graduate program

University of GeorgiaCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

www.cropsoil.uga.edu

Graduate Program

• Degrees Offered• Admission Process• Required Courses• Educational Experience• Monitoring Student Progress• Graduate Enrollment• Assistantships• Graduate Learning Assessment Plan



Degrees Offered

• Master of Plant Prot. & Pest Mgmt. – Crop & Soil Sci., Entomology, Plant Path.– 33 h, internship

• Master of Crop and Soil Sciences– 33 h, internship

• Master of Science in Agronomy– 30 h, thesis

• Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy– 30 h, dissertation



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Admission Process

Accepted

Graduate Committee

Major Professor ?

Acceptable

Not acceptable

Student application

Major ProfessorFunds

Not accepted

Graduate SchoolNot accepted

Accepted

Non-degree student?

3 Athens1 Griffin1 Tifton



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Required Courses

• At least one course in Statistics

• CRSS 8100 Graduate Seminar (1 h)

• Guided teaching experience– CRSS 7990/9990 or Education course– Mandatory for Ph.D. students– Suggested for M.S. students



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Educational Experience

• Graduate Student Orientation (each semester)• Mentoring by faculty• Participation in departmental Poster Competition• Cost-sharing for travel to scientific meetings• Business cards• Agronomy Graduate Student Association



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Monitoring Progress

Advisory Committee & Program of Study

Research Proposal

M.S. Students 1st semester 2nd semester

Ph.D. Students 2nd semester 2nd semester



ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT EVALUATIONDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences

Due May 30Student 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. Comm. Member Comm. Member Comm. Member Comm. Member



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



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Graduate Enrollment

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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10

15

20

25

30

M.S

Ph.D.



GRE of Admitted Students

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Ave

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1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

M.S

Ph.D.



GPA of Admitted Students

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

M.S

Ph.D.



Graduate Population

Category Number

Female 12 (30%)

International 13 (32%)

M.S 21 (52%)

Ph.D 16 (40%)

MPPPM, MCSS, ND 3 (8%)



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Graduate Assistantships

• Priorities– Assistant Professors (100% - 3 years)– Faculty without technicians (100 %)– Cost-sharing with faculty (50%)

• Stipends– M.S. - $15,500 (+4% increase in January)– Ph.D. - $16,500 (+4% increase in January)– 40% time



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Graduate Learning Assessment

• Student performance evaluation form at comprehensive exams and defenses

• Written record of exit interviews with Dept. Head

• Survey of supervisors one year after graduation

• Survey of graduate students one year after graduation

• Report issued every 3 years

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