Guidelines

Guidelines and Timelines for MS and PhD students

An immensely helpful document that was approved by the Executive Graduate Committee to assist faculty and students in navigating the graduate programs in Environmental Science and Policy.

MS Student Guidelines and Timelines:
https://catalog.gmu.edu/policies/academic/graduate-policies/

NEW PhD Student Guidelines and Timelines:
College of Science PhD Student/Faculty Handbook 2020-21

Forming a Committee

By the end of the fourth semester of course work, in consultation with your primary advisor, you MUST form a Dissertation Committee with at least four members for doctoral students and three members for master’s students.

Please contact the Undergraduate and Graduate Program Coordinator if you have any questions at espgrad@gmu.edu.

Journal and Book Publication Authorship 

This section applies to existing graduate students who are publishing in peer-reviewed journals as lead or co-authors with departmental faculty members.

Department of Environmental Science and Policy Guidelines for Authorship (PDF)

Objective: Recognizing that the research enterprise necessitates effective, attributed communication of original works by scholars, the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science & Policy outline below general guidelines for attribution of authorship for intellectual property. Because the definitions and appropriate order of authorship differ among the various disciplines and professional journals, as may standards for “substantial” and “scholarly efforts” or the extent to which authors must participate, students and faculty of the Department and their collaborators are encouraged to read and discuss these guidelines prior to entering into, at the inception of, and/or at critical stages of collaborative research and academic partnerships

As drafted by the ad hoc Committee on Authorship Issues, September 26, 2012 and minor revisions, November 2, 2012 – Approved by ESP Faculty November 6, 2012.