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Residency requirements | Register 9 or more credits in two consecutive semesters, maximum 16 credits per semester can be registered |
Dissertation credits |
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Course requirement | Get approval from your advisor on course selection |
Category 1 (all students) | 3 credits Research methods (FS797R) |
Category 2 (all students) | 1 credit Teaching Experience (FS796T) |
Category 3 (all students) |
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Category 4 |
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Category 4a (Students with Food Science MS) |
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Category 4b (Students with Food Science BS) |
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Category 4c (Students with non-Food Science MS) |
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Category 4d (Students with non-Food science BS) |
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Category 4e (Students with UMass Food Science MS) | No additional requirements. |
Continuous Enrollment | Students who take less than 9 credits in a semester or in continuous enrollment (GRADSCH999) must request an override for full-time status by e-mailing Moriah Fahey (mafahey@umass.edu). This needs to be done at the beginning of every semester |
Comprehensive exam | Ask your advisor to form the comprehensive exam committee (at least four faculty). The exam should be completed within the 18 months. |
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). |
Prospectus | Student submits signed prospectus/outline signature sheet to graduate school after completion of prospectus (At least 6 months before defense). |
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. |
Defense |
Ask your advisor to send an email to GPD for results of defense, date passed, and committee names. |
Paperwork |
The student submits the signed dissertation signature sheet and the Doctoral degree eligibility form to the graduate school after completion of a successful defense. Student files dissertation electronically to ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst . Student completes the survey of earned doctorates requested by the graduate school. |
Updated June 2024