UC Santa Barbara Geography / Graduates / 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. For more general graduate information, please visit the Graduate Division website and try the Graduate Division Handbook.

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Table of Contents

• Graduate Study in Geography
  • Mission
  • Areas of Emphasis
  • The Faculty
  • The Graduate Advisor
  • The Graduate Program Assistant
  • The Graduate Committee
• Registration
  • 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 Procedures for Graduate Student Disputes with Graduate Committees
• The Master's Program
  • Undergraduate Preparation
  • Course/Unit Requirements of the MA Degree
  • Required Courses
  • Master's Committee
  • Maximum Time/Normative Time for the MA Degree
  • 8th Quarter Justification
  • Financial Support as a Master's Student and Standard of Scholarship
  • Residency Requirement for the MA Degree
  • Masters Degree by Examination
  • Petitioning to Skip the MA and go Directly to the Ph.D. Program
  • Master's Degree - Forms, Hoops and Bureaucratic Procedures
  • Filing Fee
• Transfer and Continuation Into the Ph.D. Program
  • Maximum Time/Normative Time for the MA/Ph.D. Program
• Ph.D. 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
  • Transportation PhD Emphasis
  • Individual Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program
  • Ph.D. Degree - Forms, Hoops, and Bureaucratic Procedures
  • Filing Fee
• Special Preparation for Careers in Teaching
• Fees and Tuition
  • Fee Deferral
• Financial Support
  • Employment
  • Merit-Based Support
  • Fellowships
  • Supplementation Policy
  • Graduate Student Academic Appointments
  • Teaching Assistantships
  • UAW Bargaining Agreement for Academic Student Employees (ASE)
  • Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs)
  • 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
• Placement of Graduates
  • Master's
  • PhD
  • Theses and Dissertations
• Appendix
  • 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
  • Appendix D: Things To Do Before Leaving the Department
• Sample Forms
• Quick Filing Guide
• Guide to Filing Theses and Dissertations at UCSB