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M.S. in Ecology
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| About
the Program |
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| General
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Odum School of Ecology Degree Program
Requirements
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| Graduate
School Information and Requirements |
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- Requirements for Masters
- Admission
- Residence
- Time Limit
- Research Skills Requirements
- Advisory Committee
- Program of Study
- Application for Graduation
- Acceptance of Credit by Transfer
- Grade Average
- Thesis
- Final Examination
- Submitting the Thesis
- Final Clearance
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| Academic
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| Registration |
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| Special
Instruction Programs |
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| Student
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The graduate program assistant is available
at all times to answer any questions concerning requirements of
the ecology programs. Periodically, students are sent memos via
email providing them with vital information (i.e. - deadlines, assistantships,
forms to file with the Graduation Office, impediments to file, etc.).
This information is provided to keep the student abreast of all
current happenings with his/her file. It is the responsibility of
the student to keep himself or herself apprised of all current graduation
requirements for any of the Ecology degree programs. Forms for each
program are available in the program office or in the Graduation
Office of the Graduate Studies Research Center.
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Building
Keys
Keys for the Odum School of Ecology building residents are issued by the accounting technician in the ecology main office. There is a $5 refundable deposit per key. If your keys are lost or stolen, please notify the office staff immediately. You will need keys to the outside door(s) and the systems area (computer room). A request for keys application can be found on the ecology website at http://www.ecology.uga.edu/forms/keys.pdf.
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Copier
A digital copier is available to Ecology students at a cost of $.05 per copy. The copier is located on the back hall near the north student carrells. Please see the administrative assistant in the main office.
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| Desk
Space |
Arrangements for desk space
are made with the graduate student representatives.
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| Ecology
Listservs |
All listservs are accessible
to faculty, staff, postdocs and students for distribution of official
information. Please contact Anisa Jimenez if you have questions about the listservs.
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| Mail |
Mail folders in the Odum School of Ecology are available to all Odum School faculty, graduate students,
and staff. The student mailboxes are located outside the main office.
Faculty mailboxes are located adjacent to the GIS lab and across from
the ecology conference room. Campus/U.S. mail is delivered twice each
day at approximately 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Please allow the front
office ample time to sort and distribute the mail. Due to space, your
mail should be collected daily. Notify the office staff of any address
changes as soon as they occur or if you will be away from campus for
an extended period. Please do not use the Odum School's address to receive
personal mail.
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Odum School of Ecology Degree Program Requirements |
| The Master of Science degree
will be conferred upon candidates who have met prescribed requirements,
with major study in one of the following fields: agricultural economics,
agricultural engineering, agronomy, anatomy (veterinary), animal science,
artificial intelligence, biochemistry and molecular biology, biological
engineering, botany, cellular biology, chemistry, child and family
development, computer science, conservation ecology and sustainable
development, dairy science, ecology, entomology, environmental economics,
environmental health, exercise science, food science, foods and nutrition,
forest resources, genetics, geography, geology, horticulture, housing
and consumer economics, marine sciences, medical microbiology, microbiology,
pharmacology (veterinary), pharmacy, physics, physiology (veterinary),
plant pathology, poultry science, psychology, statistics, textiles,
merchandising, and interiors, toxicology, veterinary parasitology,
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| Advisory
Committee |
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Before the end of the first semester of residence and upon the
recommendation of the departmental graduate coordinator, the dean
of the Graduate School shall appoint an advisory committee for the
student. The committee will consist of a major professor, as chairman,
and two additional members. The major professor and at least one
of the other members of the committee must be members or provisional
members of the graduate faculty. Only faculty members of the rank
of assistant professor or above, or the equivalent, are permitted
to serve as committee members. The committee will be recommended
to the dean of the Graduate School by the graduate coordinator after
consultation with the student and faculty members involved. This
form is available on the graduate school website at http://www.gradsch.uga.edu/Forms/body_advcomms.pdf.
The advisory committee, in consultation with the student, is charged
with planning the student's program of study. It is also charged
with approving the program of study, reading and approving the thesis,
and administering the final examination.
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Thesis Approval and Defense
It is the responsibility of the student to notify the ecology program office of the date, time, location and title for the thesis oral defense. The Odum School of Ecology will announce the time and place of the thesis defense to the University community.
An official hardbound copy of the thesis on 100% cotton paper is required for the Odum library.
The Odum School of Ecology hosts a graduation reception during the spring semester only. Students who graduate during the spring, summer and fall are invited to participate.
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| Exit
Questionnaire |
All
Odum School of Ecology graduate students are required to complete the
ecology graduate program exit questionnaire prior to final paperwork
being submitted to the Graduate School. The form is located on the
ecology website at http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/alumni/graduateprogramexit.htm.
Students are also encouraged to complete the alumni
questionnaire located at http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/alumni/alumniquestionnaire.htm.
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