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This page is designed to faciliate your progress through the MEES program by outlining the steps necessary to obtain a Ph.D. degree. Please review the doctoral requirements to verify total credit hours and other information related to your degree.
1. Initial Advisory Meeting. A five-member Research Advisory Committee should be formed during the first semester and meet with the student to discuss his/her program (mainly coursework, also basic research area). A report of this meeting must be filed in the MEES office by the end of the second semester. After this time, yearly committee meetings are to be held in order for the committee to review academic and research progress.
2. Course Work. Approved courses in the areas listed in the MEES guide must be completed per the AOS curriculum. Check the curriculum for your AOS: Ecology, Env. Chemistry, Env. Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, Fisheries Science, Oceanography.
- Pre-requisites (courses to complete undergraduate background)
- AOS Required Courses
- Statistics
- Seminars (one per year, capped at 4)
3. Initial Research Proposal. A brief research proposal, covering as specifically as possible the research to be conducted, should be filed with the MEES office as soon as it is developed and approved by the Advisory Committee (no more than 1 year after entrance into the program).
If vertebrate animals are used in the research, the animal use protocol should be filed by this time, as well, through the appropriate campus' committee (UMCP, UMCES, UMBC, IMET, UMES) before the research is done.
4. Written and Oral Comprehensive Examination. Administered by the Advisory Committee. The MEES office must be notified of dates and committee members at least two weeks prior to exam. Exam must follow AOS guidelines (Ecology, Env. Molecular Biology, Env. Chemistry, Environmental Science, Fisheries Science, Oceanography). A report of exam must be filed with the MEES office within two weeks of the oral exam date. The comprehensive exam must be successfully completed prior to the proposal defense. Comprehensive exams should be completed between 18 and 24 months after entrance into the MEES program. A copy of the questions and graded answers to the written must be provided to the MEES office following completion of the examination.
5. Dissertation Proposal Defense. Advisory Committee must receive the formal research proposal at least two weeks prior to the defense date; the MEES office must be notified of date and committee members at this time. A report of the defense must be filed with the MEES office within two weeks of defense. The proposal defense should be held within two years of entrance into the program, and before the research is done.
6. MEES Approved Program Form. Form listing all coursework for degree must be filed with the MEES office before applying for Advancement to Candidacy.
7. Application for Advancement to Candidacy. Form to be filed with the Graduate School within one week of passing proposal defense. Form available via campus (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, UMES paper form available). Student must be advanced to candidacy at least six months before the final defense is to be held.
8. Application for Diploma. Must be filed with the Graduate School no later than the third week of the semester in which the student plans to graduate and at least 6 weeks before the scheduled defense. Forms are available via campus (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, UMES paper form available).
9. Request for Appointment of Dissertation Committee. Must be filed (through the MEES office) with the Graduate School no later than the third week of the semester in which the student plans to graduate and at least 6 weeks before the scheduled defense*. Forms are available via campus (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, UMES paper form available).
10. Dissertation Seminar. A publicly announced seminar on the dissertation research must be presented prior to the defense of the research. The MEES office must receive an announcement of the seminar at least 10 days prior.
11. Defense of Dissertation Research. An oral defense of the research, conducted by a committee of the graduate faculty (see #9 above) must be completed approx. four to five weeks before the end of the semester in which the student plans to graduate (dates announced yearly)*. The report of this defense must be filed with the Graduate School, with the MEES office receiving a copy. Committee sign-off form will be sent from the Graduate School once the committee is approved.
12. Dissertation Filed. Dissertation must be filed with the Graduate School three to four weeks prior to graduation (dates announced yearly)*. Dissertation format must follow all rules specified by the Graduate School - check with your campus (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, contact UMES for details).
13. One copy of the final thesis must also be submitted to the MEES office, via paper copy or CD.
Annual Progress Report. All students must file a committee report annually by September 30.
* Check Graudate Student Deadlines for specific dates (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, UMES)
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