Graduate Student Resources
This page is regularly maintained by the Graduate Program Committee (GPC) and provides essential information for current Department of Geosciences graduate students. Prospective students for the Department of Geosciences should visit the resource page for prospective students.
Summary pages of scheduling milestones and hyperlinks to forms are given in these timelines:
Other important pages to reference include:
Graduate College
Graduate Program Catalogs
Graduate Student Handbook 2023-24
Geosciences Graduate Organization (GGO)
Links below are important department-specific resources
- Graduate Student Geoscience Handbook – go-to document outlining expectations and policies for graduate students in the Department of Geosciences. (revised Fall 2023)
- Guidelines for writing MS Thesis Proposal – recommended format for thesis proposal and rubric for evaluation.
- Preliminary and Comprehensive Exam Policy for Ph.D. Degrees – includes requirements and evaluation metrics for doctoral comprehensive exam, preliminary exam, and dissertation proposal.
- Geosciences Calendar – schedule of events for current semester including dates of thesis and dissertation defenses and thesis proposals. Fill in the online form to schedule a date. You must notify the Graduate College of your defense 30 days prior.
- Progress Assurance Form – form that must be submitted to supervisory committee during the last month of the semester (and each semester) by graduate students enrolled in GEOS/GEOPH593 or GEOS/GEOPH693.
- Graduate Student Profiles – link to graduate student profiles. New students can upload their profiles by filling out the Member form.
- Grants & Awards Page – listing of awards and funding opportunities available to current graduate students in the Department of Geosciences.
- Department of Geosciences computational resources page (under construction)
Links below are important university-wide resources
- Graduate Student Catalog(s) provide degree program requirements. Students should use the catalog associated with the year they begin study at BSU.
- Course finder and enrollment is accessed through my.boisestate.edu.
- University Academic Calendars provide important dates and deadlines pertaining to classes.
- Graduate College Calendar provides important dates specific to defense and graduation plans.
- Graduate College Forms and Guidelines are hosted at the BSU Graduate College webpage. Many of these forms are accessed through the MS and PhD timeline pages.
- Thesis and dissertation information and guidelines maintained by Graduate College.
Graduate Degree Programs and Contacts
Contact the GPC faculty listed below for questions related to specific graduate degree programs and for information not found on this page and links.| program | contact | contact email |
|---|---|---|
| Masters of Science (M.S.) in Geosciences | Jim McNamara | jmcnamar@boisestate.edu |
| Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Geophysics | Ellyn Enderlin | ellynenderlin@boisestate.edu |
| Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Geophysics | Ellyn Enderlin | ellynenderlin@boisestate.edu |
| Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Geosciences | Jim McNamara | jmcnamar@boisestate.edu |
| Master of Earth Science (M.E.Sci.) | Ellyn Enderlin | ellynenderlin@boisestate.edu |
| Master of Science (M.S.) in Hydrologic Sciences | Anna Bergstrom | annabergstrom@boisestate.edu |
- general admininstrator (geosadmin@boisestate.edu)
- graduate student resources webpage administrator – contact Ellyn Enderlin (ellynenderlin@boisestate.edu) with issues
Department administrative staff can also answer specific questions.