APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Fall 2008 Catalog and beyond)

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

GRADUATE DIVISION

APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

(Fall 2008 Catalog and beyond)

Students must obtain required signatures before filing application. Candidates must be registered or using filing fee in quarter in which the degree is to be awarded.

NAME Mr./Ms. SID

Print Name as It Appears on Official Record (First, Middle, Last) PRESENT ADDRESS:

FUTURE ADDRESS: as of:

DEGREES RECEIVED (Dates/Institutions/Locations):

EXPECTED DEGREE DATE: December 20 ; March 20 ; June 20 ; August/Sept. 20

STUDENT SIGNATURE

By signing this application, I give UCR permission to publish my name and degree information in official campus Commencement publications.  I do not wish to have my name and degree information published in official campus Commencement publications.

Plan I (Thesis) - TITLE OF THESIS

THESIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS (Attach memo of support for Non-Academic Senate members):

1. 2. 3.

(Chairperson, please print) (Member, please print) (Member, please print) Approved for plan and title of thesis:

Committee Chairperson Signature

Plan II (Comprehensive Exam) - DATE (mm/dd/yyyy) pass fail

Do Not Write Below This Line

Requirements to be Completed

Residence (3qtrs) GPA Prior to Degree Conferral:

Courses Required: 100 200 24/18 Total 36 Courses Completed: 100 200 Total Courses in Progress: 100 200 Total To Be Completed: 100 200 Total Oral Defense of Thesis Date: Date Thesis Filed:

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I. Admission Deficiencies (if any were present at time of admission, please indicate how they were met):

II. Course Work: Students must complete a minimum of 36 units of graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses in,

or significantly related to, environmental sciences. These must include the course requirements for the specific field area. Thesis Plan: At least 24 of the 36 units must be in graduate courses. A maximum of 12 of these units may be in graduate research for the thesis (297/299). No more than 4 units of ENSC 290 and 2 units of graduate seminar courses may be applied toward the degree.

Comprehensive Exam Plan: At least 18 units must be in graduate courses. Students may count no more than 2 units of graduate seminar courses and 6 units of graduate internship courses toward the required 18 units and no units from graduate research or dissertation.

A. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology – all students must complete one core course:

Core Course Grade Units Quarter Taken

ENSC/ENTX 200/CHEM 246

1. Environmental Chemistry Focus – must complete 4 electives from the following list, of which at least 2 must be at the graduate level: ENSC 104, ENSC/SWSC 127, ENSC/SWSC/MCBL 133, ENSC/ENTX/CHEM 135, ENSC/ENTX/CHEM/SWSC 136, ENSC/SWSC 214, ENSC/SWSC 217, ENSC/SWSC 224,

ENSC/SWSC 225, ENSC/SWSC 232, ENTX 200L, ENTX/CHEM 244, ENTX/CHEM/SWSC 245, SWSC 203, SWSC 204.

Course Grade Units Quarter Taken

2. Ecotoxicology Focus – must complete ENTX 201 and ENTX 208 and take at least two electives from the following list one of which must be at the graduate level: ENSC/SWSC 214, ENSC/SWSC 217, ENSC/SWSC 224, ENSC/SWSC 225. ENSC/SWSC 232, ENTX 200L, ENTX/CHEM 244, ENTX/CHEM/SWSC 245, SWSC 203, SWSC 204, ENTX 154, ENTX 205.

ENTX 201 ENTX 208

B. Environmental Microbiology – students must complete the following core courses and at least 4 elective courses (or 12

credit hours), three of which must be at the graduate level:

MCBL 201 MCBL 211 MCBL 221

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C. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Policy:

1. Core Course Work – students must complete the following core courses.

Core Course Grade Units Quarter Taken

ECON 200A ECON 200B ECON 200C ECON 205A ECON 205B ECON 205C ECON 207 ECON 208 ECON 209

2. Elective Course Work – students must complete 3 elective courses comprised of upper division undergraduate courses and/or graduate courses approved by their advisor:

D. Soil and Water Sciences – students must complete one course in each of the following core course groups, and

additional electives. Students may have completed these prior to admission or they may take them early in their graduate program:

1. Chemistry: ENSC/SWSC 104 or CHEM/ENSC/ENTX/SWSC 136 2. Physics: ENSC/SWSC 107 or ENSC 163

3. Biology: BPSC/ENSC/SWSC 134 or ENSC/MCBL/SWSC 141

4. Natural Structure and Diversity: ENSC/GEO/SWSC 138 or ENSC/SWSC 140 5. Additional Electives

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E. Environmental Sciences and Management – This course plan is individualized. It is expected that the student and his/her Advisory Committee will design a course plan that includes graduate environmental science, management, and/or policy courses. The student will be required to take 6 courses (24 units), 3 of which must be at the graduate level.

III. Additional Course Work – any other courses needed to complete the 36-unit requirement:

IV. Seminar – Students must attend a seminar each quarter:

Seminar Course: Quarters attended:

V. Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Student Symposium – All students are required to give a

presentation annually at the Symposium.

Date of presentation (mm/dd/yyyy): Date of presentation (mm/dd/yyyy): Date of presentation (mm/dd/yyyy): Date of presentation (mm/dd/yyyy):

Graduate Advisor's Signature Date

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

GRADUATE DIVISION

APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

(Fall 2007 catalog year and prior)

Students must obtain required signatures before filing application. Candidates must be registered or using filing fee in quarter in which the degree is to be awarded.

NAME Mr./Ms. SID

Print Name as It Appears on Official Record (First, Middle, Last) PRESENT ADDRESS:

FUTURE ADDRESS: as of:

DEGREES RECEIVED (Dates/Institutions/Locations):

EXPECTED DEGREE DATE: December 20 ; March 20 ; June 20 ; August/Sept. 20

STUDENT SIGNATURE

By signing this application, I give UCR permission to publish my name and degree information in official campus Commencement publications.  I do not wish to have my name and degree information published in official campus Commencement publications.

Plan I (Thesis) - TITLE OF THESIS

THESIS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS (Attach memo of support for Non-Academic Senate members):

1. 2. 3.

(Chair)

Approved for plan and title of thesis:

Committee Chair

Annual Student Seminar oral presentation (each year in residence, list month & year):

Plan II (Comprehensive Exam) - EXAM DATE pass fail

Do Not Write Below This Line

Requirements to be Completed

Residence (3qtrs) GPA Prior to Degree Conferral:

Courses Required: 100 200 24 Total 36 Courses Completed: 100 200 Total Courses in Progress: 100 200 Total To Be Completed: 100 200 Total

Oral Defense of Thesis Date: ( ) passed ( ) failed Date Thesis Filed: Advancement Date:

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I. Admission Deficiencies (if any were present at time of admission, please indicate how they were met):

Course Number | Units | Quarter Taken or to be Taken II List all upper division (100 series) courses completed or to be completed which are applicable to the degree:

III. List all graduate (200 series) courses completed or to be completed which are applicable to the degree. Plan I: 24 graduate units required, no more than 12 units of 290, 297, or 299 will apply. Plan II: 18 graduate units required, no units of 297 or 299 may apply. For both Plan I and Plan II, must take SWSC/CHEM 257 each quarter in residence, no more than 2 units from seminar courses will apply.

Four core courses, at least one from each of the first two areas listed and both courses from area three:

Graduate Advisor's Signature Date