REVISED 12/11/2018
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.) IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Graduate Coordinator: envstudies-ms@sjsu.edu
Thesis Advisors: Katherine Cushing, Kate Davis, Metha Klock, Dustin Mulvaney, Rachel O’Malley, Carolina Prado, Costanza Rampini,
Will Russell, Amanda Stasiewicz, Lynne Trulio
Welcome to the Department of Environmental Studies
Your Master’s degree in Environmental Studies will provide you
with the academic training that you need to become a leader in
the Environmental Field.
We hope you will find this advising sheet useful in traversing the
paper trail that leads to the Master’s degree. Be sure to visit the
graduate coordinator every semester, and photocopy this form
for your records.
And remember to enjoy learning… your college degree will open
many new doors and many new paths for you. We would like to
help make it one of the best times of your life.
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ADVISING OVERVIEW/CHECKLIST
c Apply for classified standing
(after deficiencies are completed)
c Develop course list with Thesis Committee Chair
c Select Thesis committee
c Thesis advisor (from list above)
c Two additional committee members
c Submit thesis proposal
c Apply for candidacy
c Submit completed thesis to committee
c Submit revised thesis to committee
c Thesis defense
c Submit application for graduation
c Submit thesis to Graduate Studies office
COURSE WORK FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Undergraduate Course Background
Academic Background
Science Deficiency:
Undergraduate BA or BS:
EnvS Core Deficiency:
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Major ___________________________
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Other:
Total Units Needed:
Graduate MA or MS:
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COMPLETION OF DEFICIENCIES FOR CONDITIONALLY CLASSIFIED STUDENTS
Preparation for BS Major (~19 Units)
Courses may be substituted with Graduate Coordinator approval
Basic Environmental Studies Core Sequence(~17 Units)
Courses may be substituted with Graduate Coordinator approval
BIOL 1A
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ENVS 107
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CHEM 1A
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ENVS 110
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PHYS 2A
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ENVS 117
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STAT 95
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ENVS 124
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ECON 1B
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ENVS 185
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MS COURSE WORK (30-31 UNITS MINIMUM)
Master’s Degree Core Courses (15 units)
ENVS 250 (3 Units) ______________________ (1
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Semester)
ENVS 200 (3 Units) ______________________ (2
nd
Semester)
ENVS 297 (3 Units) ______________________ (2
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Semester)
ENVS 299: Thesis (6 Units) ____________________________
Advisor-Approved Electives (15-16 units)
Must be 100 or 200 level courses
At least 3 units must be in ENVS
At least 9 units must be field methods, analytical methods, or
laboratory work (in ENVS and/or related departments), as
approved by thesis chair and graduate coordinator
Up to 6 elective units may be taken CR/NC
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THESIS WORK
Thesis Title: _____________________________________________
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Committee Members:
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Proposal Signed (Date): _________________________
Thesis Signed (Date): ___________________________
Thesis Defense
Passed Oral Thesis Defense on (Date): _____________
COURSE PLANNER – please review this form with your thesis chair annually
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