GRADUATE GROUP IN ECOLOGY
MS Plan II (Examination) Integrative Ecology
First Report From the Guidance Committee (GC)
Name
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Home Address________________________________
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Date
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Department
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Major ______________________________________ Entry Into Program:
Professor
Program of Study:
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1.
Remaining Entrance Deficiencies (FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS).
2.
Courses required by the Group:
(a)
2015
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Evolution EVE 100. Note: Substitutions are not allowed. A basic genetics course will not satisfy
this requirement. May have been satisfied elsewhere; please list provide course number, institution
and year taken:
(b)
CRN
Ecology 290 Seminar(one seminar required, BOX is for GGE use only)
Title
(c)
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One field course such as:
ECL/ENT 225 Terrestrial Field Ecol
ENT 109 Field Taxonomy and Ecology
ESP 123 Intro Field & Lab Meth in Ecol
ESP 124 Marine & Coastal Field Ecology
OTS or comparable field course
WFC 101L Field Research in Wildlife Ecology
WFC 102 L Field Studies in Fish Biology
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Other (GGE MS research does not satisfy this requirement)
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The Master of Science (Plan II) requires a minimum of 36 units, of which 18 must be in graduate coursework. Program
requirements are substantially different from those of Plan I (thesis). The guidance committee is responsible for specifying a program
meeting these requirements. Both the GGE and Graduate Studies check to be sure these unit totals are met when the student is
advanced to candidacy. All coursework must be taken for a letter grade, if available.
The list of entrance deficiencies is determined at the time of admission to the program. We encourage students to fulfill as many as
possible and as quickly as possible. Entrance deficiencies CANNOT be waived or substituted.
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For details on fulfilling the field course requirement, see the handbook. Any field work conducted as part of the MS in Ecology is
not sufficient to cover this requirement.
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For details on fulfilling the field course requirement see the handbook. A field research project will not cover this requirement.
3.
Required courses by the AOE (A minimum of two are required):
(a)
Two courses any ECL courses (2xx), but 290 or 296's):
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Agroecology, ECL 216
Conservation, ECL 208
Ecosystems & Landscape, ECL 201
Environmental Policy, ECL 212A
(b)
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Environmental Policy, ECL 212B
Human Ecology, ECL 210
Marine Ecology, ECL 214
Physiological Ecology, ECL 203
Two Research Methodology/Quantitative Skills. Same rules as No. 4.
Required Coursework (A minimum of two courses are required):
Required Course #1:
List course number and title.
Required Course #2:
List course number and title.
(c)
Graduate courses (No Substitutes).
(i)
(ii)
4.
ECL 200A and B
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ECL 296 Topics in Ecology - required each quarter for the first year
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(iii)
Additional courses, as determined by the Guidance Committee and the student deemed
necessary for adequate preparation for examination topics.
Required Coursework:
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Courses required to support your elected examination topic required by your guidance committee. Courses
listed here must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum of two are required.
Examination Topic:
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(See list of recommended courses for this AOE.)
Required Coursework:
Required Course #1:
List course number and title.
Required Course #2:
List course number and title.
5.
Research Credits (299) Minimum of 3.
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Signatures
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Major Professor
Print or type name
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AOE Adviser
Student
Reviewed:
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Edwin Grosholz, Ecology Graduate Adviser
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The guidance committee should develop a 15-23 units of coursework in the selected areas of emphasis and research methodology
section. We have set a level of two required courses for each area, including relevant prior coursework. The committee should bear
the unit requirements in mind. Normally, the elected area is covered in the comprehensive examination. Students are urged to read
"Guidelines for Preparation and taking Qualifying and Masters Plan II Examinations in the Graduate Group in Ecology", a 1990
publication.