This is an informal document, prepared by John Anderson, James Brune, and John Louie, which is intended to give our graduate students a description of our general expectations.
Every student is different.
None of us have exactly the same expectations. You should talk with your advisor, to find out how his expectations for you differ from what is written here. You are responsible to know, and to conform with, all relevant regulations as defined by the University of Nevada, the Graduate School, and the Geology Department. References are the latest edition of the General Catalog, University of Nevada, the Handbook for Graduate Students prepared by the Graduate School, and the Department of Geological Sciences Guidelines for M. S. and PH.D. Programs. There is no systematic effort in this document to include the information from those sources.