Graduate School
Graduate School
Exciting and diverse
educational
opportunities are
offered through the
graduate programs of
Oregon State
University’s 11
colleges which
encompass 80 major
disciplines. A land,
sea, and space grant
university, OSU enrolls
approximately 3,000
graduate students,
representing more
than 90 countries and
every state in the
nation.
W
hen you consider Oregon
State University for your
graduate study, you are
looking at a university with
a well-deserved worldwide reputation for
excellence in teaching and research.
As the state’s land, sea, and space grant
institution, Oregon State offers a variety
of graduate programs in physical sciences,
life sciences, engineering, social sciences,
arts and humanities, and professional
fields. OSU’s diverse curriculum leads to
80 different graduate degrees, most of
them with flexible options that will allow
you to put together the program that’s
most suited for your academic and career
goals.
A dedicated and highly regarded
graduate faculty, a well-equipped library,
comprehensive special collections, and
exceptional research facilities keep Oregon
State at the leading edge of graduate
education. Linus Pauling, an Oregon
State alumnus and the only person to
win individual Nobel prizes in two
different categories, selected OSU as the
repository for his papers.
Research and teaching assistantships are
available to allow you the opportunity to
work with people who are leaders in their
fields while furthering your education. In
addition to being outstanding teachers,
many OSU faculty members are internationally renowned for their research. In
2001–02, Oregon State University received
more than $159 million in total external
support for research and scholarship.
With those strengths in research and
teaching, Oregon State produces degree
holders who can compete successfully
with the best in their fields.
But life isn’t all study and research, and
when you’re ready to take a break, you’ll
find that Oregon State is the ideal
location for that as well. Whether you
want to be active or relax, attend a sports
event or a lecture, go to a concert or a
play, or do just about anything else,
you’re likely to find what you want at
Oregon State or just a short distance
away.
OSU is located in Corvallis, a friendly
community of 50,000 people in the heart
of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley. The
climate is generally cool and rainy in
winter and warm and sunny in summer;
average rainfall is 37 inches.
The snow-capped Cascade Mountains
with their many downhill and crosscountry ski areas are just an hour away to
the east, and the exciting Oregon Coast
with miles of sandy beaches is an hour to
the west. Portland, Oregon’s largest city, is
85 miles to the north and Eugene is 40
miles to the south. Both cities have
outstanding performing arts centers that
draw some of the world’s top entertainment attractions.
The 420-acre main OSU campus
contains 51 major buildings surrounded
by green lawns, towering shade trees, and
flowering shrubs. Housing for many OSU
undergraduate and graduate students is
provided by residence halls on campus,
and cooperatives, sororities, fraternities,
and family student housing just off the
central campus.
In addition to the main campus, the
state owns and leases many acres of forest
and farmland that are used by the
university for instruction and research.
OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center at
Newport serves as the main coastal facility
for Sea Grant, oceanography, and
fisheries programs. For many graduate
students, study and research through
these off-campus facilities means a direct
look at the natural resources and characteristics of the Pacific Northwest.
The institution that is now OSU
opened in 1858 as Corvallis College, a
small academy. College-level study began
about 1865, and the first three baccalaureate degrees were awarded in 1870.
Graduate programs began a short time
later. In 1868, Corvallis College was
designated by the Oregon Legislature as
the “agricultural college of the state of
Oregon.” From 1868 until 1885, the
college continued under the direction of
the Methodist Episcopal Church but was
partly state supported. In 1885, the state
of Oregon assumed full control of the
institution.
From a small, classical liberal arts
beginning, Oregon State has grown into a
major university with 11 colleges and
more than 18,000 students. The 3,000
graduate students come from all 50 states,
and there are some 800 international
graduate students from about 90 countries.
Oregon State granted its first advanced
degree (A.M.) in 1876. Residence requirements for the master’s degree were
announced in 1897.
Responsibility for graduate study at
OSU has changed a number of times over
the years. In 1910 it was placed under a
standing committee of the faculty. In
1933 all graduate work in the State
System of Higher Education was placed in
an interinstitutional Graduate Division.
At Oregon State, an associate dean and an
institutional graduate council were put in
immediate charge of graduate study. The
first doctor of philosophy degrees were
conferred by Oregon State in 1935. In
October 1946, the State Board of Higher
Education again gave the institutions
direct responsibility for their graduate
programs and assigned graduate work at
Oregon State to the Graduate School.
The primary aims of the Oregon State
University Graduate School are to prepare
students to use the disciplinary techniques
necessary for the creation of new knowledge and to assist students in acquiring
specialized knowledge in one or more
fields. At the same time, graduate
programs may provide the student with
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300 Kerr
Administration
Building
Oregon State
University
Corvallis, OR
97331-2121
(541) 737-4881
E-mail:
graduate.school
@orst.edu
Web site:
oregonstate.edu/
dept/grad_school/
ADMINISTRATION
Sally K Francis
Dean
R. Bruce Rettig
Associate Dean
Mary S. Prucha
Coordinator of
Graduate Services
Janet K.
Morandi
Assistant to the
Dean
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Oregon State University
the opportunity to acquire an educational background broader than his or
her specialty.
The graduate educational process is
designed to help the student attain a
high level of scholarship. The student is
assisted in developing the skills of
assimilation, interpretation, organization, evaluation, and application of
knowledge. Such scholarship increases
the student’s breadth of learning and
prepares him or her for roles of leadership and participation in the broader
areas of culture and society. The ideal
graduate program permits the student to
specialize, but at the same time develop
a broad educational base.
The communication of new knowledge is an important part of the
educational process. Creating, interpreting, and communicating knowledge are
related processes at OSU. The Graduate
School attempts to help students
develop skills to carry out these processes.
GRADUATE DEGREES AND
MAJORS
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
Agricultural and Resource Economics,
MS, PhD
Agricultural Education, MS
Agriculture, MAg
Animal Science, MS, PhD
Crop Science, MS, PhD
Economics, MA, MS, PhD
Fisheries Science, MS, PhD
Food Science and Technology, MS, PhD
Genetics, MA, MS, PhD
Horticulture, MS, PhD
Poultry Science, MS, PhD
Rangeland Resources, MS, PhD
Soil Science, MS, PhD
Toxicology, MS, PhD
Wildlife Science, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Business Administration, MBA
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bioresource Engineering, MS, PhD
Chemical Engineering, MS, PhD
Civil Engineering, MS, PhD
Computer Science, MA, MS, PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
MS, PhD
Industrial Engineering, MS, PhD
Manufacturing Engineering, MEng
Mechanical Engineering, MS, PhD
Nuclear Engineering, MS, PhD
Ocean Engineering, MOcE
Radiation Health Physics, MA, MS, PhD
Software Engineering, MSE
COLLEGE OF FORESTRY
Economics, MA, MS, PhD
Forest Engineering, MF, MS, PhD
Forest Products, MF
Forest Resources, MF, MS, PhD
Forest Science, MF, MS, PhD
Wood Science, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SCIENCES
Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and
Merchandising, MA, MS, PhD
Environmental Health Management, MS
Exercise and Sport Science, MS, PhD
Health and Safety Administration, MS
Health Education, MS
Human Development and Family
Studies, MS, PhD
Movement Studies in Disability, MS
Nutrition and Food Management, MS,
PhD
Public Health, MPH, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Applied Anthropology, MA
Applied Ethics, MA
Creative Writing, MFA
Economics, MA, MS, PhD
English, MA
History of Science, MA, MS, PhD
Public Policy, MPP
COLLEGE OF OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Atmospheric Sciences, MA, MS, PhD
Geophysics, MA, MS, PhD
Marine Resource Management, MA, MS
Oceanography, MA, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Pharmacy, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Applied Physics, MS
Biochemistry and Biophysics, MA, MS,
PhD
Botany and Plant Pathology, MA, MS,
PhD
Chemistry, MA, MS, PhD
Entomology, MA, MS, PhD
Geography, MA, MS, PhD
Geology, MA, MS, PhD
Mathematics, MA, MS, PhD
Mathematics Education, MA, MS, PhD
Microbiology, MA, MS, PhD
Operations Research, MA, MS
Physics, MA, MS, PhD
Science Education, MA, MS, PhD
Statistics, MA, MS, PhD
Zoology, MA, MS, PhD
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE
Comparative Veterinary Medicine, PhD
Veterinary Science, MS
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Adult Education, EdM
Counseling, MS, PhD
Education, EDM, MS, EdD, PhD
Teaching, MAT
INTERDISCIPLINARY/
INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS
College Student Services Administration,
EdM, MS
Environmental Sciences, MA, MS, PhD
Interdisciplinary Studies, MAIS
Materials Science, MS, PhD
Molecular and Cellular Biology, PhD
Plant Physiology, MS, PhD
ORGANIZATION
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Graduate work at Oregon State University is administered by the Graduate
School. The regulations, policies, and
procedures governing graduate education are implemented by the Dean of the
Graduate School. The dean coordinates
graduate programs, courses, admission
standards, and certificate and degree
requirements; enforces current regulations; recommends changes in graduate
policy to the Graduate Council; acts on
petitions to deviate from existing
regulations; and is responsible for the
efficient and effective operation of the
Graduate School. The Graduate School
office is in room A300 of OSU’s Kerr
Administration Building. The telephone
number is (541) 737-4881, and the FAX
number is (541) 737-3313. The e-mail
address is Graduate.School@
oregonstate.edu, and the Web address is
http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/
grad_school/.
MISSION
The Graduate School at Oregon State
University will contribute to the creation
and discovery of knowledge and other
forms of scholarship by facilitating
graduate student scholarly activity,
providing leadership in defining
excellence in the graduate experience,
promoting an environment that
nurtures exploring and learning, and
advocating the benefits of the graduate
enterprise on local and global levels.
To accomplish its mission, the
Graduate School will ensure excellence,
consistency, and continuity in graduate
programs, establish and monitor
institutional standards, and stimulate
improvement and change in the
curricular and creative settings. The
Graduate School will work with all
relevant parties toward maintaining the
centrality of graduate education to the
mission of Oregon State University and
to invigorating the graduate environment.
GRADUATE COUNCIL
The Graduate Council formulates the
basic policy, procedures, and requirements for all graduate work at OSU,
within the general authority granted by
the State Board of Higher Education.
The council establishes admission
standards, basic degree requirements,
Graduate School
and general rules; approves all graduate
faculty members, programs, and courses;
and periodically reviews all existing
graduate programs. Graduate Council
members are appointed by the Executive
Committee of the Faculty Senate, with
each academic school or college having
one representative. Major actions of the
Graduate Council are referred to the
Faculty Senate for review and approval.
GRADUATE FACULTY
Graduate Faculty members are chosen
from the university faculty based on
their academic training, experience,
demonstrated potential for scholarship,
and evidence of their ability and
competency to direct and supervise
graduate students in the pursuit of
advanced knowledge.
Each Graduate Faculty member is
authorized to perform specific graduate
activities within a particular academic
unit. The head of each unit and the
academic dean responsible for it
nominate faculty members for these
activities, subject to review and approval
by the Graduate Council.
ACADEMIC UNITS
An academic unit is the administrative
unit responsible for directing and
managing a graduate major or minor
field of study. An academic unit may be
an academic department, school, or
college, or composite of these. The chief
administrative officer of the academic
unit is responsible for managing the
graduate programs in that unit and is
responsible to the Dean of the Graduate
School for all graduate work performed
by the unit.
Academic units have a major role in
the success of graduate education.
Within the general rules of the Graduate
School, the academic units establish and
teach courses, maintain a Graduate
Faculty to teach and supervise research,
establish their own admission standards
and specific graduate certificate and
degree requirements, make graduate
student appointments, and provide
advice and supervision for their graduate students.
GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
REQUIREMENTS
Oregon State University offers admission
to applicants whose records demonstrate
the highest potential for graduate study
and promise for substantial contribution
to both their academic professions and
to a diverse, global society. The university fosters an environment that
welcomes inclusiveness.
Admission decisions are based on
many factors, such as the quality of the
applicant’s prior academic degree and
record of accomplishment, statement of
purpose, letters of recommendation
from professors or others familiar with
the applicant’s academic work, performance in aptitude and achievement
tests, relevant work experience, preparation in the proposed field of study, and
the connection of the applicant’s
academic goals with the faculty’s
research interests.
The following minimum entrance
requirements guide the university and its
graduate programs in the consideration
of applicants for graduate admission.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum entrance requirements are
as follows:
• A four-year baccalaureate degree from
an accredited college or university, and
• A combined GPA of 3.00 on the last 90
quarter credits (60 semester credits) of
graded undergraduate work on the
first baccalaureate degree plus all work
completed thereafter.
OR:
• A four-year baccalaureate degree from
an accredited college or university and
a 45-quarter credit hour graduate
degree from an accredited university.
Minimum entrance requirements for
international students are listed under
International Student Requirements
below.
Students not meeting minimum
requirements still may be considered for
admission with the support of their
academic department, plus review and
approval by the University Graduate
Admissions Committee. For these
applicants, decisions may rely more
heavily on non-cognitive criteria.
However, the University encourages
applicants whose overall undergraduate
GPA on the last 90 credits is less than
3.00 (4.00=A) to take the GRE.
Students whose baccalaureate degrees
are awarded by an institution that issues
non-graded transcripts will be considered for admission with the support of
the department’s written evaluation of
the quality of the student’s transcript
record.
Satisfaction of minimum entrance
requirements does not guarantee
admission, since the number of qualified
applicants far exceeds the number of
places available. As a consequence, many
well-qualified applicants may not be
accommodated.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
REQUIREMENTS
General graduate admission standards
for international students require the
following:
• The equivalent of a U.S. baccalaureate
degree of at least four years duration
with a B average (equivalent 3.00 on a
U.S. 4.00 grading scale) in the last two
years, plus all subsequent graded
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course work; or a four-year equivalent
baccalaureate degree with a two-year
equivalent graduate degree, and
• English language proficiency demonstrated by a TOEFL minimum score of
550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based test). The TOEFL score
must be no more than two years old at
the time of the applicant’s first term of
registration. And,
• Documentation of sufficient financial
resources to attend Oregon State
University as a graduate student.
The English language proficiency
requirement is waived for international
students who have completed a
bachelor’s or advanced degree at a U.S.
university. University conditional
admission of international students
presenting TOEFL scores of at least 500
(paper-based test) or 173 (computerbased test) may be granted if the
applicant is otherwise fully admissible.
Such conditional admission requires (1)
on-campus testing of English language
proficiency prior to enrollment and (2)
compliance with the subsequently
specified plan for English and academic
course work during each quarter until
such time as the student qualifies for
regular admission. Individual departments may require additional documents such as GRE and GMAT test
results or higher English and academic
standards. For detailed information,
refer to the Office of Admissions and
individual graduate departments.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application forms required for admission to the Graduate School are
available from the Office of Admissions,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
97331-2106. The office is located on the
first floor of the Kerr Administration
Building at OSU, and the phone number
is (541) 737-4411. An electronic application is also available on the Web at
http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/.
The applicant’s academic program will
examine the material submitted to
determine the adequacy of scholastic
background and to decide whether
departmental facilities are adequate for
the expressed aims of the student. Upon
the positive recommendation of the
academic program, the Office of
Admissions will determine whether the
minimum university requirements for
admission have been met and, subsequently, will provide to the applicant
formal notification as to the action
taken.
An applicant must submit all application materials at one time to the Office
of Admissions. Applicants are encouraged to contact their academic
program(s) of interest to determine
whether additional admission materials
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Oregon State University
are required beyond those listed below.
Applicants must submit the following
materials in one packet to the Office of
Admissions:
a. Original and two copies of the paper
application form or one electronic
version of the graduate application
(MAIS applicants must submit an
original and four copies of the paper
application form.)
b. $50 check or money order in U.S.
dollars payable to Oregon State
University for the nonrefundable
application fee. Alternately, this must
be paid by Visa/MasterCard/Discover
Card if applying electronically.
c. Three photocopies of all transcripts
(grade slips/reports, computer printouts, internal transcripts are not
acceptable) of previous academic work,
undergraduate and graduate. (MAIS
applicants must submit five copies of
all transcripts.) International applicants must provide a certified English
translation of their academic transcripts.
Transcripts must show:
1. the last 90 quarter credits (60 semester
credits), of graded course work in the
first baccalaureate degree; and
2. all course work completed after the
first baccalaureate degree.
If admitted, two official transcripts
from the above institutions must be
received by the Office of Admissions
prior to the student’s second term of
registration.
d. Two copies of the applicant’s statement of objectives and particular field
of interest. (MAIS applicants must
submit four copies of the statement of
objectives.) If applying electronically,
this will be automatically forwarded to
the department.
e. Three letters of professional reference
are required of all applicants, addressed to the proposed major
department. If you have a master’s
degree, you should include a letter
from your major professor. Reference
letters should be written on official
letterhead. (MAIS applicants must
submit three copies of each of their
three letters of professional reference.)
f. Certain departments/programs require
the GRE of all applicants. Address
inquiries regarding GRE requirements
to your proposed academic program.
The College of Business requires the
GMAT.
International applicants must also send
the following documents with their
application materials:
g. Two photocopies of the applicant’s
TOEFL score (MAIS applicants must
submit four photocopies of their
TOEFL score.) If admitted, the official
TOEFL score must be received by the
Office of Admissions prior to the start
of the student’s first term of enrollment.
h. Financial certificate with supporting
documentation, demonstrating
sufficient financial resources for the
desired academic program.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
DEPARTMENT DEADLINES
Academic departments may establish
their own application deadlines, which
may be substantially earlier than the
general university deadlines described
below. In such cases, departmental
deadlines supercede the more general
university deadline. Some departments
also admit students for specific terms
only (e.g. only fall term). Applicants
should contact the proposed major
department for deadlines and any other
restrictions.
In the absence of earlier departmental
deadlines, the following university
deadlines exist:
STUDENTS WITHIN THE U.S.
Absolutely no later than 30 days prior to
the first day of classes.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OUTSIDE
THE U.S.
To allow adequate time for students to
obtain visas and make travel arrangements, the following deadlines have
been established for international
applicants applying from foreign
addresses:
• June 15 for fall term
• September 15 for winter term
• December 15 for spring term
• March 15 for summer term
SUMMER SESSION ADMISSION
See the Summer Admission to Graduate
School section of this catalog, page 422.
ADMISSION STATUS
Students may be admitted to the
Graduate School under the following
categories.
ADVANCED-DEGREE STUDENTS
1) Regular Graduate Students. These
students have been accepted by the
university and by a major department
to work toward an advanced degree or
graduate certificate.
2) Conditionally Admitted Graduate
Students. Students who have not met
the formal admission requirements but
whose accomplishments have convinced the University Graduate
Admissions Committee and their major
departments that they have potential
for success as advanced degree or
graduate certificate candidates may be
conditionally admitted as follows:
a) Students from nonaccredited
institutions must complete at least
one term of satisfactory work at
Oregon State, after which they may
be admitted with full standing in the
Graduate School.
b) Students whose preparation does
not warrant full admission to the
Graduate School but who may
prove acceptable later must satisfactorily complete specified conditions
to demonstrate their ability to carry
out graduate-level work.
c) International students who otherwise have met all formal admission
requirements but whose TOEFL score
is in the range of 500 to 549 (paperbased test) or 173 to 212 (computerbased test) may be conditionally
admitted.
3) Provisionally Admitted Graduate
Students. Students who have met all
of the university standards for formal
admission but whose academic
program or major department may
have placed additional restrictions
upon their admission may be provisionally admitted. These restrictions
may include certain prerequisite
courses that must be completed,
completion of the GRE or GMAT,
submission of additional reference
letters or scores, etc.
Provisionally admitted students cannot
take the final exam for their degree until
they have satisfied their provisions and
have been reclassified as regular graduate
students.
Credit for graduate courses students
have completed acceptably while
registered as conditional or provisional
students may count toward the residence requirement for advanced degrees.
If students fail to satisfactorily
complete these conditions or provisions,
they will be dismissed from the Graduate
School.
NON-DEGREE GRADUATE
STUDENTS
The non-degree graduate student
category may be used by holders of a
baccalaureate degree who do not wish
to pursue an advanced degree at Oregon
State University. Those non-degree
graduate students who wish to be
reclassified as advanced-degree students
must follow the procedure in the next
section.
RECLASSIFICATION OF POSTBACCALAUREATE AND NONDEGREE STUDENTS
A post-baccalaureate or non-degree
graduate student may be considered for
status as a regular degree-seeking
graduate student under one of the
following provisions, depending upon
prior academic records:
1) If the student would have been eligible
for graduate admission at the time of
Graduate School
entering as a post-baccalaureate or
non-degree graduate, the student is
eligible for admission consideration at
any time.
2) If the student, prior to entering as a
post-baccalaureate or non-degree
graduate student, had been denied
graduate admission or would have
been ineligible for graduate admission,
as determined a posteriori by the
University Graduate Admissions
Committee, the post-baccalaureate or
non-degree graduate student must:
a. complete 24 credits of courses each
with a grade of B (3.00) or better, or
b. complete sufficient credits to bring
the cumulative grade point average
(that for the last 90 credits of
undergraduate work plus that for
courses taken as part of the 24-hour
rule) to 3.00 or better before being
eligible to apply for graduate
admission.
These courses will normally be regular
graduate courses relevant to the specific
field, except that seminars and other
blanket number graduate courses may
not be used. Upper-division undergraduate courses are acceptable,
provided that they eliminate specific
deficiencies in requirements for entry
into an identified graduate program.
Lower-division undergraduate courses
may not be used. All courses should be
carefully selected in consultation with
an academic adviser from the graduate
field into which the student desires
admission.
Completion of either 2(a) or 2(b)
above does not guarantee graduate
admission. Reclassification decisions
employ the same procedures and
requirements as those for admission.
Post-baccalaureate and non-degree
graduate students who seek reclassification must be acceptable to the department in which they plan to major. The
university does not have the capacity to
accommodate all who meet the minimum requirements for regular graduate
student status; when selecting among
students who meet minimum requirements, the university treats students
requesting reclassification the same as
those applying for admission as regular
graduate students.
A post-baccalaureate or non-degree
graduate student may use graduate
credit earned in this status toward an
advanced degree or graduate certificate
if the student is later reclassified as a
regular graduate student. This credit
cannot be used to satisfy residence
requirements for an advanced degree.
The amount of usable credit will depend
on the size of the individual student’s
program (e.g., a maximum of 15
graduate credits could be used on a 45credit master’s program or a maximum
of 8 graduate credits may be applied
towards a 24-credit graduate certificate.)
See section entitled “Transfer Credit” for
complete details.
All requests for reclassification are
initiated in the Office of Admissions.
SECOND OSU MASTER’S DEGREE
A candidate for a second master’s degree
from Oregon State University may
request the application of up to 15
credits, appropriate to both programs,
from the first master’s degree program to
another, subject to the following three
requirements:
1. First, credits used to satisfy the
residency requirements of one master’s
degree may not be used to satisfy the
residency requirements of another
master’s degree.
2. Second, students who earn two
master’s degrees at Oregon State
University must complete all degree
requirements for each degree. This
requires filing separate programs of
study forms for each degree, filing
separate commencement applications
for each degree, completing separate
projects or theses for each degree, filing
separate “Request for Final Oral
Examination” forms for each degree,
and passing final oral examinations for
each degree.
3. Third, such credit will be granted only
for graded course work earned at
Oregon State University and completed with a grade of “B” or higher
PURSUIT OF THE SECOND PhD
The doctor of philosophy degree is the
highest academic degree granted by
North American universities. It is a
research degree designed to prepare a
student to become a scholar; that is, to
discover, integrate, and apply knowledge, as well as communicate and
disseminate it. The doctor of philosophy
degree is to be distinguished from other
doctorates such as the MD, JD, or EdD
degrees, which are designed for professional training or which focus on
applied rather then basic research. As is
the common practice of most North
American universities, Oregon State
University seldom approves requests for
pursuit of the second PhD.
The Graduate Dean will determine
whether or not a student may be
admitted for the second PhD. The dean
may seek the advice of the Graduate
Council in the deliberation of these cases.
RE-ENROLLMENT
Continuous graduate enrollment is
required for all credential-seeking
graduate students effective fall 2002.
Continuous graduate enrollment refers
to the policy of requiring continuous
registration of graduate students from
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original matriculation until all graduate
degree or certificate requirements are
met. Please refer to Continuous Enrollment, for complete details.
A graduate student who takes an
unauthorized break in registration by
failing to maintain continuous enrollment or by failing to obtain Regular or
Planned Leave of Absence will relinquish
his/her graduate standing in the
university. Students who wish to have
their graduate standing reinstated will be
required to file an Application for
Graduate Readmission, pay the readmission fee, and register for 3 graduate
credits for each term of unauthorized
break in registration.
GRADUATE TUITION AND
SCHEDULE OF FEES
Please see the Fees and Residency
Requirements section of this catalog.
RESIDENT-NONRESIDENT
STATUS
In most instances, a student who has
moved to Oregon primarily to attend
school will be considered a nonresident
for tuition purposes. To be classified as a
resident, a person must basically be
financially independent of his or her
out-of-state parents or legal guardians,
reside in Oregon for 12 consecutive
months, and be primarily engaged in
activities other than those of being a
student.
If a student is dependent on his or her
parents or legal custodian/guardian, and
the parents or legal custodian/guardian
move to Oregon, they (the parents/
guardians) must meet the Oregon
resident requirements before the
dependent student can be considered for
Oregon resident classification.
International students are not eligible
to seek residency for tuition paying
purposes, unless they have been granted
permanent resident or immigrant status
and have been in the state 12 months
after the permanent resident status was
approved and be primarily engaged in
activities other than those of being a
student. The above requirements then
apply.
Note: During summer session residents
and nonresidents pay the same tuition
and fees.
For more detailed information
regarding residency requirements, please
contact the Office of Admissions.
RESOURCE FEES
Students admitted to degree programs
identified below are assessed resource
fees in addition to tuition as follows:
• Master of Business Administration
Program–$135 per term for full-time
residents; $328 per term for full-time
nonresidents. This fee is prorated for
part-time students.
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• All engineering graduate programs–
$150 per term for full-time residents
and nonresidents. This fee is prorated
for part-time students.
SERVICE FEE FOR
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
A $325 per term administrative management fee will be charged for international students supported under
contractual arrangements with sponsoring agencies or entities requiring special
administrative or management services
beyond those normally provided. This
program and finance fee will be assessed
for these international student programs
that are administered and managed by
the Office of International Education.
OTHER FEES
Archiving. All doctoral candidates pay a
minimum fee of $55 for archiving of the
doctoral dissertation.
REQUIREMENTS AND OPTIONS
GRADUATE MAJOR
A graduate major is the area of academic
specialization, approved by the State
Board of Higher Education, in which the
student chooses to qualify for a
graduate degree. Upon completion of a
graduate degree, the degree awarded
and the graduate major are listed on the
student’s transcript.
GRADUATE AREA OF
CONCENTRATION
A graduate area of concentration is a
subdivision of a major or minor in
which a strong graduate program is
available. Areas of concentration may be
shown on the student’s program of
study, but they are not listed on the
student’s transcript.
GRADUATE MINOR
A graduate minor is an academic area that
clearly supports the major. On a master’s
or doctoral program, a minor may be:
1. an academic area available only as a
minor,
2. a different major,
3. the same major with a different area of
concentration,
4. an approved major at another
institution in the Oregon University
System, or
5. an integrated minor.
An integrated minor consists of a series
of cognate courses from two or more
areas. These courses must be outside the
major area of concentration, with most
of the courses being outside the major
department. The graduate faculty
member representing the integrated
minor must be from outside the major
department. Graduate minors are listed
on the student’s transcript.
DUAL MAJORS
For the MA, MS, EdM, MF, or PhD
degree, a student may select two
graduate major areas to pursue instead
of the traditional single major. Only one
degree is awarded, and the student
basically must satisfy all degree requirements for majors in both areas. For more
details, contact the Graduate School.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
A graduate certificate program is a
structured progression of graduate-level
courses that constitute a coherent body
of study with a specific defined focus
within a single discipline or a logical
combination of disciplines. It is designed
for a student who has completed a
baccalaureate degree and is in pursuit of
advanced-level learning. Graduate
certificates reflect the educational
mission of the university.
RESERVING CREDITS
Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate
students at OSU may receive credit for
graduate courses (500 and 600 level) in
excess of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree. They may reserve credits
for possible use in a graduate certificate
or graduate degree program under the
following conditions:
a. Request for reservation must be made
prior to the end of the term in which
the student completes baccalaureate
requirements.
b. Only credits with grades of “B” (3.00)
or better may be reserved for graduate
credit.
c. Credits with grades of “P” or “S”
cannot be reserved.
d. A maximum of 15 credits may be
reserved for graduate credit.
e. Baccalaureate degree holders who are
admitted to a post-baccalaureate
nongraduate status may reserve not
more than 6 graduate credits per term
to apply in a graduate program.
f. Not more than 15 graduate credits
reserved in combination as an undergraduate and post-baccalaureate can
be used in a graduate degree program.
A student must earn a minimum of 30
graduate credits toward the master’s
degree after admission as a degreeseeking graduate student, regardless of
the number of credits reserved.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Students who wish to transfer graduate
credits from other schools must provide
transcripts for courses already completed
to the Graduate School prior to the
submission of a study program. If a
student undertakes a transfer course
after his or her study program has been
approved, the student must provide the
Graduate School with a transcript of
this course prior to the final examina-
tion. The Graduate School does not
assume responsibility for obtaining
transcripts from other institutions.
Courses to be transferred must be
graduate level, taken after the completion of a four-year baccalaureate degree
(or equivalent), with grades of “B”
(3.00) or better. Courses delivered offcampus or by electronic means must
satisfy the OSU guidelines for the
electronic delivery of courses. It is the
responsibility of the student wishing to
transfer the course to provide the
necessary documentation to satisfy the
OSU guidelines. Traditional extension
and correspondence courses with no live
or real-time interaction with the
instructor are not transferrable.
Graduate courses may be transferred if:
1. the work is appropriate to and will be
placed on the student’s graduate
certificate or degree program;
2. the transfer is approved by the
student’s committee (for degree-seeking
students), by the major department,
and by the Graduate School; and
3. grades of “B” (3.00) or better have been
earned.
If the transfer credit is from a foreign
university, the student must provide
copies of the original transcript and an
English translation of the transcript,
with the courses to be transferred clearly
indicated. Grades and credits for the
courses must be clearly identified. In
some countries, the first university
degree, which OSU considers to be
equivalent to a baccalaureate degree,
may take five years or more to complete.
All of the course work toward such a
degree is considered a requirement for
the first university degree, and hence
none of it can be transferred to a
graduate certificate or graduate degree
at OSU.
Students may not transfer courses
graded on a nonstandard basis (e.g.,
Pass/No Pass, Credit/No Credit, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) to their graduate
certificate or degree programs unless it
can be verified from the registrar of the
university offering the course that the
grade is equivalent to a “B” (3.00) or
better.
Graduate courses to be transferred to
an OSU master’s degree must not have
been used to satisfy the requirements for
a master’s degree (or equivalent) or a
doctoral degree from another institution.
Graduate courses to be transferred
from an OSU master’s degree to a second
OSU master’s degree must meet the
following three requirements:
1. Credits used to satisfy the residency
requirements of one master’s degree
may not be used to satisfy the residency requirements of another master’s
degree.
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2. Students who earn two master’s
degrees at Oregon State University
must complete all degree requirements
for each degree. This requires filing
separate programs of study forms for
each degree, filing separate commencement applications for each degree,
completing separate projects or theses
for each degree, scheduling separate
final oral examinations for each
degree, and passing final oral examinations for each degree.
3. Such credit will be granted only for
graded course work earned at Oregon
State University and completed with a
grade of “B” or higher.
Up to 15 graduate credits may be
transferred toward a 45-credit master’s
degree. Up to 8 graduate credits may be
transferred toward a 24-credit graduate
certificate.
Graduate courses to be transferred to
a doctoral degree program can be
courses which were used to satisfy the
graduate course requirements for a
graduate certificate or a master’s degree
(or equivalent). There is no limit on
transfer credit toward the doctoral
degree as long as the doctoral residence
requirement is satisfied.
Credits earned in fulfillment of a
graduate certificate program may be
applied to a graduate degree, so long as
they meet the appropriate standards for
use in the degree and the criteria to
transfer credit as defined herein. Courses
completed for a degree program may
likewise be applied toward a certificate
program.
Graduate courses taken at OSU while
the student was a non-degree graduate
student or a post-baccalaureate student,
and courses reserved for graduate credit
while the student was an undergraduate
or post-baccalaureate student are
considered transfer courses.
PREPARATION REQUIRED FOR
GRADUATE MAJOR
Preparation for a graduate major is
ordinarily an undergraduate major in
the same subject, or a fair equivalent.
Preparation for a graduate minor is
ordinarily at least one year of upperdivision work in addition to foundation
courses in the subject.
Academic performance is not the sole
criterion for admission to and continuation in certain courses and programs at
the university, such as practicum courses
and internships. The university may find
it necessary to evaluate a person’s
background to determine his or her
likelihood of maintaining standards of
professional conduct necessary in the
academic discipline or profession. An
evaluation may consider current
performance as well as past experiences
and actions that could affect a student’s
ability to perform in the particular
course or program.
Qualifying Examinations. Some
departments require graduate students
working for advanced degrees to take
oral and/or written examinations in
their major and minor fields to determine overall preparation and background. The examination serves as a
guidance examination, the results of
which are used in setting up the
graduate study program. Poor showing
in any area may result in a student’s
taking undergraduate courses without
graduate credit to gain the necessary
background to proceed with the
graduate program. The examination
usually is taken during the first quarter
of graduate enrollment.
In lieu of their own qualifying
examination, departments may accept a
satisfactory showing in the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE), Graduate
Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), or
some other standard test. Check with the
anticipated major department to find
out which exams are appropriate.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Full-time status as a graduate student is
defined by the Oregon University System
as enrollment in 9 credits per term. The
maximum load for a full-time graduate
student is 16 credits. A student may
exceed this limit only with the approval
of the Graduate School. Students
receiving approval to exceed 16 credits
will be assessed a per-credit overload fee.
Full-time status (i.e., a minimum of 9
credits per term) may be sufficient to
qualify for purposes of veterans’
benefits, visa requirements, external
fellowships, and financial aid.
Effective fall 2002, all graduate
students enrolled in graduate degree and
certificate programs (unless on approved
Leave of Absence) must register continuously for a minimum of 3 graduate
credits, excluding summer session, until
their degree or certificate is granted or
until their status as a credential seeking
graduate student is terminated. This
includes students who are taking only
preliminary comprehensive or final
examinations or presenting terminal
projects. Students must register for a
minimum of 3 credits and pay fees if
they will be using university resources
(e.g. facilities, equipment, computing
and library services, or faculty or staff
time) during any given term, regardless
of the student’s location. If degree
requirements are completed between
terms, the student must have been
registered during the preceding term.
For students who have successfully
completed the final examination in
accordance with Survival Guide
diploma deadlines (see the Graduate
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School web site), registration during the
subsequent term is not required.
However, for students whose final
examination occurs after the diploma
deadlines published in the Survival
Guide, minimum registration of three
graduate credits during the subsequent
term is required only if library copies of
the thesis have not been submitted to the
Graduate School within the first two
weeks of the subsequent term.
Graduate students who do not plan
to make use of university facilities or
faculty time during summer session are
not required to register during the
summer and do not need to submit an
Intent to Resume Graduate Status form.
In such instances, summer session will
not be counted within allowed Leave of
Absence limits. However, if students do
plan to utilize facilities or faculty time
during summer session, they must
register for a minimum of 3 graduate
credits. See Continuous Enrollment
section for complete details.
To assure full compliance with visa
regulations, international students
should consult with the Office of
International Education for additional
information about registration requirements.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
In addition to the above registration
requirements, the following requirements apply to graduate teaching
assistants (GTA) and graduate research
assistants (GRA).
As a condition of their academic
appointments, graduate teaching and
research assistants are required to register
for three credits above the minimum
full-time load (i.e., a minimum of 12
credits) each term of the appointment
during the academic year (fall, winter,
and spring.) During summer session, a
minimum registration of 9 credits is
required for graduate assistants. Audit
registrations and enrollment in Continuing Higher
Education, Extended Campus, and other selfsupport programs may not be used to satisfy
enrollment requirements for graduate assistant
tuition remission.
Maximum registration for graduate
teaching and research assistants is
determined by the assistant’s appointment level, otherwise known as FTE (full
time equivalency). Assistants whose
appointments range between .20 and .29
FTE may register for a maximum of 15
credits per term. Those whose appointments range between .30 and .49 FTE
may register for no more the 12 credits
per term. Requests to exceed these
maxima may be submitted to the
Graduate School.
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CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT
I. Minimum Registration
Unless on approved Leave of Absence
(see Section II), all graduate students in
graduate degree and certificate programs
must register continuously for a
minimum of 3 graduate credits, excluding summer session, until their degree or
certificate is granted or until their status
as a credential-seeking graduate student
is terminated. This includes students
who are taking only preliminary
comprehensive or final examinations or
presenting terminal projects. Students
must register for a minimum of 3 credits
and pay fees if they will be using
university resources (e.g. facilities,
equipment, computing and library
services, or faculty or staff time) during
any given term, regardless of the
student’s location. If degree requirements are completed between terms, the
student must have been registered during
the preceding term.
For students who have successfully
completed the final examination in
accordance with Survival Guide
diploma deadlines (see the Graduate
School web site), registration during the
subsequent term is not required.
However, for students whose final
examination occurs after the diploma
deadlines published in the Survival
Guide, minimum registration of 3
graduate credits during the subsequent
term is required only if library copies of
the thesis have not been submitted to the
Graduate School within the first two
weeks of the subsequent term.
Graduate students who do not plan
to make use of university facilities or
faculty time during summer session are
not required to register during the
summer session and do not need to
submit an Intent to Resume Graduate
Status form. In such instances, summer
session will not be counted within
allowed Leave of Absence limits (see
section II.C.). However, if students do
plan to utilize facilities or faculty time
during summer session, they must
register for a minimum of 3 graduate
credits.
It should be noted that graduate
assistantship eligibility requires enrollment levels that supercede those
contained in this Continuous Enrollment Policy. Various agencies and offices
maintain their own registration requirements that also may exceed those
specified by this Continuous Enrollment
Policy (e.g., those of the Veterans
Administration, Immigration and
Naturalization Service for international
students, and those required for federal
financial aid programs.) Therefore, it is
the student’s responsibility to register for
the appropriate number of credits that
may be required for funding eligibility
and/or compliance as outlined by
specific agency regulations under which
they are governed.
II. Leave of Absence
On-leave status is available to students
who need to suspend their program of
study for good cause. Students who
desire a leave of absence will work with
their major professor, program administrator, and the Graduate School to
arrange authorized leave. Graduate
programs that are designed such that the
offering of courses and/or the conduct
of research/scholarly work are not on a
continuous term-to-term basis will work
with the Graduate School to arrange
planned leave. Students understand that
while on leave they will not use university resources. Graduate Faculty members
are students’ most important resource at
the university and will work closely with
graduate students to ensure timely
completion of academic goals, understanding of the Continuous Graduate
Enrollment Policy, and that graduate
students enroll each term other than
when they are on authorized leave. The
Graduate School will assist graduate
students and Graduate Faculty members
with administrative procedures related
to the Continuous Graduate Enrollment
Policy. The Graduate School recognizes
the diverse circumstances and
unpredictability of graduate students’
lives and will work in partnership with
the graduate community in arranging
leaves and responding to unanticipated
situations.
A graduate student intending to
resume active graduate student status
following interruption of his or her
study program for one or more terms,
excluding summer session, must apply
for Regular or Planned Leave of Absence
to maintain graduate student standing
in his or her degree program and to
avoid registration for 3 graduate credits
for each term of unauthorized break in
registration (See Section IV below).
Intent to Resume Graduate Status Forms
must be received by the Graduate School
at least 15 working days prior to the first
day of the term involved. The time the
student spends in approved on-leave
status will be included in any time limits
relevant to the degree (See Sections C.1.
and C.2. below). Students in on-leave
status may not a) use any university
facilities, b) make demands upon faculty
time, c) receive a fellowship or financial
aid, or d) take course work of any kind
at Oregon State University.
A. Eligibility
Only graduate students in good
standing are eligible for Leave of
Absence.
B. Leave of Absence Categories
1. Regular. Regular Leave of Absence is
granted in cases where the student
demonstrates good cause (e.g. illness,
temporary departure from the
university for employment, family
issues, financial need, personal
circumstances). The student must
indicate reason for on-leave status.
2. Planned. Planned Leave of Absence is
granted to students for whom the
design of their academic program is
such that the offering of courses and/
or the conduct of research/scholarly
work are not on a continuous term-toterm basis. Planned Leave of Absence is
set by the program with the approval
of the Graduate School. (For a current
list of Planned Leaves, consult the
Graduate School at 737-4881.)
Planned Leave of Absence includes
students enrolled in summer-only
programs and graduate students in
other programs that have been preapproved by the Graduate School for
Planned Leave of Absence. Summeronly students and other students who
qualify for Planned Leave of Absence
must:
a. be in good standing,
b. submit the Intent to Resume
Graduate Status Form indicating
each term for which leave is
requested, and
c. complete all degree requirements
within the time limits established in
the Graduate Catalog. Requests for
multiple terms of Leave may be
submitted at one time.
C. Limits
1. Regular Leave of Absence is granted
for a specified time period that may not
exceed three terms, excluding summer
session. In no case may regular on-leave
status exceed the maximum listed below
throughout the student’s entire degree
program.
a. Master’s degree. Master’s degree
students, except for summer-only
students, may request a maximum of
three academic terms of regular onleave status during the course of study
for the degree. The time spent in
approved on-leave status will be
included in the seven-year time limit
for completing all requirements to the
master’s degree.
b. Doctoral degree. Doctoral degree
students may apply for a maximum of
three academic terms of regular onleave status prior to advancement to
candidacy, and they may apply for a
maximum of three academic terms of
on-leave status after advancement to
candidacy. The time spent in approved
on-leave status will be included in the
maximum five years that may elapse
between the preliminary oral examination and the final oral examination.
Graduate School
2. Planned Leave of Absence is
available for a maximum of nine terms,
excluding summer session, to students
enrolled in programs for which
Planned Leave has been approved by
the Graduate School. However, time
spent in planned on-leave status will be
included in all time limits pertaining to
the student’s degree program.
D. Approval
Approval of the major professor,
department/program chair, and
graduate dean are required.
III. Student Fees
Students with approved on-leave status
are not required to pay tuition or fees.
However, students who must register as
per section I, “Minimum Registration,”
must pay both tuition and student fees.
IV. Unauthorized Break in
Registration
A graduate student who takes an
unauthorized break in registration by
failing to maintain continuous enrollment or by failing to obtain Regular or
Planned Leave of Absence will relinquish
his or her graduate standing in the
university. Students who wish to have
their graduate standing reinstated will be
required to file an Application for
Graduate Readmission, pay the readmission fee, and register for 3 graduate
credits for each term of unauthorized
break in registration. The readmission
application must be approved by the
student’s major professor, department/
program chair, and graduate dean.
Acceptance back into a graduate
program is not guaranteed even if the
student departed in good standing. The
petitioner for readmission will be
required to meet university and departmental admission requirements and
degree completion requirements that are
in effect on the date of readmission.
Review of the Application for Graduate
Readmission may also result in a change
of residency status from resident to
nonresident.
When readmission is approved, the
student must register for a minimum of
3 graduate credits for each term of
unauthorized break in registration in
addition to the minimum 3 credit
registration required during the first
term of reinstatement and each subsequent term until all degree requirements
have been met except for any subsequent
term of approved leave as provided in
Section II of this policy. If the accumulated credits total more than 16, the
student may be required to enroll in
more than one term of increased
registration.
V. Appeal
In the case of extraordinarily extenuating circumstances, students may appeal
the provisions of the Continuous
Graduate Enrollment Policy by submitting a detailed request in writing to the
dean of the Graduate School for
additional terms of Leave of Absence or
forgiveness of additional credits of
registration.
GRADE REQUIREMENT
A grade-point average of 3.00 (a “B”
average) is required: 1) for all courses
taken as a degree-seeking graduate
student, and 2) for courses included in
the graduate degree or graduate
certificate program of study. Grades
below “C” (2.00) can not be used on a
graduate program of study. A gradepoint average of 3.00 is required before
the final oral or written exam may be
undertaken.
COURSE NUMBERS
• Graduate Courses
All graduate courses will be designed
around well-defined objectives or
student learning outcomes, and
instructional opportunities should be
designed to help students achieve these
outcomes. Student learning outcomes
encompass the range of student
attributes and abilities that students
should be able to demonstrate after
successful completion of the course.
500-Level Courses
These courses are graduate courses
offered primarily in support of graduate
certificate or master’s degree programs
but which are also available for use on
doctoral level degree programs.
Undergraduates of superior scholastic
achievement may be admitted to these
courses on the approval of the instructor, and they may apply to reserve these
courses for later use on a graduate
certificate or a graduate degree program.
These courses have one or more of the
following characteristics:
1. They require upper-division prerequisites in the discipline.
2. They require an extensive theoretical
base in the discipline.
3. They increase or re-examine the
existing knowledge or database of the
discipline.
4. They present core components or
important peripheral components of
the discipline at an advanced level.
600-Level Courses
These are graduate courses offered
principally in support of doctoral level
instructional programs but also are
available for use on graduate certificate
or master’s level degree programs. In
addition to exhibiting the characteristics
of 500-level courses, these courses
typically require 500-level prerequisites
and they build on and increase the
information presented in 500-level
courses.
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• OTHER COURSES
700-LEVEL COURSES
These are advanced professional or
technical courses that may be applied
toward a first professional degree (e.g.
DVM, PharmD). They make up the bulk
of the course work for these professional
degree programs. These courses are not
considered graduate-level courses,
however, and may not be applied
toward graduate certificate, master’s
level or doctoral level (PhD or EdD)
degree programs.
800-LEVEL COURSES
These courses are in-service courses
aimed at practicing professionals in the
discipline. These courses have an inservice or retraining focus, and provide
the professionals new ways to examine
existing situations or new tools to treat
existing problems. These courses
generally have none of the characteristics of 500-level courses. They are not
graduate-level courses, and they may
not be applied to graduate certificate or
graduate degree programs nor to
professional degree programs.
4XX/5XX COURSES
Courses bearing dual-listed numbers
(400–500) must provide students who
are enrolled for 500-level credit with
graduate level learning.
Expectations for learning outcomes in
the graduate component of dual listed
(400/500 level) courses are the same as
for stand-alone 500-level courses. A
distinction should be made between
learning outcomes for students taking
the course for undergraduate credit (400
level) and those taking the course for
graduate credit (500 level). In most cases
this distinction should include emphasis
on developing skills in analysis, synthesis, and/or evaluation for the 500-level
credit. The different student learning
outcomes should be accompanied by
appropriate differences in instructional
opportunities and evaluation procedures.
REPEATING 4XX/5XX COURSES
A graduate student who has taken a 4xx
course may not normally include the
corresponding 5xx course on his or her
graduate program.
Blanket-Numbered Courses
Blanket-numbered courses have a zero
middle digit. Those that carry graduate
credit may be repeated up to the
maximum totals indicated below.
Research (501 or 601) is for research
that is not part of the thesis. Data
obtained from such research should not
be incorporated into the thesis.
Thesis (503 or 603) covers the thesis
research and writing. A student may
register for thesis credit each term.
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Reading and Conference (505 or 605)
and Projects (506 or 606) are used for
special work not given under a formal
course number.
Seminar (507 or 607) is used both for
departmental seminars and for special
group work not given in a formal course.
Workshop (508 or 608) is usually a
special, short-term course covering a
variety of topics.
Practicum (509) is used for courses
whose emphasis is the application of
academic theory to the work environment.
• No more than 6 credits of blanketnumbered courses, other than thesis (or
research-in-lieu-of-thesis for nonthesis
programs), may be applied toward the
minimum 45-credit master’s degree.
While internship credit (510) is not
considered a blanket-numbered course,
no more than 6 credits of internship
may be applied toward a 45-credit
master’s degree. This limit is in addition
to the 6-credit blanket-hour limit.
• No more than 15 blanket-numbered
credits may be applied toward the
minimum 108-credit doctoral program.
• No more than 3 credits of blanketnumbered courses in each field of
study may be used in the MAIS
program; thesis credits or research
paper credits are exempt from this
limitation. Blanket-numbered transfer
courses will count toward these totals.
COURSES GRADED ON NONSTANDARD BASES
Graduate students may elect to take
courses on an S/U basis only if those
courses are not in their graduate
certificate or graduate degree program or
are not required for the removal of
deficiencies. Graduate students may use
courses taken at OSU on a P/N basis in
their graduate certificate or graduate
degree programs.
MEETING AND EXAM SCHEDULES
Program meetings, preliminary examinations, and final examinations may be
held during any period when school is
in session. This excludes the periods
between the regularly scheduled quarters
and during official vacation periods.
Students must be registered for a
minimum of three credits during terms
in which they undertake MAIS or
doctoral program meetings, departmental written examinations, or oral
preliminary examinations.
REMOTE ACCESS FOR GRADUATE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
It is generally expected that all members
of graduate committees should be
physically present at all required
graduate committee meetings (i.e.,
program meetings, preliminary examina-
tions, and final examinations.) However,
it is permissible for one member to
participate from a remote location
under certain circumstances. Appeals for
exceptions to this policy may be
addressed to the dean of the Graduate
School. Contact the Graduate School
for complete details.
PETITIONS
A student wishing to deviate from
normal Graduate School regulations
and procedures may submit a request
and the reasons for it to the Graduate
School in a letter signed by the student
and his or her major professor. In
reaching a decision, the Graduate
School may seek advice from the
Graduate Council. The student will be
advised of the decision when it has been
made. Action taken on a petition will
not be considered precedent for future
action.
DIPLOMA APPLICATION
Graduate students wishing a printed
diploma must complete an application
supplied by the Graduate School. This
form should be submitted to the
Graduate School prior to taking the
final examination, indicating the term
the student intends to graduate.
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
APPROVAL OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
RESEARCH
It is Oregon State University policy that
the OSU Institutional Review Board
(IRB) must review all research that
involves human subjects. The results
from studies conducted without
obtaining IRB review and approval may
not be published or widely distributed,
nor can such data be used to satisfy
honors thesis, master’s thesis or doctoral
dissertation requirements.
The requirements for IRB review of
research involving human subjects is
based upon research ethics and federal
law, and the implications of conducting
human subjects research without IRB
approval are significant. Failure to
follow this policy places both the
individual and the institution at risk: the
individual may be subject to university
sanctions and/or incur personal liability
for negligence and harm; the university
could lose access to federal funding or
be forced to cease all human subjects
research. For complete details, please
refer to the OSU Human Subjects
Handbook on the web at http://
oregonstate.edu/research/
RegulatoryCompliance/
IRBHandbook.pdf
GRADUATE WORK BY FACULTY
MEMBERS
It is the policy of the Oregon University
System (OUS) that OUS faculty rank
may not be held by an OUS graduate
student. That is, one may not simultaneously be an OUS faculty member and
an OUS graduate student. This is
codified in the Oregon Administrative
Rules (OAR 580-20-005) which identify
faculty rank as including: instructor;
senior instructor; research assistant;
research associate; lecturer; assistant
professor; associate professor; and
professor. The policy is consistent with
practices at most universities, and is in
keeping with recognized appropriate
graduate education practice.
Although faculty members are eligible
to enroll for courses at staff fee rates,
such course work may not be applied to
a graduate certificate or graduate degree
without prior approval from the
Graduate Dean.
GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING
Students working toward graduate
certificates or advanced degrees are not
permitted to teach graduate courses.
GRADUATE APPOINTMENTS
Some graduate assistants may be
represented by the Coalition of Graduate Employees, American Federation of
Teachers Local 6069. For these graduate
assistants, terms and conditions of
employment for service not performed
as a requirement for their degrees are
prescribed in the Collective Bargaining
Agreement between OSU, OUS, and the
Coalition of Graduate Employees,
American Federation of Teachers Local
6069. Graduate teaching and research
assistantships are awarded by departments to graduate students with
superior records in their undergraduate
and/or graduate work. To qualify for
appointment as a graduate assistant the
student must:
1. Be a regularly admitted, conditionally
admitted, or provisionally admitted
graduate student at Oregon State
University (i.e., not a non-degree
graduate, post-baccalaureate, or
conditional graduate student).
2. Be enrolled as a full-time degreeseeking graduate student at Oregon
State University, completing a minimum of 12 credits of state-supported
instruction each term (9 credits during
summer session).
3. Be making satisfactory progress toward
an advanced degree.
Graduate assistants may be appointed
on an academic term basis, an academicyear basis (nine months) or a full-year
basis (12 months). Appointments are
normally .20 FTE to .30 FTE for those on
a nine-month basis and .20 FTE to .49
Graduate School
FTE for those on a 12-month basis. No
appointment can be for less than .20 FTE
or more than .49 FTE per term. A
graduate assistant on less than .49 FTE
may take on extra duties; however, the
total stipend plus salary from the
Oregon University System shall not
exceed the equivalent of .49 FTE for
any term.
All graduate assistants are required to
provide duties to OSU to justify their
stipends. Teaching assistants are
expected to provide duties related to the
university’s instructional program (e.g.,
teaching laboratories or discussion
sections, grading papers, advising).
Research assistants provide duties related
to the research function of the university. Whatever the type of appointment,
the graduate assistant should be
regarded as a student providing service
as part of a learning experience rather
than as an employee whose education is
secondary.
Graduate teaching assistants on .30
FTE appointments are expected to
perform 156 hours of duties during the
13-week term. Teaching assistants at
other FTE levels are expected to provide
proportional levels of duties. The
sponsoring department will determine if
the duties of a specific graduate teaching
assistant are related to degree requirements or if the duties are primarily a
service to the institution.
Graduate research assistants on .49
FTE appointments are expected to
perform 255 hours of duties during the
13-week term. Since research assistants
ordinarily use research under their
appointment as part of a thesis, the
responsibility for determining work for
which they are paid salary and work for
their thesis rests with the sponsoring
department. Graduate research assistants
at other FTE levels are expected to
provide proportional levels of service.
The work schedule and the duties to
be performed by the graduate assistant
shall be established by the department
sponsoring the assistantship.
Graduate assistants must register for
and complete a minimum of 12 credits
of state-supported instruction each term
except during summer session, when a
minimum of 9 credits is required.
Assistants on .20 to .29 FTE may register
for a maximum of 15 credits, and those
on .30 to .49 FTE a maximum of 12
credits per term. (See section on ‘Registration Requirements for Graduate
Assistants’ for complete details.)
Persons interested in assistantships
should write directly to the department
concerned.
DISMISSAL FROM GRADUATE
SCHOOL
Advanced-degree students (regular,
conditionally, and provisionally
admitted) are expected to make satisfactory progress toward a specific academic
degree. This includes maintaining a GPA
of 3.00 or better for all courses taken as a
graduate student and for courses
included in the graduate program,
meeting departmental requirements, and
participating in a creative activity such
as a thesis.
If a student is failing to make satisfactory progress toward an academic
degree, as determined by the major
department or the Graduate School, the
student may be dismissed from the
Graduate School.
Any doctoral student who fails the
preliminary oral examination with a
committee recommendation that the
student’s work toward this degree be
terminated may be dismissed from the
Graduate School.
Any student who fails a final oral
examination may be dismissed from the
Graduate School.
Academic dishonesty and other
violations of the Student Conduct
Regulations may serve as grounds for
dismissal from the Graduate School.
STUDENT CONDUCT
REGULATIONS
Graduate students enrolled at Oregon
State University are expected to conform
to basic regulations and policies
developed to govern the behavior of
students as members of the university
community. The regulations have been
formulated by the Student Conduct
Committee, the Student Activities
Committee, the university administration, and the State Board of Higher
Education. Violations of the regulations
subject a student to appropriate
disciplinary or judicial action. The
regulations and the procedures for
disciplinary action and appeal are
available via the OSU Web site and
outlined in detail in the electronic OSU
Schedule of Classes published every
academic year.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
All students desiring to appeal matters
relating to their graduate education
should request a copy of Grievance
Procedures for Graduate Students at
Oregon State University from the
Graduate School. These procedures are
also available on the Web at http://
oregonstate.edu/Dept/grad_school/.
Graduate assistants who are not
represented by the Coalition of Graduate Employees, American Federation of
Teachers Local 6069 who wish to appeal
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terms and conditions of their employment should also refer to these procedures. Graduate assistants whose terms
and conditions of employment are
prescribed by the Collective Bargaining
Agreement between OSU, OUS, and the
Coalition of Graduate Employees,
American Federation of Teachers Local
6069 should also refer to that document.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The Graduate Certificate Program at
Oregon State University is a structured
progression of graduate-level courses
that constitute a coherent body of study
with a defined focus within a single
discipline or a logical combination of
disciplines. It is designed for a student
who has completed a baccalaureate
degree and is in pursuit of advancedlevel learning. Graduate certificates
reflect the educational mission of the
university. Students desiring a graduate
certificate must be admitted to the
university as a credential-seeking
graduate student, but are not required
to be on track for a specific degree. There
is no formal committee requirement for
graduate certificates. Certificate students
are subject to all general policies
governing the courses for the master’s
degree.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE STUDY
PROGRAM
The graduate certificate curriculum
consists of a minimum of 24 graduate
credits, and may include a final project,
portfolio, or report for integration of
the sequence of course materials. No
final examination is required.
TIME LIMITS
Courses completed no more than seven
years prior to the graduate certificate
award may be used to satisfy certificate
requirements.
MASTER’S DEGREE
PROGRAMS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
All master’s degree programs require a
minimum of 45 graduate credits
including thesis (6 to 12 credits) or
research-in-lieu-of-thesis (3 to 6 credits).
Exceptions to this capstone requirement
are specified under the degree descriptions that follow these universal master’s
degree requirements. General regulations
for all master’s program are cited here,
with certain exceptions provided for
master’s degrees in the professional areas
listed on the following pages.
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RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS
The residence requirement for the
master’s degree is 30 graduate Oregon
State University credits after admission
as a degree-seeking graduate student.
These 30 graduate credits must appear
on the master’s degree program. (This
does not include credits reserved as an
undergraduate or post-baccalaureate
student, credits taken as a post-baccalaureate or non-degree graduate student,
nor transfer courses.) Deviation from the
residence requirement requires a petition
to the Graduate School.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
For the master of arts degree, the student
must show foreign language proficiency
equivalent to that attained at the end of
a second-year university course in that
language with a grade of “C” (2.00) or
better. English is not considered a foreign
language for purposes of this requirement. There is no language requirement
for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree. For other master’s
degrees, there is no foreign language
requirement unless a language is
required in the individual student’s
program. The foreign language requirement for the MA degree must be
completed before the student takes the
final oral examination for the degree.
GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAM
A regular master’s degree student must
file a study program with the Graduate
School before completing 18 graduate
credits. This includes credits reserved as
an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate
student and credits earned as a postbaccalaureate, graduate non-degree
student, or graduate student. A student
who does not file a program within the
specified deadline will not be allowed to
register for the next term. A registration
hold also may be placed on students
whose programs of study are not
approved after initial evaluation by the
Graduate School and until appropriate
action is taken to bring the program of
study into compliance with Graduate
Council policy.
If a minor is declared, approximately
two-thirds of the work (30 graduate
credits) should be listed in the major
field and one-third (15 graduate credits)
in the minor field. In such cases, the
student’s advisory committee must
include a member from the minor
department.
The program is developed under the
guidance of the major professor, and
minor professor when a minor is
included, and signed by those professors
and the chair of the academic unit
before filing in the Graduate School.
Each candidate’s program should
include substantial work with at least
three faculty members offering graduate
instruction. Changes in the program
may be made by submitting a Petition
for Change Form, available in the
Graduate School.
TIME LIMIT
All work toward a master’s degree,
including transferred credits, course
work, thesis (if required), and all
examinations, must be completed within
seven years.
THESIS
When scheduling their final oral
examinations, thesis option master’s
students are required to submit the
pretext pages of their thesis to the
Graduate School at least one week prior
to the final oral examination. Pretext
pages include the abstract, copyright
(optional), title page, approval page,
acknowledgment page, contribution of
authors, table of contents, list of figures,
tables, appendices, dedication (optional), and preface (optional). It is
expected that students will distribute
examination copies to all their committee members, including the Graduate
Council Representative, sufficiently early
to permit thorough review of the thesis
prior to the student’s final oral examination.
Within six weeks after the final oral
examination, two unbound copies of
the thesis for the library, including copies
of the abstract, must be deposited in the
Graduate School office. If these copies
are submitted after the initial six-week
period, the student may be subject to reexamination. The student must obtain
on the thesis approval page the original
signatures of the major professor and
the head of the major department. The
required Graduate School signature will
be obtained by the Graduate School.
The thesis will not be accepted for
graduation requirements until it has
received approval by the graduate dean.
Full information concerning the
prescribed style for theses is given in the
booklet, Preparing a Thesis or Dissertation at OSU: A Graduate Student Guide,
available on the Web at http://
oregonstate.edu/Dept/grad_school/.
The results from studies conducted
using human subjects without obtaining
Institutional Review Board approval
shall not be used to satisfy master’s thesis
or doctoral dissertation requirements.
For complete details, please refer to
http://oregonstate.edu/research/
RegulatoryCompliance/
IRBHandbook.pdf.
The credit allowed for the thesis,
including research and preparation of
the manuscript, varies from 6 to 12
credits. In certain departments, the MS
or MA thesis is optional, to be deter-
mined in each case by the department
and the major professor. See departmental descriptions.
FINAL EXAMINATION
Successful completion of a final oral
examination is required for all MS, MA,
MAg, MOcE, MAIS, MF, MAT, MPH,
MPP, MFA, MBA, MSE, and MEng
degrees. The examination should be
scheduled for two hours. Some departments also require the student to pass a
written exam prior to the oral exam.
For master’s candidates whose
programs require a thesis, not more than
half of the examination period should
be devoted to the presentation and
defense of the thesis; the remaining time
can be spent on questions relating to the
student’s knowledge of the major field,
and minor field if a minor is included in
the program of study. Graduate faculty
serving on thesis-oriented master’s degree
programs may contribute to the
direction of the student’s thesis, will
assess the student’s thesis and his or her
defense of it in the final oral examination, will vote to pass or fail the student,
and may sign the thesis when it is in
acceptable final form. The examining
committee consists of at least four
members of the graduate faculty-two in
the major field, one in the minor field if
a minor is included, and a Graduate
Council representative. When a minor is
not included, the fourth member may be
from the graduate faculty at large. All
members of the student’s graduate
committee must approve the scheduling
of the final examination.
Students writing a thesis must have a
Graduate Council representative on their
committee. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain his or her own Graduate
Council representative from a list
provided by the Graduate School. This
must be done prior to scheduling the
final exam.
When no thesis is involved, not more
than half of the examination period
should be devoted to the presentation of
the research project; the remaining time
can be spent on questions relating to the
student’s knowledge of the major field,
and minor field if one is included in the
program. For nonthesis master’s degree
programs, the major professor is
responsible for directing and assigning a
final grade for the research or culminating project. Other members of the
nonthesis committee will assess the
student’s defense of the project in the
final oral examination, as well as the
student’s knowledge of his or her field,
and vote to pass or fail the student. The
examining committee consists of three
members of the graduate faculty-two in
the major field and one in the minor
field if a minor is included. When a
Graduate School
minor is not included, the third member
may be from the graduate faculty at
large.
The examining committee is nominated by the student’s adviser, subject to
the approval of the head of the department and the Graduate School. One
dissenting vote is permitted for both
thesis and nonthesis degrees. No more
than two re-examinations are permitted
by the Graduate School, although
academic units may permit fewer reexaminations.
The final oral examination must be
scheduled in the Graduate School not
less than one week prior to the date of
the examination. At the time of the final
examination the student must have
completed or be currently registered in
all courses required by the student’s
program. All incomplete course work
appearing on the program of study
(with the exception of research/project
credit in lieu of thesis) must be completed prior to scheduling the final oral
examination. In addition, the student
must have a 3.00 GPA for all courses
taken as a graduate student and also
must have a 3.00 GPA for courses on the
program of study. For MA degrees, the
foreign language requirement must be
completed prior to the final oral exam.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
MASTER OF AGRICULTURE
The Master of Agriculture (MAgr) degree
requires a student to attain advanced
knowledge and achievement integrated
across three fields of study. Two of the
three fields or concentrations, must be
from the College of Agricultural Sciences
or closely related areas. The third
concentration can be from any approved graduate major or minor. With
appropriate justification, each of these
three concentrations may contain
integrated components.
A minimum of 45 credits is required
for the degree with a minimum of 24
credits outside of the major. The
program of study will include a major
concentration and two minor concentrations. The major concentration must
be in the College of Agricultural Sciences
and contain a minimum of 12 credits
(excluding research or thesis credit).
Students have the option of a research
paper (3–6 credits) or thesis (6 credits).
Each minor concentration must contain
a minimum of 9 credits. No more than 6
blanket-numbered credits are to be
contained in the program, excluding
research paper or thesis.
The program is administered by the
academic department of the major
concentration and requires the department head’s signature. The student’s
committee will consist of a representa-
tive from the major and each minor
concentration. A Graduate Council
representative will serve on thesis
programs. The committee will meet prior
to the end of the student’s second
quarter in the program to approve the
student’s program of study and proposal. The proposal will include the
student’s academic/professional background, intended occupational/
educational destination, and rationale
for the course combinations. A final oral
examination is required and may
include questions from both the course
work and the research paper or thesis.
MASTER OF ARTS IN
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies (MAIS) degree is granted for
attainment of broad, advanced knowledge and achievement integrated from
three fields of study. Any graduate major
or minor may serve as a field for this
degree. Two of the three fields may be
from one department if the areas of
concentration within these two fields are
different. At least one field must be
selected from among the programs in
the College of Liberal Arts. A minimum
of 9 credits in each of the three fields of
study is required; at least 12 credits must
be taken in the College of Liberal Arts.
No more than 21 credits (excluding
thesis or research paper credit) may be
taken in any field unless the total
program exceeds 45 credits. There is no
foreign language requirement. No more
than 3 credits of blanket-numbered
courses in each field of study may be
used in the program; thesis credits
(Option A) or research paper credits
(Option B) are exempt from this
limitation. The student’s committee
consists of four members of the graduate
faculty-one from each of the three
fields-and a Graduate Council representative. A formal program meeting must
be held prior to the completion of 18
graduate credits. A final oral examination is required.
There are two options under the
program:
Option A: Thesis option. The thesis
must coordinate work in the three fields.
The requirement is 6 to 9 credits of
Thesis 503. The thesis adviser must be a
member of the graduate faculty authorized to direct theses.
Option B: Research paper option. The
research paper does not necessarily
integrate work from the three fields, but
typically investigates in depth a subject
from one or possibly two of the three
fields. The requirement is 4 to 7 credits,
registered as Research 501, Reading and
Conference 505, or Projects 506.
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MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
(MAT)
The Master of Arts in Teaching is an
intensive professional degree program
intended to prepare teachers for careers
in public school education. Students
who successfully complete the MAT can
be recommended for the Oregon basic
teaching license upon the positive
evaluations of the university and public
school supervisors.
The professional program in teacher
education is full-time and one calendar
year in length. Students will enroll with
their subject area cohort group and
complete the program in one year.
Teacher licensure is offered in the
following areas:
• Advanced Mathematics Education
• Agricultural Education
• Biology Education
• Business Education
• Chemistry Education
• Elementary Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences
Education
• French Education
• German Education
• Health Education
• Integrated Science Education
• Language Arts Education (English)
• Marketing Education
• Music Education
• Physical Education
• Physics Education
• Spanish Education
• Technology Education
The professional teacher education
program begins with a 15-credit
professional education core that is
foundational to and a prerequisite for
the 48-credit Master of Arts in Teaching
degree. The 48-credit MAT includes a
professional education concentration
(three credits), professional course work
in the teaching specialty (18 to 21
credits), a public school professional
internship (15 to 18 credits), and a
minimum of 9 graduate credits in the
subject matter specialization (mathematics, physics, literature, etc.). Because the
professional teacher education program
is a two-part program, including the
professional core and the MAT, future
students may plan their programs as
either five-year (with a nine-month
MAT) or as fifth year programs (with 12
months of graduate study including
both the professional core and the MAT).
The MAT degree requires successful
completion of a final oral examination.
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MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
The MBA program represents a broad,
yet responsive general management
education with a technology focus that
crosses the functional disciplines of
business. Its advanced management
emphasis and technology focus creates
practical value-added content for all
students, both business and non-business
undergraduates, enabling them to solve
complex business problems and successfully compete in the business marketplace. The focus of the program is on
the use of technology and those tools’
outputs, rather than on creating
technology. Business managers must be
able to understand those technologies
important to their business and how best
to exploit technologies in order to solve
practical business problems.
The MBA program is concentrated in
length-three academic terms for full-time
students with a BA/BS in business or
who have completed the foundation
courses. Full-time students with no
previous business or business-related
course work can complete the program
in as few as six terms.
MBA program curriculum is based on
four levels of course work: Built on a
core of foundation courses, which are
extended with advanced management
courses, enhanced by courses that cover
contemporary business topics, and
culminating in the Integrated Project
[IP], a capstone business experience.
The MBA degree requires no thesis. A
final oral examination is required.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
The Master of Education (EdM) is a
professional degree requiring a minimum of 45 credits in graduate courses
(including a maximum of 6 credits of
blanket-numbered courses); additional
credits may be required in some areas of
concentration. A minimum of 9
additional credits in graduate courses is
required for the College Student Services
Administration (CSSA) master’s degree.
The EdM degree requires successful
completion of a final written examination.
A candidate for the EdM degree
qualifies for the degree under one of
these options:
1. The student submits a thesis that meets
all standards for a master’s thesis on
some applied or professional aspect of
education. For the thesis the student
receives 6 credits. He or she must
complete a major of 24 credits (which
may include the 6 thesis credits) and 21
elective credits determined under the
direction of an adviser.
2. For adult education, the student
completes 30 credits in the major and
at least 15 credits in the minor. The
minor may be completed either inside
education or from approved minors
outside education and serves students
focusing on training and development
and developmental education.
3. The student completes 45 credits with
24 credits in specific courses for the
major. No minor is identified. The
remaining 21 credits are elective under
the direction of an adviser. No thesis or
field studies are required. This option is
designed primarily for in-service
teachers working on standard licensure.
4. The student majors in college student
services administration and completes
at least 39 credits in the major and
15 credits in a minor for a minimum of
54 credits.
MASTER OF ENGINEERING
The Master of Engineering (MEng)
degree is designed to provide students
the opportunity to pursue advancedlevel study in a field of engineering. The
degree is concerned with application of
specialized, graduate-level engineering
and managerial knowledge to specific
engineering disciplines. The degree is a
course work-only degree, with the
option of substituting research or
internship credits for a few courses. No
thesis is required.
The MEng program requires a
minimum of 45-credits. The examining
committee consists of a minimum of
three members of the graduate faculty in
the engineering specialization. A final
oral examination is required.
The MEng in manufacturing engineering is a collaborative degree program
administered and awarded jointly by
Oregon State University and Portland
State University. Once admitted as a
graduate student to the manufacturing
engineering program, manufacturing
engineering courses taught by a joint
graduate faculty member may qualify
for resident credit. A minimum of 15
credits with OSU designators must be
applied toward the 30-credit OSU
residency requirement, and up to 15
credits of courses with PSU designators
may count toward meeting OSU
residency. Courses taught by nonjoint
faculty members, or other transfer
courses, are considered transfer credit.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
The Master of Arts is an appropriate
terminal degree for those who wish to
teach in creative, performing, and studio
arts in higher education. The MFA in
creative writing is a course of study that
helps students define and advance their
literary ambitions and develop their
skills as artists and teachers. Students will
be introduced to three broad areas of
knowledge within the field of creative
writing that they need in order to
become successful writers, editors, or
teachers. These areas involve writing,
reading, and marketing skills within
contemporary literary fiction, poetry,
and nonfiction. The degree requires a
minimum of 48 credits comprised of
18 credits in creative writing workshops,
18 credits in literature and/or composition and rhetoric and one course
emphasizing literary roots, and 12
credits in thesis and/or writing and
conference. All MFA candidates are
required to complete a thesis, which is to
be a sustained piece of imaginative
writing of literary merit. A final oral
examination is required.
MASTER OF FORESTRY
The professional Master of Forestry
degree is intended for potential administrators and professional forestry
specialists in public and private organizations where persons of broad ability
are demanded and a broad technical
education is needed. The degree requires
a minimum of 45 credits. At least 21
credits are to be selected from a series of
designated courses within the College of
Forestry. As many as 24 credits may be
elected from other courses offered by the
college or university according to
guidelines set forth in the program
descriptions prepared by each department. The electives must contribute to a
unified program that will meet the
objectives of the student. A thesis is not
required, but a technical report on an
approved topic, correlated with courses
in the major field, must be submitted. A
final oral examination is required.
MASTER OF OCEAN
ENGINEERING
The Department of Civil, Construction,
and Environmental Engineering offers a
Master of Ocean Engineering (MOcE)
degree of at least 45 credits to students
who complete a specially designed
rigorous core curriculum of designated
ocean engineering subjects. Additional
courses outside the core area are
permitted. A thesis and final oral
examination are required for the degree.
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Master of Public Health (MPH)
degree program combines broad training
in public health with specific training in
one of the specialty tracks offered by the
three participating universities: Oregon
Health and Science University, Oregon
State University, and Portland State
University.
The MPH program is designed for
persons who already have a bachelor’s
degree and who wish to obtain further
formal education in the field of public
health. Persons with experience in the
health field or who have training in a
specialized area of health may increase
their knowledge regarding population-
Graduate School
based health to prepare them for
expanded administrative and service
careers. Persons who do not have prior
experience in health fields may prepare
themselves for a broad variety of careers
depending upon their choice of specialty
track.
The Master of Public Health degree is
offered by Oregon State University with
concentrations in public health promotion and education, health policy and
management, and international health.
Students who are admitted to a track
are able to take core courses at any one
of the participating universities and
have them count as resident courses.
The MPH program consists of 15
credits of core courses serving as the
minor, plus additional units of required
and elective courses, an internship, and
a thesis or non-thesis project depending
upon the specific track. Programs
average 45 to 60 credits in length. A final
oral examination is required.
MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY
The Master of Public Policy is a professional degree intended to prepare
students for careers in the public, nonprofit, and international sectors and
offer training for in-service students
desiring professional growth and
advancement. The degree is designed to
be a generalist program, with an
emphasis on analytic skills and policy
knowledge. The degree requires a
minimum of 62 graduate credits, 38 of
which are in the required core. The core
curriculum provides an important
foundation in statistics, research
methods, computer applications, public
policy analysis, public administration
and ethics, and economics. The remaining 24 credits support the student’s
preferred area of concentration,
consisting of applied public policy,
environmental policy, or international
policy. Students with little work
experience in public service, the nonprofit sector, or the international
context will be required to engage in a
supervised internship that will allow
them to work closely with experienced
mentors who will help them integrate
theory with practice and introduce them
to a professional network. Students with
relevant work experience will substitute
course work for internship credits. A
final oral examination is required.
MASTER OF SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
The Master of Software Engineering
(MSE) is a professional degree intended
to provide the breadth of technical and
organizational skills and knowledge
required for success in a career as a
software engineer. The MSE program
consists of a highly structured curricu-
lum oriented towards a specific set of
professional competencies. Graduates
are prepared to participate in modern
software development projects by
learning successful, proven skills and
techniques. Emphasis is placed upon
project planning, teamwork, and quality
assurance techniques essential to
effective software engineering.
The MSE degree requires 48 graduate
credits consisting of 18 credits in
software engineering foundation
courses, 12 credits in software development in context, 9 credits in program
integration and strategic development
skills including a 6 credit practicum, and
9 credits of electives. A final oral
examination is required.
The Oregon Master of Software
Engineering Program (OMSE) is offered
jointly by Oregon State University,
Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland
State University, and the University of
Oregon. To pursue the degree, each
student must seek admission into one of
the four participating institutions. The
admitting institution will be considered
the student’s home and degree-granting
institution. Any OMSE courses taken
after being admitted to the OMSE degree
program will be counted toward the
residency requirements of the student’s
home institution.
Any student admitted to OSU for the
MSE degree will have an OSU faculty
member serve as the his or her major
professor. In addition to the major
professor, the student’s graduate
committee will consist of two additional
graduate faculty members. The student’s
graduate committee will evaluate the
student’s performance at his or her final
oral examination.
DOCTORAL DEGREE
PROGRAMS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The doctor of philosophy degree is
granted primarily for creative attainments. There is no rigid credit requirement; however, the equivalent of at least
three years of full-time graduate work
beyond the bachelor’s degree (at least
108 graduate credits) is required. After
admission into the doctoral program, a
minimum of one full-time academic year
(at least 36 graduate credits) should be
devoted to the preparation of the thesis.
The equivalent of one full-time academic year of regular non-blanket course
work (at least 36 graduate credits) must
be included on a doctoral program. It is
not recommended that a student obtain
all of his or her academic training
through the doctoral degree at a single
institution.
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GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAM
The student’s doctoral study program is
formulated and approved subject to
departmental policies at a formal
meeting of his or her doctoral committee, which consists of a minimum of five
members of the graduate faculty,
including two from the major department and a representative of the
Graduate Council. If a minor is declared,
it must consist of at least 18 credits (15
credits for an integrated minor) and the
committee must include a member from
the minor department. All committee
members must be on the graduate
faculty with appropriate authorization
to serve on the student’s committee.
The student must be registered for a
minimum of 3 credits for the term in
which the program meeting is held.
When the program is approved by the
doctoral committee, the departmental
chair, and the dean of the Graduate
School, it becomes the obligation of the
student to complete the requirements as
formulated. Changes in the program
may be made by submitting a Petition
for Change Form available in the
Graduate School.
No more than 15 credits of blanketnumbered courses, other than thesis,
may be included in the minimum 108credit program.
A regular graduate student who holds
a master’s degree must file a study
program with the Graduate School by
the end of one calendar year of enrollment as a doctoral student.
A regular graduate student who does
not hold a master’s degree must file a
study program with the Graduate
School by the end of the fifth quarter of
enrollment as a doctoral student.
A student who does not file a
program within the specified deadline
will not be allowed to register for the
next term. A registration hold also will
be placed on graduate students whose
programs of study are not approved
after initial evaluation by the Graduate
School and until appropriate action is
taken to bring the program of study into
compliance with Graduate Council
policy.
RESIDENCE
For the doctoral degree, the residence
requirement consists of two parts:
1. a minimum of 36 graduate Oregon
State University credits must be
completed; and
2. the student must spend at least three
terms of full-time graduate academic
work (at least 9 credits/term) on
campus or at an off-campus site
approved by the Graduate School. The
latter requirement of 3 terms of fulltime enrollment does not have to take
place in consecutive terms.
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Adequate fulfillment of the residence
requirement shall be determined by the
Graduate School.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
The foreign language requirement is
determined by the student’s doctoral
committee, subject to the same approval
required for the graduate study program, and is so designated in the official
doctoral program. Foreign language
requirements must be completed before
the oral preliminary examination.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
The student working toward a doctoral
degree must pass a comprehensive
preliminary examination. The purpose
of this exam is to determine the student’s
understanding of his or her major and
minor fields and also to assess the
student’s capability for research.
Students must enroll for a minimum of
three credits during terms in which they
undertake departmental written or oral
preliminary examinations.
Written Comprehensive
Examination
Most programs require a written
comprehensive examination to be taken
before the oral preliminary examination.
If a written examination is required, it
must be completed prior to the oral
preliminary examination. The content,
length, timing, passing standard, and
repeatability of this examination are at
the discretion of the major department.
The general rules and structure of this
examination, however, must be provided
in writing to all candidates for this
examination and a current copy of these
guidelines must be on file with the
Graduate School. Copies of the written
examination (questions and student’s
answers) must be available to all
members of the student’s doctoral
committee at least one week prior to the
oral preliminary examination.
Oral Preliminary Examination
The oral preliminary examination is
taken near the completion of the
student’s course work. The oral examination is conducted by the student’s
doctoral committee, and should cover
the student’s knowledge in his or her
major and minor subjects. The exam
may cover the student’s proposed
research topic, although no more than
one-half the time should be devoted to
specific aspects of the proposal. The
examination should be scheduled for at
least two hours, and the exam date must
be scheduled in the Graduate School at
least one week in advance. If more than
one negative vote is recorded by the
examining committee, the candidate will
have failed the oral examination. No
more than two re-examinations are
permitted by the Graduate School,
although academic units may allow
fewer re-examinations.
At least one complete academic term
must elapse between the time of the
preliminary oral examination and the
final oral examination. If more than five
years elapse between these two examinations, the candidate will be required to
take another preliminary oral examination.
THESIS
Each candidate for the PhD degree must
submit a thesis embodying the results of
research and giving evidence of originality and ability in independent investigation. The thesis must be a real contribution to knowledge, based on the
candidate’s own investigation. It must
show a mastery of the literature of the
subject and be written in creditable
literary form. The preparation of an
acceptable thesis will require at least one
full-time academic year. The booklet,
Preparing a Thesis or Dissertation at
OSU: A Graduate Student’s Guide, is
available electronically on the Web at
http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/
grad_school/.
The results from studies conducted
using human subjects without obtaining
Institutional Review Board approval
shall not be used to satisfy master’s thesis
or doctoral dissertation requirements.
For complete details, please refer to
http://oregonstate.edu/research/
RegulatoryCompliance/
IRBHandbook.pdf.
A formal thesis proposal meeting is
recommended but not required by the
Graduate School; however, it is required
for some majors. This meeting should be
held with the student’s doctoral
committee prior to the start of any
substantial doctoral thesis research.
When scheduling their final oral
examinations, doctoral students are
required to submit the pretext pages of
their dissertations to the Graduate
School at least two weeks prior to the
final oral examination. Pretext pages
include the abstract, copyright (optional), title page, approval page,
acknowledgment page, contribution of
authors, table of contents, list of figures,
tables, appendices, dedication (optional), and preface (optional). It is
expected that students will distribute
examination copies of their thesis to all
committee members, including the
Graduate Council representative,
sufficiently early to permit thorough
review of the thesis prior to the student’s
final oral examination. Within six weeks
of the final oral examination, two final
copies of the thesis for the library and
one extra copy of the abstract and title
page must be deposited unbound in the
Graduate School. Doctoral students
entering their degree programs fall 2000
or later also are required to submit a
copy of their thesis electronically. The
thesis will not be accepted for graduation requirements until it has received
approval by the graduate dean.
A doctoral thesis abstract of not more
than 350 words will be published by Bell
and Howell/University Microfilms in
Dissertation Abstracts. Candidates for
the doctor of philosophy and doctor of
education degrees pay a minimum fee of
$55 for archiving of the thesis in its
entirety by University Microfilms and
publication of the abstract in Dissertation Abstracts. The student, upon
completing the doctorate, is asked to fill
out the form for survey of earned
doctorates.
FINAL EXAMINATION
After completion of or while concurrently registered for all work required by
the program, the student must pass a
final doctoral examination that may be
written in part but must include an oral
examination. The final oral examination
must be scheduled in the Graduate
School Office at least two weeks prior to
the date of the examination. All
incomplete course work appearing on
the program of study must be completed
prior to scheduling the final oral
examination.
The final oral examination consists of
a public thesis defense followed by a
closed session of the examining committee with the candidate. Under normal
circumstances, the final oral examination should be scheduled for two hours.
All members of the student’s graduate
committee must approve the scheduling
of the final examination.
It is expected that the thesis defense
portion of the final oral exam be open
to all interested persons and should be
limited to one hour. After the open
portion of the exam, the examining
committee should exclude all other
persons and continue with the examination of the candidate’s knowledge of his
or her field and the evaluation of the
candidate’s performance.
If the department favors a more
elaborate presentation, it should be
scheduled as a separate seminar. In any
case, the time involved for the open
presentation may not impinge upon
time required for the examining
committee to conduct appropriate,
iterative oral inquiry with the candidate,
to evaluate the candidate’s performance,
and to deliberate fully within the time
constraints of the scheduled oral
examination.
The examining committee consists of
the student’s doctoral committee and
any additional members, including
professors from other institutions,
Graduate School
whom the major department may
recommend. In the oral examination,
the candidate is expected to defend the
thesis and show a satisfactory
knowledge of his or her field. If more
than one negative vote is recorded by
the examining committee, the candidate
will have failed the examination. No
more than two re-examinations are
permitted by the Graduate School,
although academic units may permit
fewer re-examinations.
The final oral examination must be
taken within five years after the oral
preliminary examination. If more than
five years elapse, the candidate will be
required to take another oral preliminary examination.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
The EdD program is a degree program
with a major in education. It is intended
for the educational professional whose
career path is that of educational or
teaching specialist, administrator, or
other practitioner in the public schools,
postsecondary institutions of higher
education, or in business and industry.
Its focus is on the application of
knowledge to learning and teaching
environments in public and private
settings. The EdD program is designed to
prepare educational leaders in community college education, middle-level
education, or related educational
settings.
A masters’ degree in education or a
related field, or equivalent to a master’s
degree in post-baccalaureate course work
is required for admission. In addition,
the School of Education requires the
following:
1. minimum professional experience as
defined by each program,
2. letter or statement of professional
objectives for doctoral study and area
of specialization within education,
3. three letters of recommendation, and
4. either the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test.
Applicants to the EdD program must
have significant experience in an
education or education-related setting
such as teaching, school administration,
curriculum specialist, instructional
specialist, child/youth counselor,
supervisor; or in a setting where the
primary function is education.
In general, the following requirements
are in effect for the EdD:
1. A minimum of 108 credits beyond the
baccalaureate degree.
2. Completion of the same residence
requirements as listed for the PhD
degree.
3. A dissertation of no less than 24
credits.
4. A mentored internship in an appropriate work setting for a minimum of 12
credits.
5. A minimum of 48 graduate credits in
an area of specialty in education.
6. Completion of 24 credits of core
seminars.
7. Completion of the core courses in
research.
Procedures and requirements for
preliminary and final examinations and
thesis are the same as those for the
doctor of philosophy degree.
GRADUATE EXTENDED
CAMPUS PROGRAMS
SPECIAL GRADUATE SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AND
JOINT CAMPUS REGISTRATION
Oregon State University graduate
students may enroll for courses at other
colleges and universities of the Oregon
University System at no additional cost
through joint campus registration or
concurrent enrollment. Both procedures
offer OSU graduate students access to
specialized instructional and research
resources of other universities within the
Oregon University System. The participating colleges and universities are
University of Oregon, Portland State
University, Oregon Health and Science
University, Western Oregon University,
Southern Oregon University, and Eastern
Oregon University.
The joint campus registration
program offers OSU graduate students
access to course work at other OUS
institutions through a single matriculation and registration at OSU. Joint
campus registration is limited to
graduate course work, and is intended
for students who need to complete their
graduate programs of study. The OSU
Registrar’s Office will record on the OSU
student’s transcript all credit earned on
any OUS campus when the student has
registered through joint campus
registration. Graduate students who
participate in the joint campus program
should seek advising from their major
professor or graduate program adviser.
The joint campus registration form is
available from the OSU Registrar’s
Office. The OSU Registrar will register
the student for the joint campus courses
when the form, containing all required
approvals, has been submitted.
Concurrent enrollment requires
graduate students to establish student
status (apply and be admitted) and
complete registration at both OSU and
the other OUS institution in which they
seek to be concurrently enrolled, and to
matriculate and register at both OSU
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and the other OUS institution simultaneously. Under concurrent enrollment,
only OSU course work taken will be
recorded on the OSU transcript. Course
work taken at the other OUS institution
will be recorded on that institution’s
transcript, and may later be recorded as
transfer credit on the OSU transcript
when the student files an OSU graduate
program of study.
Under both programs, tuition and
fees will be the same as if all courses were
taken at Oregon State University.
Students participating in these programs
are responsible for their own transportation. Credits earned at the other campus
through either joint campus registration
or concurrent enrollment are considered
transfer credits.
Consult the Registrar’s Office for
complete details and procedures.
JOINT-CAMPUS PROGRAMS
Some OSU graduate programs are jointcampus programs (e.g. Manufacturing
Engineering, Master of Public Health,
Master of Software Engineering). These
programs are offered jointly by OSU and
one or more of the other universities in
the Oregon University System. Courses
and facilities at all participating
universities may be utilized on an
individual student’s program.
Students participating in a jointcampus program are admitted to one of
the participating universities and this
campus is considered their home
university. Students enroll for courses on
other campuses using joint campus
registration. Credit earned on the other
campuses is considered transfer credit
unless special approval was granted
when the joint-campus program was
initiated.
WICHE REGIONAL GRADUATE
PROGRAMS
The following degrees are offered under
the WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) Western
Regional Graduate Program at OSU:
• MA, MS, PhD in apparel, interiors,
housing, and merchandising (Department of Apparel, Interiors, Housing,
and Merchandising);
• PhD in nutrition and food management (Department of Nutrition and
Food Management);
• PhD in human development and
family studies (Department of Human
Development and Family Sciences);
• MA, MS in marine resource management (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences);
• MA, MS, PhD in oceanography
(College of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Sciences);
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• MOcE in ocean engineering (Department of Civil, Construction, and
Environmental Engineering);
• MS, PhD in civil engineering (with
concentration only in ocean engineering), (Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering);
• MS, PhD in radiation health physics
(Department of Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics); and
• MS, PhD in toxicology (Department of
Environmental and Molecular
Toxicology).
Students from Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming who are accepted into these
programs will be treated as resident
students for tuition purposes. Information about the above programs may be
obtained from the college, program, or
department indicated.
SUMMER SESSION
The Summer Session (four, eight, and
11 weeks) provides opportunities for
graduate students to take regular courses
from many disciplines, summer-only
courses, or to do individual study.
Workshops, from one to eight weeks in
length, concentrate on special fields of
study.
SUMMER ADMISSION TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Students attending summer session and
planning to work toward a graduate
degree at OSU must apply for admission
to the Graduate School well in advance
of their arrival on campus.
Graduate courses taken during
summer session will apply toward an
advanced degree only if:
1. The student has been admitted as a
degree-seeking graduate student at
OSU.
2. The courses have been approved by
major and minor departments and the
Graduate School.
3. The courses will become a part of the
student’s official program. See master’s
residence requirements.
Students who want to take graduate
courses but do not intend to earn a
graduate degree need not apply for
formal admission to the Graduate
School for summer session. However,
students who want to continue taking
graduate classes during the regular
academic year must apply for formal
admission to the Graduate School.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
INFORMATION
To receive the Summer Session Bulletin
or other summer information, contact
Summer Session, 346 Snell Hall, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR 97331.
Students also may call (541) 737-1470,
visit http://oregonstate.edu/summer/ or
e-mail: summer.session@oregonstate.edu.
OSU EXTENDED CAMPUS
(ECAMPUS)
A variety of graduate courses and
degrees are offered for students who
wish to complete course work evenings,
weekends, and from their homes or local
communities. Through OSU Extended
Campus, selected graduate classes are
available via distance delivery including
the Web, e-mail, videotape, live interactive television, CD-ROM, printed
materials, and face-to-face instruction.
Many opportunities for OSU graduate
study at a distance are offered in
partnership with other Oregon University System institutions and the Oregon
Center for Advanced Technology
Education (OCATE).
Graduate course work in education
and health professions is available
through face-to-face instruction at
statewide locations. Individual graduate
courses and workshops offered
through Ecampus do not require
admission to graduate school and are
considered transfer credits unless the
student has been admitted as a credential-seeking graduate student at OSU.
Contact an academic adviser regarding
specific requirements for graduate degree
or certificate programs.
Enrollment in OSU Extended Campus
and other self-support programs may
not be used to satisfy enrollment
requirements for graduate assistants or
for scholarships and fellowships
administered centrally by the Graduate
School.
For more information, contact OSU
Extended Campus, 4943 The Valley
Library, Corvallis, 97331-4504. Students
also may call (800) 235-6559 or (541)
737-2676, or e-mail:
ecampus@oregonstate.edu or visit
http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/.
RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING
CORPS PROGRAM FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS
AIR FORCE ROTC
The one- or two-year Air Force ROTC
program offers graduate students an
opportunity to qualify for an Air Force
officer’s commission while doing
graduate work. Application may be
made anytime during the academic year
prior to the student’s enrollment in
AFROTC. Earlier applicants have the best
opportunity. Applicants must satisfactorily complete an aptitude test and a
physical examination, and then attend a
five- or seven-week AFROTC field
training (students with prior military
experience may be eligible to attend a
four-week summer camp). Satisfactory
completion of this summer training is
required before enrollment in the twoyear program.
Cadets enrolled in the one- or twoyear program of AFROTC receive a
monthly subsistence allowance of up to
$400 (tax free). All cadets will also
receive an incentive scholarship of
$3,450 per year (for up to two years) if
they have not reached age 31 by
December 31 in the year in which they
are scheduled for commissioning.
Express scholarships that pay more
tuition and fees and provide full book
reimbursement are available on a
competitive basis.
Information about the one- or twoyear program may be obtained from the
Department of Aerospace Studies, 308
McAlexander Fieldhouse, Corvallis, OR
97331-4903. Call (541) 737-6284.
ARMY ROTC
The two-year Army ROTC program
offers graduate students an opportunity
to qualify for a commission as a Second
Lieutenant in the United States Army
while engaged in graduate studies. The
newly commissioned officer may serve
on either active duty, in the Army
Reserve, or in a state National Guard.
Students need to apply during spring
term. They must have two school years
remaining upon enrollment in the
Advanced Course. Applicants must
satisfactorily complete a physical
examination, and attend the Leader
Training Course during the summer
prior to enrollment in the Advanced
Course. Students that have previously
completed basic training with one of the
military services are exempted from
Leader Training Course attendance.
Cadets attend advanced camp during
the summer between the first and second
years of the Advanced Course. This
camp is designed to develop leadership
and management skills.
Students may qualify for the Simultaneous Membership Program, which
allows the cadet to belong to the Army
Reserve or National Guard while
participating in ROTC. The cadet
receives pay and allowance from both
sources.
Cadets receive a tax free subsistence
allowance of $350 per month during the
school year. In addition, they receive
about $750 pay and 6 credits for each
summer camp they attend. A travel
allowance is also paid for both camps.
For additional information, call (541)
737-3511, or e-mail the Department of
Military Science at army.rotc@orst.edu.
Students may also visit http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/arotc/ for detailed
course descriptions and a scholarship
application.
Graduate School
STUDENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS
At Oregon State University a variety of
student assistance programs are available
to all currently enrolled students,
including graduate students. These
programs promote academic success and
help students gain maximum benefit
from their university experience. Some
of the available services are listed below;
for more complete information, refer to
the Services for Student Support section
of this catalog.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The Office of International Education in
Snell Hall, room 444, helps international
students and scholars meet their
educational and personal goals in this
country. At present there are more than
700 international graduate students
from some 91 countries at Oregon State
University.
The Office of International Education
provides special assistance to international students. The staff offers an
orientation program for new students;
provides liaison with the university,
community, and international sponsoring offices; advises on immigration and
other governmental regulations, and
cultural and personal matters; helps with
financial certifications for the transfer of
funds from other countries; and advises
on the university’s policy of conditional
admission based on English proficiency
requirements. The office conducts
workshops of interest to international
students on such issues as practical
training, cross-cultural awareness, and
bringing dependents to the U.S. See
http://oregonstate.edu/international/oie/.
The office also provides leadership for
a wide variety of cross-cultural activities
that enrich the experience of international students on campus and in the
community. Among the cooperating
organizations are Crossroads International (a community volunteer organization), University Housing, and the
International Students of Oregon State
University (an on-campus student
organization). Crossroads International,
with members from the greater Corvallis
area, provides home stays for international students new to the United States,
Friendship Home contacts between
community members and international
students, conversation partners for
students and their spouses, the Crossroads Conversation School for international women, and other support
services and activities.
INTERNATIONAL STUDY AND
RESEARCH
In order to facilitate graduate study
abroad, the Office of International
Education has a resource library that
contains information about grants,
scholarships, and other forms of
financial assistance for study, work, or
research abroad. Fulbright and NSEP
scholarship advisers are also available.
Graduate students can participate in
several of the study abroad programs
offered through OSU; however, close
consultation with the Graduate School
and the student’s graduate adviser are
necessary to assure credit recognition.
For example, a program in Denmark has
been developed for MBA candidates.
Brochures are available in the Office of
International Education.
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forwarded to OSU. To determine
financial aid eligibility, the university
takes this calculated student contribution and subtracts this figure from the
standard cost of education at Oregon
State University.
The Office of Financial Aid and
Scholarships requires the financial aid
application to be completed and mailed
between January 1 and February 1 for
graduate students planning to enroll the
following fall term. Money is limited
and deadlines are established to award
Federal Perkins Loan and Federal WorkStudy funds. Late applicants are only
considered for the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program. Students
must also apply for admission to
Oregon State University before their aid
application will be reviewed by the
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Various departments of the College of
Science, the College of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences, and other research
organizations on the campus, including
the Engineering Experiment Station and
Agricultural Experiment Station,
annually receive grants from federal and
state agencies, foundations, and private
companies for research projects. Many
of these grants include stipends for
graduate students. Applications should
be made through the department
concerned.
FINANCIAL AID
The OSU Office of Financial Aid and
Scholarships administers federal
financial aid programs to assist graduate
students with meeting the cost of higher
education. Eligible graduate students are
considered for Federal Perkins Loan,
Federal Work-Study, and the William D.
Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
Information on scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, or research grants is
available through the Graduate School
and individual colleges and departments.
To receive federal financial aid, a
student must be a citizen of the United
States or an eligible non-citizen, be
enrolled at least half time, be in good
standing in a graduate program leading
to a degree or certificate.
To determine eligibility for the specific
federal programs at OSU, graduate
students are required to complete the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) each year. Students enrolled in
a graduate program are considered
independent and parent information is
not required. The application is sent to a
federally approved processor who
analyzes the information in accordance
with a method prescribed by Congress. A
detailed financial analysis is then
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
Additional information on the following financial aid programs and the
application process can be obtained by
contacting the Office of Financial Aid
and Scholarships or by referring to
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/finaid/.
FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN
The Federal Perkins Loan is a need-based,
university-administered federal loan
with a 5 percent interest rate. The
interest is paid by the government while
the student is enrolled at least half time.
Repayment begins nine months after
graduation or withdrawal.
FEDERAL WORK-STUDY
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a needbased federal program administered by
the university to provide jobs for eligible
students. Eligibility is limited to full-time
students with high financial need.
Students with FWS are assisted by the
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
in locating employment. Funds are paid
out monthly on the basis of hours
worked.
WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL
DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
Under this program, loan funds come
directly from the U.S. Government with
a 3 percent administrative fee being
taken from the amount of the loan prior
to the funds being disbursed. Repayment
begins six months after graduation or
termination of at least half-time
enrollment. Graduate students may
borrow from one or both of the
following loan programs:
FEDERAL DIRECT SUBSIDIZED
FORD LOAN
This is a need-based federal loan at a
variable interest rate capped at 8.25
percent. The government pays the
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interest on the loan while the student is
enrolled at least half time. The maximum yearly loan amount for graduate
students with a Direct Subsidized Ford
Loan is set by the federal government at
$8,500.
FEDERAL DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED
FORD LOAN
This is a non-need-based federal loan
with the same interest terms as the
subsidized Ford Loan. The student pays
the interest on the loan while enrolled at
least half time, but may choose to defer
the interest payment until repayment
begins.
The Federal Direct Unsubsidized Ford
Loan is also available to graduate
students at a yearly maximum of $10,000.
The total loan amount a student may
borrow is impacted by all other financial
assistance being received such as
scholarships, stipends, tuition and fee
waivers, fellowships, veteran benefits,
etc. Students may not borrow in excess
of the standard educational cost as
established by the Office of Financial Aid
and Scholarships.
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
The University Student Employment
Service assists students in finding parttime work. Students seeking employment should register with this office
located in 8 Kerr Administration
Building (541) 737-0520. See http://
oregonstate.edu/career/employ/
stu_employ.htm.
GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS,
SCHOLARSHIPS, AND
FINANCIAL AID
Lu Alexander Graduate Fellowships in Forest
Mensuration and Biometrics
An award of $3,000 for forestry graduate students studying forest mensuration
or biometrics.
American College of Health Care Administrators
Scholarship
Two awards of $500 for health care
administration students pursuing a
career in long term care administration.
Membership in the OSU student chapter
of the college is required.
Carl W. Anderson Scholarship
One award of $1,000 is funded by the
Oregon Medical Group Management
Association in support of a health care
administration student pursuing a career
in physician group practice management.
Larry Anderson Memorial Fund
Supports the professional development
of geography program graduate
students. Money from the fund is used
to assist students in attending professional meetings, research equipment
purchases, and research grants. Variable
amounts and frequency.
Leo L. Anderson, Jr., Extension Education
Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate or undergraduate in a curriculum leading to a career in
agricultural or home economics
extension. Application information is
available from the office of the director
of Extension at OSU.
ARCO Fellowship
One award each year to an incoming
graduate student in horticulture. The
stipend is $15,000 (MS) or $16,000
(PhD).
Students interested in graduate student
funding opportunities are encouraged
to explore the Graduate School’s Web
site at http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/
grad_school/.
A number of fellowships sponsored by
industry, foundations, and government
agencies are available to superior
students for graduate study in various
departments at Oregon State University.
These fellowships are awarded through
the departments concerned, and
application should be made through the
department. Fellows render no service to
the institution, may carry 16 credits, and
pay full tuition except as noted.
Fellowships open to Oregon State
University graduate students are:
Catherine G. Bacon Graduate Fellowship
An award of $3,000 with first preference
to a female graduate student in forest
ecology or silviculture in the Department
of Forest Science.
Accu-Fab Systems Fellowship
Annual award of approximately $1,000
to a graduate student in the Department
of Statistics.
Lu Berger Fellowship
Award of $1,000 for a superior graduate
student in forest science who demonstrates financial need.
Lenore Bayley Memorial Fellowship
Annual fellowship awarded to an OSU
graduate student on the basis of
academic merit and promise for the
future. Administered by the Graduate
School. (See http://oregonstate.edu/
dept/grad_school/)
Benedict Fellowship
Annual award of $1,000 to the outstanding second-year chemistry graduate
student.
Boeing Engineering Educator Fellowships
Made on a competitive basis to highly
qualified graduate student(s) pursuing
the doctoral degree. Maximum of $7,500
per year for up to three years. Matching
funds from department as GTA/GRA
stipend.
Maureen Leary Brown MBA Scholarship
An annual scholarship of approximately
$1,000 with first preference to a female
U.S. citizen and MBA student.
Lyle Calvin Fellowship
Annual award of approximately $1,000
to a graduate student in the Department
of Statistics.
H. Richard Carlson Scholarship
One annual award of $700 for a
graduate student in fisheries involved in
research in the field of marine fisheries.
Emery Castle Award in Economics
Provides $100 to PhD students in the
Department of Economics who show
exceptional merit in microeconomic
theory, macroeconomic theory, and
econometrics.
The Emery Castle Graduate Scholarship in
Economics
Provides $2,500 to an outstanding
graduate student in the departments of
Economics, Agricultural and Resource
Economics or Forest Resources.
John Lind Ching Memorial Fellowship
Two $500 fellowships for forestry
graduate students.
Helen Charley Graduate Fellowship
One $4,600 award for a graduate
student in the Department of Nutrition
and Food Management.
Ada A. Chipman and Alford M. Downs Memorial
Fellowship Fund
Income from fund to be used to assist
graduate students in oceanography in
completing their dissertations. Amount
is variable.
Bert Christensen Fellowship
Awards to provide graduate teaching
assistants in chemistry funds for travel to
professional chemistry meetings.
Amount varies. The award was established by Dr. Bert Christensen, former
chair of the Department of Chemistry.
Coombs-Simpson Memorial Fund
To support women graduate students in
the Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife. Amount varies.
J. Ritchie Cowan International Crop Science
Graduate Fellowship
Fellowships up to $10,000 and tuition
remission awarded by the Department of
Graduate School
Crop and Soil Science to outstanding
international graduate students studying
crop science.
Myron G. Cropsey Scholarship
Cash award given to an outstanding
student in the Department of
Bioresource Engineering. Amount varies.
Clayton K. Dart Memorial Education Fellowship
For a graduate student with financial
need in a professional/technical education program.
Wilbur “Buck” Davis Award
One or more outstanding anthropology
students interested in archaeology will
be awarded up to $1,000.
D. Barton DeLoach Distinguished Graduate
Fellowship in Economics
Provides $15,000 to a graduate student
in one of the following departments:
Agricultural and Resource Economics,
Economics, or Forest Resources.
D. Barton DeLoach Graduate Scholarship in
Economics
Provides $4,000 to $5,000 to a graduate
assistant in one of the following
departments: Agricultural and Resource
Economics, Economics, or Forest
Resources. The recipient is required to
provide some supervised teaching.
J. Richard Dilworth Graduate Scholarship
Award in forestry of up to $1,000 to
graduate students in forest management
or forest science.
Judy Mann DiStefano Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship provides an annual
$2,000 stipend to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in
the Women Studies Program. Graduate
students must have women studies as
their primary and/or secondary area of
study for the MAIS degree or must be
working on a graduate minor in
conjunction with a master’s or PhD in
another department. Selection criteria
include academic excellence, commitment to feminist ideals, and financial
need.
Geoffrey R. Dimmick Scholarship
Offered each year to one or more new or
continuing marine resource management
students.
May Dubois Memorial Thesis or Dissertation
For a master’s student in home economics education who meets criteria
determined by the College of Health and
Human Sciences.
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James H. Dukes, Jr. Graduate Fellowship in
Forestry
$3,500 award to a returning doctoral
student in forest ecology in the Department of Forest Science.
Dillard H. and Anastasia M. Gates Graduate
Scholarship in Rangeland Management
A $500 scholarship awarded annually to
an outstanding graduate student in the
Department of Rangeland Resources.
Charles E. and Clara Marie Eckelman Graduate
Fellowship
Three fellowships ($12,000) awarded on
a competitive basis to students with
dairy-related industry interests; MS or
PhD students from the Departments of
Animal Sciences, Agricultural and
Resource Economics, Food Science and
Technology, and Microbiology are
eligible.
Ruth Gill-Hammond Graduate Fellowship for
Minority Students
Two $2,500 awards for minority
students (Asian, Blacks, Hispanic, Native
American) in the College of Health and
Human Sciences pursuing graduate
degrees in home economics.
Education Graduate Fellowship
Awards for graduate students in the
Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Preference to students working on initial
teaching credential or preparing to
become public school personnel.
Eric Englund Memorial Postgraduate Scholarship
Annual award of approximately $4,000
for graduate study in agricultural and
resource economics or home economics.
May be given as two scholarships.
Graduates of any Oregon State University degree program are eligible to apply.
Administered by the Graduate School.
(See http://oregonstate.edu/dept/
grad_school/)
Henry Fang Scholarship
$1,000 to an undergraduate or graduate
student in forestry.
George R. Ferguson Graduate Endowment
Income from endowment to be used to
provide a fellowship to an outstanding
graduate student in systematic entomology. Amount is variable.
Flyfisher’s Club of Oregon Graduate Fellowship
Award of up to $5,000 for graduate
study involving endemic wild stocks of
fish within watersheds of the state of
Oregon. Administered by the Graduate
School. (See http://oregonstate.edu/
dept/grad_school/)
Forestry Graduate Fellowship
Five awards of $4,000 for graduate
students in the College of Forestry.
Harry and Mildred Fowells Fellowship
Award of $4,000 for a graduate student
in forest science doing research in tree
physiology or genetics.
Herbert F. Frolander Outstanding Graduate
Teaching Assistant Award
To recognize an outstanding graduate
teaching assistant at Oregon State
University. Administered by the Graduate School. (See http://oregonstate.edu/
dept/grad_school/)
Graduate Fellowships in Molecular and Cellular
Biology
Fellowships up to $12,000 and complete
tuition remission are available to PhD
candidates in the Molecular and Cellular
Biology Curriculum.
Graduate Merit Fellowships
Awarded by the College of Agricultural
Sciences to stimulate recruitment of
highly qualified graduate students in
agricultural sciences. The award is $1,500
per year for up to three years for PhD
students and two years for MS students.
Must be supplemental to a 0.5 time
graduate student assistantship.
Samuel H. and Violet F. Graf Research Fellowship
Awarded to graduate students in
materials/metallurgy field in mechanical
engineering. Multiple awards per year.
Granite-Meyer Graduate Award for Housing
Research
$1,000 award to finance research for a
graduate student in housing in the
Department of Apparel, Interiors,
Housing and Merchandising.
Arthur E. Gravatt Fellowship
$1,000 for a student pursuing a MS or
PhD degree. Award alternates between
the Department of Nutrition and Food
Management and the Family Resource
Management graduate program.
Walt A. Gruetter Fellowship
Award of $500 with first preference for a
female graduate student in forestry.
Albert N. Halter Endowed Fellowship
Cash award given to an outstanding
graduate student in the Department of
Agricultural and Resource Economics
who is interested in production economics, risk management, or utility economics.
Jess Hanson Graduate Scholarship
$5,000 (MS) or $6,000 (PhD) awarded to
an animal sciences graduate student.
Only graduate students who have a
poultry science faculty member as their
major professor are qualified. Selection
based on academic accomplishment and
a sincere interest in poultry science as a
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career. Recipient must be a Benton
County resident (attending OSU for one
year qualifies).
Milton Harris Graduate Fellowships
Annual awards up to $4,000 to assist
graduate students in chemistry. The
award was established by Dr. Milton
Harris, alumnus of the Department of
Chemistry.
Betty E. Hawthorne Fellowship
Two $5,000 awards for graduate students
in the College of Health and Human
Sciences ($3,000 will be awarded if
recipient holds a graduate assistantship or
certain other university employment.)
Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship
$1,000 to assist a student (undergraduate or graduate) in obtaining a degree in
animal sciences from Oregon State
University, enabling them to pursue a
career in the poultry industry. Students
must be studying animal science or
preveterinary medicine, with an interest
in poultry, and be actively involved in
the Poultry Science Club.
Scott Henderson Memorial Education Fellowship
For a full-time graduate student
admitted to a master’s degree program in
English as a second language within
adult education.
Dorothy D. Hoener Memorial Fund
Five $5,000 fellowships awarded
annually for continuing graduate
students in forestry.
Thomas C. Hogg Memorial Book Scholarship
A one-year book scholarship awarded to
a first-year foreign graduate student
majoring in cultural anthropology.
Award not to exceed $450 per year.
Thomas C. Hogg Scholarship Book Fund for FirstYear Foreign Anthropology Graduate Students
Up to $450 awarded to a first year
international graduate student who has
been accepted in the Applied Cultural
Anthropology program. $1,000 awarded
to a deserving undergraduate or
graduate student in Animal Sciences
with a sincere interest in sheep and the
sheep industry.
Hogg-Hubbard Fellowship
$1,000 awarded to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student in animal
sciences with a sincere interest in sheep
and the sheep industry.
Home Economics Graduate Fellowship
Two awards of $1,200 to graduate
students pursuing a graduate degree in
an area of home economics.
Ingram Award
Annual award of $500 to the outstanding first-year chemistry graduate
student.
Ruth and Hugo Krueger Scholarship
A $1,000 award to a graduate student in
the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
interested in fish physiology research.
Instructionally-Related Minority Faculty Doctoral
Advancement Support
Awarded to minority group nontenuretrack faculty and professional staff
within the Oregon University System
who demonstrate potential to complete
a doctoral degree. (See http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/)
Sheldon L. Ladd Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to full-time undergraduate
(min GPA 3.5) or graduates (min GPA
3.0) majoring in Crop and Soil Science
involved in community and educational
pursuits. Amount varies.
Robert Johnson Fellowship
Awarded to an outstanding agricultural
and resource economics student, with
PhD students at the dissertation stage
receiving preference. The annual stipend
amount varies and does include a
tuition waiver.
Walter G. Jones Memorial Scholarship (Fisheries
Development Award)
$300 to encourage graduate work in
subjects that contribute to fisheries
development. Contact Lavern Weber,
Director, Hatfield Marine Science Center,
for criteria.
Parviz Kamangar Fellowship
$3,000 annually to recruit an outstanding MS or PhD student who exhibits
commitment and promise in animal
sciences.
Elwood J. Keema Education Fellowship
For a graduate student with financial
need who is pursuing a Master of Arts in
Teaching degree.
Bernhard F. Kieffer Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student in the
materials/metallurgical fields in mechanical engineering.
Dale Kirk Endowment
Cash awarded to an outstanding
undergraduate student majoring in
biological engineering.
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
For a graduate student in a marinerelated field. Spends one year with a
legislative or executive branch office in
Washington, D.C. The stipend is
$24,000/year plus up to $6,000 in other
expenses.
Kraus Graduate Fellowship in Ornamentals
A $1,500 award from the Ezra J. Kraus
Memorial Fund. Recipients must be in
some aspect of research related to
ornamentals.
Ruth Krueger Scholarship
Annual award of approximately $1,000
to a graduate student in the Department
of Statistics.
Eduardo Ruiz Landa Founder’s Fund
For forestry graduates from Medellin,
Columbia or other forestry or natural
resource graduates from schools in
Columbia, Cuba, Ecuador, Chile, Peru,
or Panama. Provides assistance with
round-trip airfare, tuition and fees,
room and board, books, and other
expenses, for a student pursuing a
master’s degree in the College of Forestry.
Life Care Scholars Award
Two awards of $3,000 are provided by
Life Care Centers of America for health
care administration students pursuing a
career in long term care administration.
Annie McDonald Lindsay Fellowship
Two $2,500 awards for graduate
students majoring in nutrition and food
management with an option in dietetics
or nutrition science.
Denabelle Linville Memorial Scholarship
First preference to women graduate
students who are Oregon residents
pursuing a teaching career. Amount
varies.
Ralph N. Lunde Memorial Award
Cash award given to recognize demonstrated professional growth of an
outstanding undergraduate majoring in
biological engineering.
Lyle-Meyer Graduate Fellowship
Two awards of $2,300 for graduate
students in the College of Health and
Human Sciences pursuing a professional
career in family studies.
Gene Lytle Memorial Education Fellowship
For a graduate student with financial
need pursuing a Master of Arts in
Teaching degree.
Thurgood Marshall Graduate Fellowship
Annual award that includes tuition
remission and a $4,000 stipend for a
deserving scholar. Nominees may be
from any field of study. Based on
academic merit, financial need, first
generation to attend a university,
demonstrated community service,
leadership, and/or involvement with
diverse communities. Administered by
the Graduate School. (See http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/)
Graduate School
George and Rachel Maksud Fellowship In Exercise
Physiology
Annual award given to outstanding
doctoral candidate entering the program
in exercise and sport science. Will
continue to receive fellowship up to
three consecutive academic years. An
intent to concentrate study in the area
of exercise physiology a requirement.
Preference given to student who is first
in his/her immediate family to attend
graduate school.
Mary J.L. McDonald Fellowships in Forestry
Five $3,000 awards to assist graduate
students in forestry.
McDougall Scholarship
Income from endowment to provide
financial assistance for graduate or
undergraduate student with mid-range
GPA in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. The annual stipend
amount varies.
Isabella Franklin McQuesten Memorial Fellowship
$1,600 award for a graduate student
pursuing a career in home economics
education.
Arnold and Vera Meier Education Fund
An award of up to $2,500 to support a
forestry graduate student.
Mark H. Middlekauf Fellowship
Annual awards of $2,000 to aid outstanding PhD candidates in microbiology.
Ava Milam Clark Fellowship
Two $2,500 fellowships for international
graduate students in home economics
who meet criteria determined by the
College of Health and Human Sciences.
Herman and Lois Miller Memorial Education
Fellowship
For U.S. graduate students with
financial need preparing for a teaching
career. Preference to older-than-average
students.
Minority Group Graduate Student Pipeline
Fellowship
$12,500 to $18,000 fellowship awarded
to outstanding domestic doctoral
students of color in programs with
historical under-representation. Candidates must indicate an interest in
collegiate level teaching and/or research.
(See http://oregonstate.edu/dept/
grad_school/)
Alfred W. Moltke Memorial Scholarships
Five fellowships at $3,000 awarded
annually for new graduate students in
forestry.
NASA Space Grant Fellowship
Award of $6,000 per academic year for
up to three years to a first-year graduate
student in aerospace science and
engineering or area with NASA application potential. Additional support
(graduate assistantship and tuition
remission) is generally provided by
nominating department.
National Academy for Nuclear Training
Fellowships
Three $10,500 fellowships are awarded
annually to graduate students entering
the Department of Nuclear Engineering
and Radiation Health Physics. Two
awards are for students with majors in
nuclear engineering and one is for an
entering radiation health physics
student. These fellowships also include
an appointment as a graduate teaching
assistant and tuition in addition to the
stipend.
Rita Norris Memorial Fellowship
Four $3,000 awards for graduate
students in the School of Education
who are Oregon residents with financial
need pursuing an MA/MS degree or a
Master of Arts in Teaching.
NSI Technology Services Fellowship
Annual award of $1,000 or more to two
or more students for research in wetlands biology. Information is available
from the College of Science.
Nurserymen’s Memorial Award
Award of $600 to any graduate student
majoring in ornamental horticulture.
Philip O’Neill Graduate Fellowship
One award of $200 to a graduate
student in the Department of Human
Development and Family Sciences who
has demonstrated extraordinary
teaching potential.
Oregon Council of the Federation of Fly Fisheries
Graduate Scholarship
An award for a graduate student in
fisheries with a preference given to
students working on native fishes of
interest to the Oregon Council. One
annual award for $1,500.
Oregon Laurels Graduate Scholarships
Tuition scholarships awarded to
academically talented Oregon residents
who are U.S. citizens and first-year
graduate students. In special cases,
talented nonresidents (U.S. citizens) will
be considered for an award. Administered by the Graduate School. (See http:/
/oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/)
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Oregon Sea Grant/Coastal Zone Management
Association State Legislative Fellowship
For a graduate student with a background and interest in coastal and
marine natural resources policy issues.
Stipend of $1,200 per month, tuition
remission of up to $3,600/academic year,
and up to $1,000 in travel funds.
Oregon Space Grant Graduate Fellowships
Up to six Oregon Space Grant Graduate
Fellowships are awarded to incoming
graduate students in majors with
aerospace relevance (including but not
limited to all engineering, oceanography,
atmospheric science, physics, chemistry,
biological sciences, etc.) disciplines.
Stipends of up to $6,000 per year for up
to three years are available.
Outstanding Graduate Assistant and Graduate
Student Awards in Economics
Awards given to outstanding graduate
students in the Department of Economics based on performance in academics,
graduate assistant duties, and teaching.
Amount varies.
Pacific Egg and Poultry Association Scholarship
$2,000 per year for undergraduate and
graduate students who have a strong
interest in poultry. Animal sciences,
agricultural engineering, food science
and technology, agricultural and
resource economics, general agriculture,
and preveterinary medicine majors are
eligible to apply. Contact the Department of Animal Sciences for more
information.
Arthur Parenzin Fellowship Awards
Award of $500 to defray expenses
associated with completing outstanding
geography program graduate thesis. At
least one award a year is available.
Donald C. Phillips Memorial Scholarship
One annual award of $1,500 for a
graduate student in environmental
engineering. Based on scholarship and
financial need.
Portland Metro Chapter, Oregon Medical Group
Management Association Scholarship
One award of $500 is provided in
support of a health care administration
student pursuing a career in physician
group practice management.
Rieke-Chaplin Memorial Education Fellowship
For a graduate student pursuing teacher
certification.
J.B. Rodgers Scholarship
Award given to two outstanding
students in the Department of
Bioresource Engineering. Amount varies.
Award will be shared between one
undergraduate and one graduate student.
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Jewell Fields Rohlfing Foods and Nutrition
Graduate Fellowship
$1,000 for a graduate student with
financial need pursuing a graduate
degree in the Department of Nutrition
and Food Management.
Sports Lottery Scholarships for Graduate Students
Scholarships in varying amounts
awarded for academic merit and
financial need. Administered by the
Graduate School. (See http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/)
Ruth Kennedy Tartar Graduate Research Grant
Two of $1,500 maximum to provide
financial assistance to a graduate
student conducting research in nutrition
or related subject area in the College of
Health and Human Sciences.
Sanga Sabhasri Fellowship
An award of $1,000 to support a
graduate student in forestry from SE
Asia with preference to Thailand.
Springer-Burrill Golden Apple Award
For a student in the elementary education Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Tektronix Graduate Fellowships in Computer
Science
$20,000 per year awarded to graduate
students in computer science.
Saubert Teaching and Research Fund
Seven awards of $2,000 to forestry
graduate students in a research program.
Arizona Sawyers Memorial Education Fellowship
For Oregon graduate students pursuing
a teaching career. First preference for
women.
Schild-Nicholson Home Economics Fellowship
For a graduate student in home
economics who volunteers in the
community and demonstrates potential
contributions to society. Pending
available funds.
Carl Schumacher Award
One-time award for highly qualified,
usually first-time, applicants in marine
sciences.
Schutz Family Education Fund
Two annual awards of up to $1,500
each to support graduate students in the
College of Forestry.
Thomas G. Scott Achievement Fund
For students enrolled in degree programs
in fisheries and wildlife to support
publication and travel. Amount varies.
Herman A. Scullen Entomology Memorial
Fund income to be used to provide a
fellowship to an outstanding graduate
student in entomology or apiculture.
Amount is variable.
David Shoemaker Fellowship
Annual awards up to $4,000 for
exceptional advanced PhD students in
chemistry. Students who are completing
the spring term of their second year, or
more advanced, are eligible. The award
was established in honor of Dr. David
Shoemaker, former chair of the Department of Chemistry.
N.L. Tartar Research Fellowship
Annual awards up to $4,000 to assist
graduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, and microbiology.
Buena Maris Mockmore Steinmetz Fellowship
$450 for a junior, senior, or graduate
student in child development or family
relations.
Lucille D. and Faye H. Stewart Fellowship
Income from endowment to be used to
support the education efforts of a
graduate or undergraduate student
pursuing a degree in entomology at
Oregon State University. Amount is
variable.
A.L. Strand Memorial Scholarship
Income from endowment to be used to
support the education efforts of a
graduate or undergraduate student
pursuing a degree in entomology at
Oregon State University. Amount is
variable.
Supplemental Oregon Laurels Graduate Scholarship
Tuition assistance of varying amounts
based upon student’s residency status.
Nominees may be resident or nonresident, domestic or international graduate
students who have proven themselves to
be academically talented. New or
continuing students in degree programs
may qualify. (See http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/.)
Swallow Fellowship
One award each year to an incoming
graduate student in horticulture. The
stipend is $15,000 (MS) or $16,000 (PhD).
Knud G. Swenson Memorial Fellowship
Income from endowment to be used to
provide a fellowship to an outstanding
graduate student in entomology.
Amount is variable.
Susanne Szentandrasi Fellowship
Cash award given to recognize an
outstanding international female
graduate student interested in resource
and environmental economics in the
Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics.
Robert F. Tarrant Fellowship
Award of $1,000 for a graduate forest
science student doing research on red
alder.
U.S. Bureau of Mines Research Fellowships
Stipends in chemistry, physics, geology,
and engineering for research at the
Albany, Oregon plant. Master’s degree
candidates devote one year to research,
doctoral candidates two years. Compensation based on up to 50 percent of GS 5
and GS 7 pay.
Wade Rain Irrigation Scholarship
Cash award given to a student specializing in irrigation technology in the
Department of Bioresource Engineering.
Amount varies.
Conrad P. Wessela Graduate Fellowship Fund
To support a graduate student conducting research in forest disease control and
genetics in the Department of Forest
Science.
Chester M. Wilcox Memorial Scholarship
Two scholarships for graduate studies in
poultry science are available. The Wilcox
provides stipends of $9,200 for MS and
$10,200 for PhD students, plus requisition accounts of $1,000 for MS and
$1,500 for PhD per year. Animal Sciences
provides a .2 FTE GRA.
Harriet M. Winton Graduate Scholarship
$900 award for a graduate student
studying infectious diseases of fish in the
Department of Microbiology.
Wood/Foster Fellowship
$1,000 award for graduate student in a
major subject area of home economics.
P.F. Yerex and Nellie Buck Yerex Graduate
Fellowship
Annual awards of approximately $5,000
to outstanding graduates student in a
science or technology field. Administered
by the Graduate School. (See http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school/)
Orin F. Zimmerman Fellowship
Endowed scholarship to be used to
provide one $1,500 fellowship annually
to a graduate student in Electrical
Engineering in the area of electricity
technology.