2. Purpose of the Graduate Handbook
Graduate training is overseen by the UNL Office of Graduate Studies (referred to as Graduate Studies in this handbook), but within their broad guidelines, each department sets its own expectations for completing M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The purpose of this graduate student handbook is to assemble in one place current departmental expectations, procedures, and forms together with a set of resources to support both students and their Faculty Advisors in navigating the program. The policies described in this handbook have been approved by the program faculty. Requirements set forth and supervised by the Plant Pathology Graduate Committee (PPGC) described herein include general requirements of the department, and it is expected that students will seek additional helpful resources and guidance from Graduate StudiesHighly recommended resources are the online sets of degree milestones specific to both the masters and doctoral program that is found on the Graduate Studies website.These resources list the requirements for graduate studies at UNL that apply to all academic programs, including the Department of Plant Pathology. Each student is expected to satisfy the requirements in force at the time of admission to a degree program. The relevant parts of the degree milestones are reproduced in this document. The Department of Plant Pathology sets specific requirements to confer M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in addition to those listed in the degree milestones. Students are required to follow the procedures and processes listed in the current handbook. The information in this handbook should also be supplemented by individual consultation of the student with their Faculty Advisor and Supervisory Committee so that individual needs/interests and all degree requirements are met.
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