CHECKLIST AND RECOMMENDED TIMETABLE FOR
MASTER’S OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Year 1
_____ Meet with your Temporary Advisor and with the departmental Graduate Director/Graduate Admissions Committee to determine which courses you should take the first semester and beyond.
_____ Enroll for and complete PLB 800 the first semester of your graduate program.
_____ Complete ORCBS Hazardous Waste Safety Training (before classes begin in the first semester of your academic program)
_____ Take courses advised by your Temporary Advisor or Major Professor
_____ Designate Major Professor (this should be done before the end of the first year in the Master's program).
_____ Form Guidance Committee (before the end of the first year in the program)
_____ File Guidance Committee Report (this should be done before the end of the first year in the Master's program). This report includes a list of all the courses that will be required for the student to complete their degree. In addition to the requirements below, the student's guidance committee determines what course are necessary and appropriate for the student.
Year 2
_____ Finish other Course Requirements, including
_____ PLB 803. Integrative Topics in Plant Biology (2 credits). This may be taken in the first or second year of the program.
_____ 30 credits at 400 level or above
_____ At least 16 credits at 800-900 level
_____ 4 to 10 credits of PLB 899 (Plan A only)
_____ All remaining courses listed in student’s Report of Guidance Committee
_____ Fulfill Teaching Requirement (one course)
Year 3 (or sooner)
_____ Submit Application for Graduation to the University.
_____ Obtain Thesis/Dissertation Submission Packet (Plan A only)
_____ Complete Thesis, get approval from Major Professor to distribute Thesis to Guidance Committee (Plan A only). The thesis must be distributed to the Guidance Committee and to the Departmental Representative at least two weeks prior to the final examination.
_____ Present a publicly announced Master's Thesis Seminar to the department (Plan A only) - no credit
_____ Schedule and pass Final Examination, file paperwork
_____ Turn in final Thesis and Abstract with all necessary corrections, with the signature of the Major Professor and with all the forms required by the Graduate School (Plan A only)
_____ Final Certification
