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Graduate
Program
Information
for current graduate students.
The
Department of Religion welcomes its graduate students into the society of
academic inquiry. Students are expected to act as citizens of this society.
In keeping with this notion, the Department of Religion strongly encourages
and expects its students to attend all departmental colloquia and sponsored
programs. This expectation rises to the level of a requirement for any student
receiving a departmental assistantship.
Contact Information for the Department:
Dr. Sandy D. Martin, Department Head
Room 213 Peabody Hall, 542-1485
martin@uga.edu
Dr. Carolyn Medine, Graduate Coordinator
Room 19 Peabody Hall, 583-0308
medine@uga.edu
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Graduate
Checklist
The following checklist will
help you in the successful completion of your degree. If more complete information
please refer to the Graduate
Handbook [requires Adobe Reader].
The
Adobe reader is free and can be downloaded by clicking the icon below.
GRADUATION CHECK LIST FOR CANDIDATES OF THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN RELIGION
1. Contact the Graduate Coordinator and choose a major professor.
2. Choose an Advisory Committee (consult your major professor). Fill out
the form and submit to the Graduate School. (This is usually done by the
end of your first semester in residence.)
3. Program of Study. The Program of Study form must be prepared by the student
and the major professor and sent to the Graduate School after being approved
by the departmental graduate coordinator. This step is usually completed
by the end of the student's second semester. The Program of Study must include:
30 semester hours of course work (not counting courses toward the foreign
language requirement). At least 12 hours of the student's program must be
in 8000 level courses where no undergraduates are present. The other 18
hours may be taken in courses numbered 6000 or above (with no more than
six hours of credit coming from thesis research, 7000) and 3 hours in RELI
7300, Master’s Thesis (usually taken your last semester). The 30 hours
of course work are to be distributed in the following fashion:
1.
Major -- 18 hours
2.
Minor -- 6 hours (selected in consultation with the major professor)
3.
RELI 7000 – 3 hours
4.
RELI 7300 – 3 hours
The foreign language, RELI 7770 and RELI 7771 are listed as Departmental
Requirements.
NOTE: An overall grade point average of 3.0 must be maintained on all courses
in the Program of Study. No grade below a "C" may be included
in a Program of Study.
4. Change in the Program of Study. Any changes to the program of study must
be approved by the major professor, the departmental graduate coordinator,
and the Dean of the Graduate School. The Recommended Change in Program of
Study form should be submitted as soon as the student and major professor
see the need for it.
5. Transfer of Credit. Transfer of graduate credit earned at an accredited
institution may be allowed (up to 6 semester hours) if approved by the major
professor, the departmental graduate coordinator, and the Dean of the Graduate
School. The Request for Transfer of Credit and an official transcript must
be submitted at least thirty days prior to the date the student plans to
graduate. (The language requirement cannot be transferred from another institution.)
6. Language Requirement. The Department of Religion requires MA students
to have reading knowledge of a foreign language. This should be completed
as soon as possible. The requirement may be satisfied by departmental examination
or successful completion of a third semester course (or the equivalent)
with a grade of B or higher.
7. A qualifying examination in your major area, to be worked out with major
professor. Exams will ordinarily be read by at least two professors.
8. Submit Thesis Prospectus with the help of the major professor to your
Advisory Committee.
9. Application for Graduation form. The application must be filed with the
Graduate Office before the end of the first full week of classes two semesters
in advance of the semester the student plans to graduate.
10. Submit thesis to advisory committee. The student guide for preparing
and processing the thesis may be obtained in the Graduate School website.
Questions concerning the thesis should be directed to Room 552 of the Graduate
School.
11. After thesis is in final format your major professor should set up your
final oral examination with the advisory committee.
12. After the final oral examination is administered, the Approval Form
for Master's Thesis and Final Oral Examination and an electronic submission
of the corrected thesis no later than two weeks prior to graduation. This
official copy of the thesis will be electronically submitted by the Graduate
School to the main library for archiving. Remember to have one copy
of your thesis bound for the Department of Religion office.
13. Incompletes must be removed at least one week prior to graduation.
14. Change of Address. A student must notify the Registrar's Office and
the Graduate School of any address change by writing or filing a Change
of Address form.
15. Students unable to complete degree requirements by the date indicated
on the application for graduation must notify the Graduate School at once
to indicate the new date. Otherwise, the file will be placed on inactive
status until a re-application for graduation is submitted.
16. A student must be registered for a minimum of 3 hours (normally 7300)
the semester in which the student graduates.
Diplomas are mailed approximately ten to twelve weeks after graduation.
THE FORMS LISTED ABOVE ARE LOCATED ON THE UGA GRADUATE SCHOOL WEBSITE
http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/forms&publications/currentstudent_forms.html
Forms should be filled out by the student and submitted to their
major professor for processing.
Graduate Student Graduation Questionnaire
The project -- Graduate-School.PhDs.org/education-index -- is a comprehensive and informative resource that systematically sorts out the available undergraduate and graduate programs available today in the U.S.