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Requirements

All paperwork, including Graduate College forms, must be submitted to the Geosciences Graduate Office for approval.  MS degrees are expected to take two years to complete.  Students not following this schedule are at risk of making unsatisfactory academic progress.

Please note: students using the Graduate College web site for forms must log in with their UA Net ID.

 

Important Info What When

Get the details on your MS here:

Geosciences MS Handbook
Complete with forms
(PDF file)

Research Committee

Choose Major Advisor and Research Committee members; plan program of study.
Submit Research Committee form (PDF file).

1st Semester

Plan of Study

Submit MS Plan of Study form. List 30 units of course work.

2nd Semester

Proposed Research

Meet with Research Committee and formulate research proposal.
Submit Proposed Research form (PDF file).

2nd Semester

Remember your yearly committee meeting!

Each student must meet with their committee once a year (see handbook for details).

Public Presentation

Give a public presentation of your research.
Submit Public Presentation form (PDF file).

4th Semester

Completion of Degree Requirements

Submit Completion of Degree Requirements form.

4th Semester
posted deadline

Submit Thesis/Prepublication

Thesis: If your advisor requires it, submit one copy of the thesis to the Graduate College. All students must submit one copy to the Department by the posted deadline.

Prepublication: Submit one copy of the prepublication to the Department (the prepublication is not submitted to the Graduate College) by the posted thesis deadline.

4th Semester
posted deadline


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