Graduate Student Resources

If you have questions about anything to do with your degree, don’t suffer in confusion! Check out the resources below, and also feel free to reach out to any of:

• your thesis advisor
• Tracy Tiedemann, Graduate Program Coordinator
• Ryan Porter, Chair, GLG Graduate Program Committee
• Rebecca Best, Chair, ESP Graduate Program Committee
• Nick McKay, Chair, PhD Graduate Program Committee
• John Fegyveresi, Director, CSS Program
• Grad student leaders from your program can also help you find the right person to talk to for your issue and comfort level

Find scholarships and community resources specifically to support students from diverse backgrounds.

See also this Resource Map assembled by the NAU URGE Pod (Unlearning Resources in the Geosciences).

• MS Geology and MS Environmental Sciences & Policy Handbook
• MS Climate Science & Solutions Handbook
• PhD Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability Handbook

All PoS forms are managed by the Graduate College; a full list for each year is here. You may use the PoS from any of the years when you are in your program (e.g., the year you started or the year you are graduating). Note to MS GLG and ESP students: you can find additional guidance on completing your PoS in your Handbook.

• MS Geology: 2022
• MS Environmental Sciences & Policy: 2022 | SEE ALSO a large list of relevant classes
• MS Climate Science & Solutions: 2022
• PhD Earth Science & Environmental Sustainability: 2022

• MS students in a thesis program
• PhD students

See deadlines and instructions on the Graduate College website. Typically the deadline is December 1 for Spring graduation.

1. Carefully read through all deadlines and procedures set by the Graduate College here and review the guidelines and timelines for thesis submission in your program Handbook.
2. Contact the SES Graduate Program Coordinator to verify that your desired defense time does not conflict with another SES defense.
3. Work with SES Admin staff to schedule a room for your defense as far in advance as possible.
4. Create a pdf file that can be emailed to the department and students that includes the following information:
   • Title
   • Date/day of defense
   • Time
   • Location
   • Thesis committee chair and members
5. Send announcement to: SES.Admin@nau.edu 7-10 days before your event, so it can be emailed out. INCLUDE THE TITLE of your defense IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL as well as the pdf attachment. This will ensure that interested faculty and students hear about your project. Please cc your advisor and all committee members on the email.
6. One week prior to your defense – print out and post fliers around SES. If you are not on campus to post fliers yourself, please work with the admin staff to ensure this is completed.
7. At your defense, your committee will fill out Part 1 of the Thesis Defense Form and your advisor will turn it in.
8. When your required thesis edits are completed, your advisor (and possibly committee members) will fill out and submit Part 2.
9. You can then submit your thesis!

Managed by the School:

• TA Expectations
• TA Evaluation Form
• RA Expectations
• RA Evaluation Form
• Graduate Assistants Request for Approved Leave
• PhD Written Comp Results
• PhD Oral Comp Results

Managed by the Graduate College:

Full list here.

• Thesis Defense Form (Parts 1 and 2)
• Candidacy application
• Dissertation committee recommendation
• Dissertation defense scheduling