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PhD in
Environmental Science
Admission to Arkansas State
University's Environmental Sciences PhD
Program requires the prospective student to
apply to the Graduate
School prior to admission to the EVS Program.
Applicants seeking admission into
the PhD program in
Environmental Sciences must meet the admission
requirements of the Graduate School and the specific
program requirements. The Environmental Sciences
PhD program accepts students with a
variety of undergraduate and graduate majors,
including the natural sciences, social sciences, and
engineering.
Students lacking some of this
preparation may be accepted for admission, but
expected to address such deficiencies prior to
entrance by means of formal coursework or other
arrangements agreed upon by the applicant and the
EVS Program Committee. Potential students must have
a sponsoring EVS affiliated
faculty member, who will act as advisor until a
dissertation research topic is designated. For advisor
selection suggestions, contact the program office or
go to the departmental web pages to research faculty
research interests and then contact them directly
and relate your interests.
For additional admissions details
click here.
Students admitted in the
Environmental Sciences
Doctoral Program will earn an MS in
Environmental Sciences upon admission to candidacy.
A PhD student may also elect to complete an MS in
Chemistry or Biology along the way to the PhD in
Environmental Sciences. Students interested in
this option should contact the graduate coordinator
of the associated department for degree
requirements.
PhD degree plan and information
for current students is available in the
Handbook.
Information for Current
PhD Students
In addition to the information
provided below students should consult the
Handbook as well as the
download the appropriate forms.
A time line to degree completion is available in the
Handbook.
Program of Study: The
Program of Study Form must be filed by the end of
the first year in residence. It is generally the
case that not all coursework has been completed when
the form is filed and this is perfectly acceptable.
Remaining courses should be identified. If there are
changes in the program of study after the form has
been filed, it is a simple but nonetheless necessary
exercise to file a change in the Program of Study
Form. In any case, students must file their Program
of Study Form and qualifying examination request
form no later than the end of the second semester in
residence. The form-requesting the qualifying
examination should be filed with the Program of
Study Form. These forms are available in the
Graduate Program office.
Qualifying examinations:
These examinations are required by the Program, but
take a variety of forms in the case of individual
students. The precise requirement is determined by
the student’s choice of specialty area and the
student’s advisory committee and approved by the
Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental
Sciences. For additional details see the
Handbook.
Proposal Defense: Each
Ph.D. candidate must pass the oral proposal defense
examination.
Dissertation: A successful
Ph.D. candidate, having passed the qualifying
examinations and oral proposal defense examination,
must carry out original research which is described
in a written dissertation, and he or she must
successfully defend the completed work in a final
oral examination. Detailed instructions for the
preparation of the dissertation may be found on the
Graduate School website.
Dissertation research is expected
to be original research that is publishable in a
peer-reviewed setting with submission or publication
prior to defense.
The Graduate School requires that
each final copy of any doctoral dissertation be
delivered to the Graduate School with each copy
containing an original separate page for the
signatures of the advisory committee and Director of
the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences. The
signature page should be bound into all copies of
the dissertation as the first page in the volume,
immediately preceding the title page. A minimum of
three copies are required one for the Graduate
School and University Library and one for the
Program Office. Additional copies should be provided
for the Research Advisor and student.
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