Current Student Resources

The PLSC Graduate Program Handbook was approved by the PSLA faculty.  It contains important policies and useful information for students whose first semester of enrollment is spring 2016 or after.  Policies specified by the previous versions of the PLSC Graduate Program Handbook are still applicable to graduate students who joined the PLSC program before spring 2016.

Topics covered in the PLSC Graduate Program Handbook are as follow:

• PLSC Graduate Program Overview

• Facilities and Special Resources

• Admission to the Plant Science Graduate Program

• Financial Aid

• Advisement and appointment of Advisory Committee

• Specific Responsibilities of the Major Professor and Advisory Committee

• Review of Student Progress and Accomplishments

• Requirements for Degree of Master of Science (thesis option) and Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

• Student Benchmarks

• Deadlines for Graduate Students

• Course Registration Policies 

• PLSC Forms and General Forms from the Graduate School

• Department Contacts

Downloadable Graduate Handbook

If you have any questions please email pslagradadvising@umd.edu

Graduate School Forms:

Click below to access graduate school forms including:

• Fellowship and Financial Forms

• Petitions, Requests, and Waivers

• Thesis and Dissertation Forms

• Graduation Forms

• General Forms (GA, TA, and RA Statement of Mutual Expectations)

• Faculty and Staff Forms

Graduate School Forms

PLSC Forms:

If you fill out a form this may require the signature of the Graduate Director. Please include the Graduate Director, Dr. Gary Coleman, and your graduate advisor, when submitting these forms to the Graduate School.

These forms are filled out between you and your advisor. Copies of these forms go to the Instructional Programs Office located in PLS 2139 as well as pslagradadvising@umd.edu.

Click below for downloadable PLSC graduate forms:

Plan of Study  

Appointment of Research Advisory/Examination Committee

Research Proposal/Plan approval

Report of Annual Advisory Committee Meeting

Appointment of Qualifying Examination Committee

Qualifying Examination Approval

Graduate Outcome Assessment- M.S. Thesis Defense Evaluation

Graduate Outcome Assesment- Ph.D. Candidacy Examination Evaluation

Graduate Outcome Assessment- Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Evaluation

The instructional section numbers will be required when you register for the following classes:

• PLSC399 Special Problems in Plant Science

• PLSC799 Master's Thesis Research

• PLSC898 Pre-Candidacy Research

• PLSC899 Doctoral Dissertation Research

Calendars:

Check out the main university calendar as well as other university calendars below:

Main university calendar

Academic Calendar

Alumni Events

Athletics Schedules