| Residency requirements | - Register nine or more credits in two consecutive semesters, maximum 16 credits per semester can be registered
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| Dissertation credits | - 18 total dissertation credits (FS899), maximum of 9 credits of dissertation credits per semester.
- Use dissertation credits to maximize to 16 credits per semester
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| Course requirement | - Get approval from your advisor on course selection
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| Category 1 (all students) | - Three credits Research methods (FS790STA)
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| Category 2 (all students) | - One credit Teaching Experience (FS796T)
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| Category 3 (all students) | - Two credits Graduate Seminar (FS791A/792A, one credit each, two separate semesters)
- A minimum one letter grade seminar (require presentation)
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| Category 4 | - All course requirements ≥ 600 level
- Independent Study credits cannot be used in this category unless approved by GPD
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| Category 4a (Students with Food Science MS) | - Six credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
- One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval
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| Category 4b (Students with Food Science BS) | - Nine credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
- One 500 level can be used to replace ≥600 level upon advisor’s approval
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| Category 4c (Students with non-Food Science MS) | - Six credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
- Six credits 500 level (any two of Fd Chem, Fd Micro, or Fd Proc/Eng, both courses cannot be in the same area, e.g. Fd Chem)
- One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval
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| Category 4d (Students with non-Food science BS) | - Nine credits from courses within the Department ≥600 level
- Six credits 500 level (any two of Fd Chem, Fd Micro, or Fd Proc/Eng, both courses cannot be in the same area, e.g. Fd Chem)
- One ≥600 level can be outside department upon advisor’s approval
- One 500 level can be used to replace ≥600 level upon advisor’s approval
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| Category 4e (Students with UMass Food Science MS) | - No additional requirements.
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| Continuous Enrollment | - Students who take less than nine credits in a semester or continuous enrollment (GRADSCH999) must request an override for full-time status by emailing Moriah Fahey (mafahey@umass.edu). This needs to be done at the beginning of every semester.
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| Comprehensive exam | - Ask your advisor to form the comprehensive exam committee (at least four faculty). The exam should be completed within the 18 months.
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| Form dissertation committee | - Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD requesting the appointment of the dissertation committee (which should include at least one outside member).
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| Prospectus | - Student submits signed prospectus/outline signature sheet to graduate school after completion of prospectus (At least seven months before defense).
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| Defense notification | - Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD for a memo with the dissertation defense date, time, location, and title of the dissertation. This should be done at least one month prior to the defense date.
- The student requests Moriah to send a defense notification to the department 1-2 days prior to the scheduled defense.
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| Defense | - Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD with the results of defense, the date passed, and committee names.
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| Paperwork | - After a successful defense, the student will submit their digitally signed dissertation signature page to the Graduate School. They should also submit their Doctoral Degree Eligibility form through SPIRE.
- Student files dissertation electronically to ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst .
- Student completes the survey of earned doctorates requested by the graduate school.
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