{"id":62,"date":"2019-08-23T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T17:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/phd-resources\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:11:22","slug":"phd-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/earth\/student-resources\/phd-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Student Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Students:<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Department of Earth & Environment! We\u2019re pleased you\u2019ve chosen to study here, and we welcome you to the community. We\u2019ll do everything we can to make your time here successful. The Department takes great pride in its graduate students and will work with you to help you accomplish your research goals. In return, we expect you to hold your work to the highest possible standards.<\/p>\n

Graduate school can be an extraordinarily rewarding experience. It can also be challenging, confusing, and demanding. We\u2019ve put together this handbook to give you some guidance through Department and Graduate School requirements for the PhD in Earth & Environment. You should carefully also read the sections of the BU Graduate School Bulletin<\/a> concerning deadlines and regulations. Finally, the handbook introduces resources available to you in the Department and at BU. BU is a large research university and therefore has many programs, centers, departments, and schools\/colleges, and subsequently, many websites, which can sometimes make it hard to find what you are looking for. If you can\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for here, contact the Graduate Program Coordinator. We\u2019ll help make your graduate studies go smoothly, but ultimately you must be responsible for satisfactorily completing the work for your degree.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Lucy Hutyra<\/a>\u00a0Professor, Chair<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Geddes<\/a>, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/h4>
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Registration and Advising<\/a><\/h4>\n