Graduate Issues Crop & Soil Sciences Spring 2012 Miguel Cabrera - Graduate Coordinator Vivienne Sturgill – Academic Advisor II

Overview  Graduate Student Population  New GRE Test  Admission Process  Major Professor Responsibilities

CRSS Student Population = 32 Category Graduate Students Female 9 (28%) M.S 17 Ph.D 15 Need to recruit graduate students!

Overview  Graduate Student Population  New GRE Test  Admission Process  Major Professor Responsibilities

New GRE Test Old GRE: 800 Verbal; 800 Quantitative Old GRE: Maximum score – 1600 New GRE: 170 Verbal; 170 Quantitative New GRE: Maximum score - 340

M.S. Students Ph.D. Students Verbal Quantitative Total Verbal Quantitative Total Avg Old Avg New Percentile N Max Old GRE Min Old GRE Max New GRE Min New GRE Max Old Test Max New Test

M.S. Students Ph.D. Students Verbal Quantitative Total Verbal Quantitative Total Avg Old Avg New Percentile N Max Old GRE Min Old GRE Max New GRE Min New GRE Max Old Test Max New Test

Admission Criteria GRE GPA Dept 305 >=3.5 Grad. School >= >=3.0 Ph.D. Students M.S. Students Students with GPA > 3.5 and GRE > 305 can be nominated for a Graduate School Assistantship (February of each year)

Overview  Graduate Student Population  Admission Process  Major Prof. Responsibilities  Distance Learning MS degree

Graduate Committee Major Professor ? Acceptable (Placed on website) Not acceptable Student application Major Professor Funds Not accepted Graduate Student Admission Process Graduate School Not accepted Accepted Non-degree student? 3 Athens 1 Griffin 1 Tifton

Overview  Graduate Student Population  Admission Process  Major Prof. Responsibilities  Distance Learning MS degree

Major Prof. Responsibilities Notify Graduate Coordinator (student arrival) Provide access to computer/printer Assist student with submission of: – Advisory Committee – Program of Study – Research Proposal

Submission Deadlines Advisory Committee & Program of Study Research Proposal M.S. Students1 st semester2 nd semester Ph.D. Students2 nd semester

Advisory Committee M.S. – 3 members –One member can be non-UGA Ph.D. – 5 members –One member from another department –One member can be non-UGA Co-Major Professors count as 1 member

Program of Study Requirements for all students – At least one course in Statistics – CRSS 8100 Graduate Seminar Guided teaching experience (CRSS 7990/9990 or education course) –Mandatory for Ph.D. students –Suggested for M.S. students Continuous enrollment (at least 3 cr in two out of three semesters)

Submit Grades for Research Hours Submit grades online when requested All terms, including summer! Go to Registrar’s Office website If grades are not submitted online, forms have to be signed, faxed, etc.

ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT EVALUATION Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Due May 30 Student Name Degree Objective Major Professor No of Semesters in Degree Program ______ 1. PROGRESS TOWARDS DEGREE (to be completed for all students by Advisory Committee) Advisory Committee selected, approved Program of Study approved Research Proposal submitted, approved This student is making satisfactory progress towards degree. YES NO (please circle one) If NO above, please write a detailed description of why and/or how this student is NOT progressing, and suggest actions to be taken to remedy this situation during the following semester: __________ Major Prof.

2. COMPLETION OF GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP DUTIES (to be completed by Major Professor for GRA and by supervising instructor for GTA) This student is a GRA GTA (please circle one). Name of Supervising Instructor (if GTA): Brief description of specific assigned duties: This student is satisfactorily completing all duties assigned as part of assistantship. YES NO. If NO above, please write a detailed description why and/or how this student is NOT completing all duties assigned as part of assistantship, and suggest actions to be taken to remedy this situation during the following semester. For GTA, please attach copies of student evaluations completed for the course taught. _________________________ Supervisor Signature I have reviewed this evaluation. My signature below does not necessarily signify concurrence. _________________________ Student Signature

Progress towards degree Adequate progress towards degree: 1) Satisfactory academic performance, 2) Compliance with departmental deadlines for submission of advisory committee, program of study, and research proposal, 3) Adequate research progress as assessed by the student’s Advisory Committee.

Exams Graduate School has to be notified of date of Preliminary Oral Exam at least 2 weeks in advance Not more than one negative vote is allowed for Preliminary Exams and Final Exams If the Major Professor’s vote is negative the student fails the exam

Copy of Thesis/Dissertations Students are required to turn in a hard copy of thesis/dissertation and a CD Should we eliminate the requirement to turn in a hard copy?

Thank you! Questions/Comments?