Students receiving Masters degrees at UWM and continuing in the Ph.D. program are normally entitled to compete for one more year of support. Students admitted to the Ph.D. program with Masters degrees from other institutions are limited to two years of departmental support. Graduate School Fellowships and Assistantships supported by faculty grants do not count toward limits for departmental financial support. Graduate Teaching Assistants must remain in good standing, defined by the Department of Geography as a 3.00 grade point average in all graduate course work. The Cartographic Services Laboratory and the Soils and Physical Geography Laboratory hire students on a part-time basis.
Internships are also available in the AGS Collection and at various agencies locally.