The following tasks are due by December 15 for those who started the program in the summer or fall semesters or May 15 for those who started the program in the spring semester. See information below on each topic.
University and/or agency approvals are needed for research involving human subjects, vertebrate animals, marine mammals, endangered species, public lands, radioactive materials, biohazards, hazardous materials, and other regulated activities. Note that in many cases the approval process is lengthy, so get started early.
Research Compliance Form - this form is required by all graduate students.
Within the first semester of study, each student must select a graduate study committee consisting of a minimum of three members (no more than five is recommended). Two of the three members must be full-time, tenure-track faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences. The committee chair will be the student’s primary research advisor if that person is a full-time UAA faculty member. If the primary research advisor is an affiliate faculty member, the chair will be shared with a full-time UAA faculty member from the Department of Biological Sciences, and both will be designated as co-chairs. To be a co-chair, a non-UAA faculty member must have official affiliate status within the department.
Together, you and your committee will...