Taken from the Policy
Statements for the
Graduate Program
Policy Statement C/X/04 Supersedes Policy Statement C/1/85, C/1/75,
C/2/77, C/1/78, S/1/75, S/2/77 and C/1/82 |
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1. Administration a. Responsibility for day-to-day
administration of the CMS academic program has been assigned by the Dean to
the Associate Dean. Day-to-day administration of each of the four program
areas is the responsibility of a program director. Oversight and coordination
of the college-wide academic program reside with the CMS Academic Council. b. All core faculty members of the college are
eligible to teach graduate and undergraduate courses and to serve as
principal advisor, or as an advisory committee member, subject to the
approval of the respective program director and associate dean. c. Individuals other
than college faculty may be permitted to teach specific graduate or
undergraduate courses during specific terms if both the course and instructor
are approved by the appropriate program director, the academic council, the
associate dean, and the dean. 2. Admission a. The college generally admits applicants
with combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores at least 1050, good advanced
test scores, and an overall grade point index exceeding 3.0. The Associate Dean may discuss questionable
applications with the Admission to the graduate program is
competitive. Those who meet stated requirements are not guaranteed admission,
nor are those who fail to meet all of those requirements necessarily
precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths. b. The academic
programs of CMS may establish additional criteria for evaluating prospective
students. These additional criteria
shall be reviewed by c. Each program
director, after consultation with his/her faculty, makes a recommendation to
the associate dean on those applications in his/her program area. d. The
MMM degree program will be administered by a three member committee (MMM
Advisory Committee) composed of the Program Director for Marine Policy and
two faculty mentors. One of the
mentors will be from the Marine Policy program and the other from one of the
other programs in CMS. This committee
will oversee admissions and guide students through the program. The committee will report to the Associate
Dean who in turn will consult with e. Before qualified students are admitted to
the college, a specific faculty member must indicate a willingness to advise
and supervise the student. The program director appoints the faculty advisor
pro tem; at the initiative of faculty or student, the advisor may be changed. Students in the MMM program are advised by
the MMM Advisory Committee. 3. Policies for Matriculated Students a. The requirements
for all degrees offered by CMS are described at http://www.ocean.udel.edu/graduate/degrees.html. All degrees
except the M.M.M. degree require a thesis or dissertation describing original
work completed by the student. b. A
student must complete his/her graduate work within the time limits imposed by
the University and CMS. The time
limits for the various steps in completing the M.S. or Ph.D. are given at http://www.ocean.udel.edu/currentstudents/policy.html#13. c. On petition,
waivers of the time limits may be granted for good cause. Students must provide
justification for any extensions past the limits. The justification must be approved by the
student’s advisor, committee and the Associate Dean. In the case of University time limits, the
official request to the graduate office must come from the associate dean of
CMS. d. A
doctoral student's committee shall consist of at least four members but not
more than six, at least 50% of whom shall be CMS core faculty. It is required
that one member of the committee be external to the college. A magisterial
student's committee shall consist of at least three members, but not more
than four, at least two of whom shall be CMS core faculty. e. Core, joint,
adjunct, emeritus appointees, and university research professors assigned to
CMS are considered as members of the CMS faculty, but every doctoral or
magisterial committee must have at least two core appointee. Only core or
joint appointees may serve as committee chairs, except in the case of an
emeritus professor who has, prior to retirement, been the advisor of a
student when that student's committee was formed. f. A
qualifying examination is required to obtain admission to candidacy for the
Ph.D. In order to take the examination, each student must be in good academic
standing, have satisfied the requirements of the academic program (with the
exception of the annual seminar requirement), have an approved research
proposal, and have approval of the advisory committee. Each Ph.D. candidate
is required to pass written and oral qualifying examinations in those areas
of marine studies designated by the advisory committee. At least 60 days
prior to the examination, the student will be advised by the committee of
those areas and format of marine studies to be tested. Passage or failure of
the examination is determined by advisory committee consensus. A student who
fails is entitled to only one re-examination, which must be taken within six
months of the first examination. g. The
defense of the dissertation or thesis, which is required for all degrees except
the M.M.M. degree, is addressed to the candidate's research. The
examination focuses on the scope of the research, its contribution to the
field, its significance to advancing the body of knowledge, and its potential
for follow-up. The student's advisory committee serves as the examining
board. The defense is oral
and is open to the public and should be announced at least two weeks before
the defense date. The defense will begin
with a presentation of the work by the candidate, followed by questioning by
the examiners. Thereafter, the defense will be open to questions addressed to
the candidate by the public. At the close of the public questioning, the
examiners will retire immediately for deliberation and decision. Upon
reaching a decision, the board will communicate that decision to the
candidate, the dean of the 4. Change in Student Status a. A student may change advisor in consultation with the assigned
advisor and the potential advisor. Additional advisement is provided by the
program director and the student's advisory committee. b. Students who have
formed an advisory committee and who have completed an M.S. thesis proposal
may petition for admission to the Ph.D. program after one year of residency
in the college (“bypass option”). To petition, students must
submit evidence of performance to their M.S. advisory committee. Such
evidence generally includes:
The following steps are
necessary for approving the bypass: Chair of advisory committee
sends a letter of approval on behalf of the majority of the advisory
committee to the program director. The letter should note dissent, if any; Associate dean reviews the
letter and input from program director; Student completes a
change-of-status form and continues as a Ph.D. student in the College. e. Students wishing
to transfer into the MMM program from another CMS degree program must
petition the MMM Advisory Committee.
Students wishing to transfer to another CMS degree from the MMM
program must reapply for admission to CMS.
There is no fee for this application.
The application procedure is the same as for other students. d. Students who wish to
continue for a Ph.D. after completing an M.S. must reapply for admission to
CMS. There is no fee for this application. The application procedure is the
same as for other students. Typically,
the letters of recommendation will be from the prospective Ph.D. advisor and two
members of the M.S. advisory committee.
5. Competency of CMS graduates A recipient of a Ph.D. from the
For the M.S. and M.M.P. degrees, the above criteria are the same
except for the depth of understanding, creativity, and independence
demonstrated in one area of marine studies by the dissertation. Instead, a
written thesis is required. It must, by definition, be of a stated hypothesis
with originality that may warrant publication, or a profound analysis of some
policy issue with critical conclusions. Here the intent is a focused and
limited exposure to research; the duration is not meant to exceed a year. In
this respect, the doctoral and master's degrees granted in the Students receiving the M.M.M. degree are not required to write a
thesis or to conduct original research or analysis. These students should have a solid foundation in the aspects of marine
science and policy relevant to their areas of marine management. 6. Changes in Requirements Any program wishing to
change requirements for their graduate students, including imposing
additional requirements, must seek approval of Academic Council. The Council will then determine if the
change should be considered by the entire CMS faculty. Legislative History
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