may be "validated for currency" by special exam or other approved
method designated by the faculty instructor.
- CR-graded course work cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements
unless special permission is granted by the Graduate Division and the
course is only offered as CR. No course with a grade below C may apply on
the master's degree.
- Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 on all coursework taken during the
period of matriculation for the master's degree.
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