Current Students
2009-2010 Botany & Plant Sciences Graduate Student Association (left to right): Shang Wu, Abira Selvaraj, Kai Pelanscar, Mike Bell, Sara Pasquini, Sylvia Heredia. Photo courtesy of Kai Pelanscar.
Enrollment: 18,000 Students Enrolled in Fall 2008
The more-than 2,700 Graduate students at UCR are a crucial part of the university's resarch efforts and are full partners in the undergraduate teaching mission of the faculty.
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UCR combines the intellectual and material resources of the UC system with an intimate research environment, fostering a type of frequent and high-powered faculty-student contact unavailable at other campuses.
Graduate degreees at UCR are research degrees, certifying that students are trained inthe techniques of independent inquiry and have demonstrated the capacity ot make unique contributions to their fields.
Resources
Below are some resources for prospective and current graduate students.
- Life Sciences Teaching Assistantships: If you want to become a TA, try this site.
- The Graduate Council of the UCR Faculty Senate: Who are the faculty movers and shakers shaping graduate curriculum policy? They're at this site.
- American Floral Endowment Scholarship: MS/PhD Floriculture scholarship available only to land-grant universities/colleges.
Important Links
Program Specific information:
Plant Biology Graduate Student Handbook
Botany GSA (bGSA) Mini-Grant Application
Forms for MS students
MS Guidance Committee
MS Course Program
MS Comprehensive Exam
Annual Progress Report
Forms for PhD students
PhD Guidance Comm
PhD Course Program
PhD Qualifying Exam
Annual Progress Report
Biological Sciences Grad Student Affairs
Information for all UCR Graduate Students:
UCR Graduate Student Handbook (Your instruction manual for a successful graduate student experience at UCR)
Graduate Student Association (The place to connect with fellow graduate students and get dialed in to scholarships, grants, advocacy and other resources to further your career)
Graduate Division Home Page (Your first stop in your graduate student experience)
Graduate Division Publications and Forms: Everything from the Graduate Student Handbook to dissertation forms and petitions.