Animal Science Graduate Student Information
| Steps in the Graduate Program | Explanation | Documents |
| Student Committee | Every Grad Student in the Animal Science Graduate Program must have a student committee by the end of the second semester. This committee generally will advise the students on their classes, research, and other academic components of the students’ Graduate Program. Details about who may be a member are in the Animal Science Graduate Handbook. | Animal Science Graduate Handbook |
| Course Certification Meeting | Every Graduate Student in the Animal Science Graduate Program must have their Course Certification Meeting with their committee by the end of the second semester of matriculation into the program. The student should first meet with their advisor, and complete the Course Certification Form, and have it signed by their advisor. (Program course requirements can be found in the Animal Science Grad Handbook). Then the student should meet with their Committee to have the form approved and signed. The completed and signed form should be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator. See the Animal Science MS Course Certification form or the Animal Science Ph.D. Course Certification form. | Animal Science MS course certification form Ph.D. Course Certification Form Animal Science Grad Handbook Requirements for MS fillable form Requirements for Ph.D. fillable form |
| Master’s Degree | When students are in their last semester before they graduate from the Master’s Degree Program, they will need to submit a Master’s Degree warrant request at least 3 weeks before their defense. See the Graduate site, Completing Your Master’s Degree for formating, degree deadlines and other degree completion information. Students will need to give their thesis to their Committee at least 10 business days before the defense. The student should bring their warrant and their MS Thesis Evaluation form to their defense. Please see the AS-DS MS Warrant Request Form and MS Final Theses Evaluation Form. Students can also visit the Graduate site Completing your Master’s Degree and the Graduate Handbook. | AS-DS MS Warrant Request Form MS Final Thesis Evaluation Form Animal Science Graduate Handbook |
| Preliminary | Ph.D. students will take their preliminary exam when all course requirements are met (or the same term that the course requirements will be met). Students need to consult with their committee about the preliminary exam. A Preliminary warrant must be requested at least 3 weeks before the preliminary. Please see the Preliminary Warrant Request Form, the Animal Science Preliminary Examination Evaluation Form and read about Preliminary exams in the Graduate Handbook. | Preliminary Request Form Animal Science Preliminary Examination Evaluation Form Animal Science Graduate Handbook |
| Dissertator | Once all classes are taken (except Animal Science 990 and the final graded seminar (Animal Science 875), and the student has passed their preliminary, a student will qualify as a dissertator and be expected to take 3 credits a semester of Ansci 990 until they Defend. (When they take their final graded AnSci 875 seminar credit, they should take 2 credits of Ansci 990 and one credit of Anisci 875.) Three credits will be considered full time for a dissertator. More information about being a dissertator can be found in the Animal Science Graduate Handbook and here. | Animal Science Graduate Handbook |
| PhD Final Defense | When a student has completed the thesis research and has written the dissertation to the satisfaction of their faculty committee, the student schedules the Final Oral Exam. The oral examination covers the thesis and the general field of major and minor studies. If significant thesis revisions are requested, the committee may wait for these revisions to be completed prior to signing the warrant. The candidate may not take the final oral examination until all other requirements for the degree have been satisfied. A final warrant request must be requested at least three weeks before the oral defense. See Ph.D. Warrant Request form, Ph.D. Final Defense and Evaluation Form and the Grad Handbook. | Ph.D. Warrant Request Form Ph.D Final Defense and Evaluation Form Animal Science Graduate Handbook |
| Degree Deadlines | Degree deadlines are the cut-off dates for a degree and dissertation eligibility in each term, and it is important to keep abreast of these dates when planning to graduate. | |
| Graduate Handbooks | Detailed information about the Program requirements is in the Animal Science Graduate Handbook. | Animal Science Graduate Handbook |