Graduate Student Handbook
This handbook is for graduate students already enrolled in the Geography at UCSB. It describes just about everything you'll need to know.
Table of Contents
GRADUATE STUDY IN GEOGRAPHY
Areas of Study
The Faculty
The Graduate Advisor
The Graduate Program Assistant
Full-Time Enrollment
Grades/Incompletes
Grading Policy
Standards of Scholarship
Geography 596, 597, 598 and 599 Leaves of Absence In Absentia Registration
Degree Dates and Filing Deadlines
Annual Review of Graduate Student Progress
Appeals Procedure for Grad Student Disputes w/Grad Committees
Undergraduate Preparation
Course/Unit Requirements of the MA Degree
Required Courses
Masters Committee
Maximum Time/Normative Time for the MA Degree
8th Quarter Justification
Financial Support as a Masters Student
Residency Requirement for the MA Degree
Masters Degree by Examination
Petitioning to Skip the MA and go Directly to the Phd Program
Master's Degree - Forms, Hoops & Bureaucratic Procedures
Plan I - Thesis Route
Plan II - Examination Route
Filing Fee
TRANSFER FROM/CONTINUATION INTO THE Ph.D. PROGRAM
Maximum Time/Normative Time for the MA/PhD Program
Admission Requirements
Residency Requirement for the Ph.D. Degree
Maximum Time/Normative Time for the Ph.D. Degree
Required Courses
The Ph.D. Committee Requirements of the Ph.D. Program
Diagnostic Interview
Written Qualifying Examination
Dissertation Proposal
Oral Qualifying Examination
Advancement to Candidacy/Doctoral Fee Offset
Dissertation and Open Defense
Teaching Requirement
Cognitive Science Emphasis
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Emphasis
Individual Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
Ph.D. Degree - Forms, Hoops, and Bureaucratic Procedures
Filing Fee
SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN TEACHING
Fee Deferral
Employment
Merit-Based Support
Fellowships
Supplementation Policy
Graduate Student Academic Appointments
Teaching Assistantships
UAW Bargaining Agreement
Graduate Student Researchers
Employment Benefits for TAs and GSRs
Reader
Student Assistant Series
Need-Based Financial Support
Tax Information
Establishing Residency
Graduate Student Travel Funds
Participation on Dept and Campus Committees
APPENDIX A: Roles and Responsibilities for Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Supervising Faculty Members
APPENDIX B: Suggested Reading for Ph.D. Exams
APPENDIX C: General Departmental Policies for Graduate Students
GUIDE TO FILING THESES AND DISSESRTATIONS AT UCSB
SAMPLE FORMS (PDF Files)
Degree Check-Masters (Sept 2003 form)
Extension of Deadline for Degree Completion (Masters)
Nomination of Thesis Committee (Masters Form I)
Plan I - Thesis Route (Form C1)
Plan I - Thesis Route (Form C2)
Nomination of Exam Committee (Form B)
Plan II- Examination Route (Form D1)
Plan II- Examination Route (Form D2)
Nomination of Doctoral Committees (Ph.D. Form I)
Change in Thesis or Dissertation Committee (Committee Form 1-A)
Report on Qualifying Exams (Ph.D. Form II)
Degree Check - Ph.D. (September 2003 form)
Report on Final Exams (Ph.D. Form III)
