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The EH&S Graduate Program |
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The ES&H program is designed to allow the student an
opportunity to design a curriculum to meet his or her disciplinary interests
and professional aspirations. All requirements of the ES&H program are
based upon the requirements for graduate study specified by the University of
Nevada, Reno General Catalog.
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Graduate Requirements
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Masters Students:M.S. students are required to complete a thesis (Plan A) including at least 30
credits of acceptable graduate courses.
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At least 18 credits in the program must be at the 700 level,
and include 6 thesis units
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At least 21 credits must be earned in on-campus courses at the university (with
the exception of ES&H students who attend UNLV.)
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As many as three credits of satisfactory/unsatisfactory (s/u) grade, including
transfer are acceptable
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Any transfer of credits from another institution must be recommended in the
program of study by the advisory/examining committee and must be officially
accepted by the Office of Admissions and Records
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As many as 9 graduate credits completed prior to admission to graduate standing
may be applied toward the master's degree
All requirements for the master's degree must be satisfied
within the period of six years immediately preceding the granting of the degree
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Degree |
Total
Credits |
700
Level |
600
Level |
Thesis
Credits |
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Masters |
30 |
12 |
12 |
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Doctoral Students:
Doctoral are required to complete a minimum of 72 graduate credits, 48 of which
must result from coursework.
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At least 30 credits must be taken at the 700 level: These credits may not
include dissertation credits nor credits obtained during undergraduate study.
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Up to 18 credits of 700 level course work from a master's degree program may be
applied to this requirement: No more than 24 credits of course work (with
grades of B or better) from a master's degree program, or previous post
baccalaureate graduate studies program, may be allocated toward the doctoral
degree.
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Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must register for at least 24 dissertation
credits and must submit a satisfactory dissertation to the examining committee:
1. A maximum of 24 credits must come from dissertation work; 2. Any exception
to the minimum 24 dissertation credits requires the advance written approval of
the program director and the graduate dean
All requirements for the Doctoral program, excluding prerequisite
graduate course work or master's degrees, must be completed within a period of
eight years
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Degree |
Total
Credits |
700
Level |
600
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Thesis
Credits |
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Doctoral |
72 |
30 |
18 |
24 |
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Interdisciplinary Approach |
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The Environmental Sciences and Health Graduate Program is interdisciplinary and
is focused on environmental chemistry, toxicology and ecological impacts of
contaminants.
Faculty participation in the ES&H program comes from a variety of
departments, programs and disciplines within the University of Nevada, Reno,
the Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We have
provided links to several of those programs below and invite you to explore
those resources on the web.
Natural Resources and Environmental
Science
Civil Engineering
Hydrology
Biochemistry
Nutrition
EECB
Atmospheric
Sciences
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