
BGES Graduate Program Forms for Students and Faculty
| form name | function |
|---|---|
| Plan of Study Certification | Outline plan of courses and time line to completion |
| MS Non-Thesis Committee Agreement | Designate Advisor and two exam committee members |
| MS Thesis and PhD Major Advisor Agreement | Designate Major Advisor for thesis and dissertation research |
| MS Thesis and PhD Committee Agreement | Designate Committee Members for thesis and dissertation research |
| PhD Request for a Candidacy Exam | To request an Examining Committee |
| PhD Dissertation Defense Committee Request | To request a Defense Committee for the Dissertation Defense, including approval of two external members |
| PhD Lab Teaching Certification | To document teaching in a lab as part of the doctoral requirements |
| PhD Lecture Teaching Certification | To document teaching in a lecture as part of the doctoral requirements |
| MS Thesis and PhD Completion of Research Certification | Advisory Committee approval of sufficient research |
| MS NT, Thesis and PhD Approval to schedule defense | Major Advisor approval of draft sufficient to schedule defense |
| MS Thesis and PhD Guidelines (not a form) | Notes on format of the thesis and dissertation; (non-thesis MS research paper is like a term paper, not a bound thesis) |
| form name | function |
|---|---|
| PhD Candidacy Signature Form (Results of Candidacy Exam) | For the Examining Committee to document the results of the Candidacy Exam |
| PhD Defense Signature Form | For the Defense Committee to document the results of the dissertation defense |
| MS Thesis/Non-thesis Defense Signature Form | For the Advisory Committee to document the results of the masters defense |
| MS Non-Thesis Assessment | BIO 690 defense of project/library research paper |
| MS Thesis Assessment | Defense of masters thesis |
| PhD Dissertation Assessment | Defense of doctoral dissertation |
| Poster Assessment | Assessment of posters, e.g., at Research Day |
| Technique Assessment | Assessment of knowledge of basis techniques, done at beginning and end of graduate program |
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