Academic Requirements, Procedures and Deadlines
- Students can obtain unofficial transcripts and degree audits at my.ucmerced.edu.
- Descriptions of common academic procedures and summaries of deadlines are available at naturalsciencesgrads.ucmerced.edu.
- For official deadlines approved by the UC Merced Graduate & Research Council, see the "Dates and Deadlines" document on the Graduate Division Forms and Publications page.
QSB Documents
QSB guidance documents are helpful for gauging student progress. Student faculty committees are required to evaluate the progress of all QSB students annually.
- Annual Faculty Committee Meeting
- Annual student progress report format - for use by grad students. The student sends a progress report to committee members ahead of the committee meeting.
- Annual student progress evaluation form - for use by faculty committees (MS Word format). The committee chair (and other members, at their discretion) provides a copy of the report to the student, the graduate group chair, and the graduate coordinator.
- Master's Degree
- Instructions on applying for a terminal Master's
- MS I, Thesis Track
- MS I Sample Degree Plan
- MS thesis evaluation sheet - for use by thesis committees
- MS II, Coursework and Comprehensive Exam Track
- MS II Sample Degree Plan
- MS comprehensive exam rubric and signature page - for use by exam committees
- PhD Degree
- PhD Sample Degree Plan
- PhD Qualifying Exam
- Qualifying exam proposal format
- Qualifying exam reservations checklist
- Instructions on how to apply for the qualifying exam
- Qualifying exam rubric - for use by exam committees. The committee chair (and other members, at their discretion) provides a copy of the report to the student, the graduate group chair, and the graduate coordinator.
- Instructions for Advancement to Candidacy for PhD
- PhD Dissertation
- Dissertation syllabus
- Dissertation rubric - for use by dissertation committees
- Instructions for Dissertation and Defense
- Learning Outcomes
- Policies and Procedures -official QSB degree requirements
- 2011-2012 Policies & Procedures (changes to degree requirements; effective Fall 2011)
- 2010-2011 Policies & Procedures (changes to degree requirements; effective Fall 2010)
- 2008-2009 Policies & Procedures (formating changes only; effective Fall 2008)
- 2005-2006 Policies & Procedures Modified September 2007 (effective Spring 2008)
- 2005-2006 Policies & Procedures Modified August 2006 (effective Fall 2006)
- 2005-2006 Policies & Procedures Modified January 2006 (effective Spring 2006)
- 2005-2006 Policies & Procedures Adopted April 2005 (effective Fall 2006)
- Bylaws - rules for faculty governance of QSB
Grad Student Employment
The QSB stipend addendum contains details about how the QSB stipend policy is implemented. Salary tables are set by University and Graduate Group policies. Grad students can check their employment information at atyourserviceonline.ucop.edu.
Other Important Documents
Graduate Division
General requirements for graduate study and degrees are available at the Graduate Division website.
The Forms and Publications page has links to many mportant documents, including the Graduate Student Handbook (an excellent introduction for new students), Graduate Rights and Responsibilities, and the Graduate Advisor's Handbook (which includes many official regulations governing graduate education).
The Graduate Student Funding Resources page has links to extramural fellowships.
Registrar
The Registrar's website has links to forms and policies for coursework, enrollment, fees, and transcripts.
Office of Research
The Office of Research website has information about research integrity and compliance; intellectual property, technology transfer and patents; conflict of interest; grants and fellowships; and much more.
