Graduate Student Handbook

Table of Contents

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• University Catalog and Schedule of Classes
• Graduate School Web Site
• Department of Anthropology Graduate Student Policy Documents
• Student Conduct Code
• Student Information
• Telephones
• Information Technology (formerly Computing Center)

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY INFORMATION

• Department Protocols and Support Staff
• Condon Hall
  • Condon Hall Hours
  • Condon Hall Access
  • Condon Hall Computers
  • Recycling
  • Bulletin Boards
  • Mailboxes
  • Office Space, Printing, Supplies
  • Videos and Films

• Laboratories
• University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History and Oregon State Museum of Anthropology
• Current Departmental Faculty
• Association of Anthropology Graduate Students (AAGS)
• AAGS/Department Colloquium
• Resource People

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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON GRADUATE SCHOOL REGULATIONS

• General Information
• Application for a Degree

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UO GRADUATE SCHOOL REGULATIONS: MASTERS DEGREE

• Summary of Graduate School Requirements for a Masters Degree

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UO GRADUATE SCHOOL REGULATIONS: DOCTORAL DEGREE

• Chronological Summary of Procedures Leading to Doctoral Degrees

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: GENERAL INFORMATION

• Overview of Degrees Granted
• Admissions
• The Advisor
• Course Load
• Courses Requiring Faculty Approval
• Proseminar in Anthropology (ANTH 615)
• Annual Reviews of Graduate Students
• Timely and Satisfactory Progress
• Timing of Degree Completion
• Incompletes as an Impediment to the Degree

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY MASTERS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Overview
• Core Courses
• Masters Paper
• Summary Table of the Masters Degree Requirements in Anthropology
• Other Masters Requirements for Archaeology Students
  • Research Methods
  • Basic Statistical Methods Requirement
  • Skill Requirement

• Other Masters Requirements for Biological Anthropology Students
  • Research Methods Requirement
  • Statistical Methods Requirement

• Other Masters Requirements for Cultural Anthropology Students
  • Second Core Course in Cultural Anthropology
  • Core Course in Linguistic Anthropology
  • Research Methods Requirement
  • Language

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY DOCTORATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Admission / Transition
• Summary of Ph.D. Degree Requirements in Anthropology
• Obtaining Doctoral Candidacy
  • Comprehensive Examinations
  • Dissertation Prospectus

• Other Requirements for the Doctorate
  • Other Requirements for Archaeology Students
  • Other Requirements for Biological Anthropology Students
  • Other Requirements for Cultural Anthropology Students

• From Doctoral Candidacy to the Ph.D.
  • Field Research
  • Preparation of the Dissertation
  • Presentation of the Dissertation

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POLICIES, REGULATIONS ON COURSEWORK COMPLETION

• Grade Policy/GPA
• Pass/No Pass
• Incompletes – Anthropology Department Policy
• Incompletes – University Regulation
• Transfer Credits

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GRADUATION CEREMONIES

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY FUNDING

• Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTFs)
  • Standard GTFs
  • GTF Selection Criteria
  • The Stern and Barnett (Graduate Teaching) Fellowships
  • Assigning GTFs to Particular Courses
  • The Teaching Effectiveness Program (TEP)
  • GTF Evaluations
  • Summer Session/Summer Sandwich
  • Research Assistantships
• Other Department Awards

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OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

• Graduate School
• Center for the Study of Women in Society
• College of Arts and Sciences
• CoDaC
• Diversity Building Scholarship

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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
• Fulbright Fellowships for Graduate Study and Research Abroad
• Preservation Technology and Training Grants
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Student Career Experience Program
• Canadian Embassy – Canadian Studies Graduate Student Fellowships

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PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS

• American Association of University Women
• Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowships
• The Newberry Library
• School of American Research
• Social Sciences Research Council
• Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
• Woodrow Wilson Foundation
• American Indian Graduate Center
• The Leakey Foundation

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Anthropological Association (AAA)
• Society for American Archaeology (SAA)
• American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)
• Sigma Xi
• Regional Societies
  • Oregon Archaeological Society
  • Association for Oregon Archaeologists

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INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• International Education and Exchange
• SPEAK Test for International Graduate Students
• International Cultural Service Program (ICSP)

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UNIVERSITY FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS

• UO Libraries
• Bookstore
• University Housing
• UO Teaching and Learning Center (formerly Academic Learning Services)
• Student Financial Aid/Employment
• Oregon State Museum of Anthropology
• ERB Memorial Union (EMU)
• Health Insurance Medical Emergencies
• University Health Center
• University Counseling Center and Testing
• Academic Advising and Student Services
• Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity
• UO Crisis Hotline
• Department of Public Safety
• Project Safe Ride
• Safety Escorts
• Information about Eugene
• Child Care

The Department of Anthropology’s Graduate Student Handbook and Faculty Advising Manual was originally compiled by Tiffany Brannon and Lynn Stephen during the summer of 2002. It is continually revised and updated by the current Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Coordinator including revisions by Madonna Moss, Tiffany Brannon, and Angela Donaldson during summers 2003 and 2004, Aletta Biersack in 2005, Larry Sugiyama in 2006 and 2007, Madonna Moss and Betina Lynn in 2008, Frances White and Betina Lynn in 2009, Frances White and Phil Scher in 2010, and Stephen Frost and Betina Lynn in 2012.

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