In addition, the Ph.D. degree applicant must meet the requirements listed above. Teaching Assistantships - the department has 8 such assistantships per year, and graduate students are also eligible for one assistantship in the William F. Keck Museum and two assistantships in the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Faculty Research Assistantships - most faculty members within the department and cooperating faculty support a number of graduate students from research grants and contracts. In these cases, students perform research for their thesis or dissertation on a project related to the goals of the grant or contract. Funding for assistantships supports research on topics relating to Carlin-type gold deposits.
Stipends are usually competitive with other sources of funding.
The Hydrologic Sciences program has several additional sources of funding, and should be contacted for details. Back to the Top Advisement Students will first be assigned temporary advisors by the department chairman. They are encouraged to obtain permanent advisors as early as possible during their first two semesters in residence. Students are required to meet with their advisors for program approval and for review of academic progress at least twice each semester. Back to the Top Examinations Students enrolled in master's programs are required to take the department's comprehensive examination no later than their second semester.