2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

118 Degree Information/The Degree of Master of Fine ArtsThe final presentation shall consist of a focused body of work resulting in an appropriateform of public dissemination that reflects the student’s studies within his orher research studio. Such forms might include an exhibition, screening, or installation.Internet art does not satisfy this interactive, participatory, multi-media formats specificto the Internet. A written document addressing issues pertinent to the final study is alsorequired. The written document must be prepared appropriately for publication submissionto a peer-reviewed venue agreed upon with the chair. At an agreed upon time anddate the student will make a formal presentation of the body of work to members of thegraduate committee. Committee members will then meet privately to review the presentation(if relevant, all visitors must excuse themselves from the proceedings). A positivevote by all members of the graduate committee with at most one dissension is requiredto pass a student on his or her presentation and written document. If deemed successfulby the advisory committee, the student will have completed the academic requirementsfor graduation.Presentation and written document evaluation results must be submitted with originalsignatures of only the committee members approved by the Office of Graduate andProfessional Studies. If an approved committee member substitution (1 only) has beenmade, his/her signature must also be submitted to the Office of Graduate and ProfessionalStudies.Application for DegreeGraduate degrees are conferred at the close of each regular semester and 10-weeksummer semester. A candidate for an advanced degree who expects to complete his/herwork at the end of a given semester must apply for graduation by submitting the electronicapplication for degree to the Office of the Registrar and by paying the requiredgraduation fee tothe Fiscal Department no later than the Friday of the second week ofthe fall or spring semester or the Friday of the first week of the first summer term. Theelectronic application for degree can be accessed via the student’s Howdy portal.Cancellations made after the application deadline will not receive a refundof the diploma fee. Students who have completed all their degree requirementswill not be allowed to cancel their graduation. The Registrar attempts each semesterto balance the size of each ceremony. Thus, the makeup of the ceremony by collegesdoes change from semester to semester. Graduation times are posted each semesteron the website of the Office of the Registrar. A student should check the website atgraduation.tamu.edu to determine the date and time of the graduation ceremony.The Degree of Master of GeoscienceThe College of Geosciences offers a non-thesis program that leads to the degree ofMaster of Geoscience (MGsc). The degree is multidepartmental, encompassing all aspectsof the geosciences. This advanced degree program is especially appropriate forK–12 science teachers and public- and private-sector professionals working in the environmentalfield. It offers opportunities to study a broad range of environmental andgeoscience topics. The program is not intended as a teacher-certification curriculum.The Master of Geoscience degree is an undifferentiated college-wide degree whichallows each department to offer the Master of Geoscience.All documents submitted to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies must besigned by the student’s department head.