Distinguishing Subplan from Certificate Award
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certificate |
sub-plan |
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Participating departments |
ATOC, EBIO, ENVS, GEOG, GEOL, CEAE (EVEN, CVEN) |
ATOC, EBIO, ENVS, GEOG, GEOL |
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Student Level |
Masters and PhD |
PhD |
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Course requirements |
equivalent |
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Hydroscience faculty participation |
1 thesis/dissertation committee member |
2 thesis/dissertation committee members from Hydrologic Sciences fields |
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Research topic |
Hydroscience related |
Approved by Hydrologic Sciences Program Co-director |
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Designation on transcript |
At bottom, the certificate in Hydrologic Sciences stated |
At top, the degree in Hydrologic Sciences stated; refining departmental PhD degree |
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Designation on diploma |
None |
Stated, refining departmental PhD degree |
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Paper certificate |
Mailed after diploma |
None |
PhD Committees
The exams and Defense are conducted by interdepartmental committees chaired by a faculty member in the home department and approved by the home department and the Hydrologic Sciences Program.
Preliminary examination (in some departments)
Students pursuing the PhD sub-plan in Hydrologic Sciences will take a preliminary exam depending upon the regulations of the student's home department.
Comprehensive examination
The format of the PhD comprehensive examination varies somewhat from department to department. In general, the comprehensive exam tests general knowledge of hydrologic sciences as well as specific research skills. The oral exam can include basic questions of hydrologic sciences to test the student's understanding of fundamental concepts. It is recommended that students complete this exam before the end of their fifth semester.
There should be at least two faculty from the Hydrologic Sciences Program on the exam committee, the composition of which should be approved by a co-director of the Hydrologic Sciences program.
Dissertation defense
The dissertation defense is conducted publicly in the usual way by a committee of 5 faculty, as approved by the chair of the student's home department. The chair of the defense committee is normally the student's research advisor. In the event the research advisor is not a member of the faculty of the student's home department, the agreement of that department that the advisor serves as chair will be sought. Because the Hydrologic Sciences faculty is broadly interdisciplinary, the requirement that not all of the committee members for the defense be from one department is usually automatically satisfied. The conduct of the defense will follow the CU-Boulder Graduate School rules.