Program Governance
Plant and soil research in Professor Teamrat Ghezzehei’s lab.
The LES Graduate Program is administered by the Department of Life & Environmental Sciences under the program bylaws.
- All LES Senate faculty are members of the program with voting rights.
- An Executive Committee (the Graduate Program Chair plus two elected members) oversees admissions and financial assistance, educational policy, recruitment, awards and fellowships, records, and the program website.
- The Graduate Program Chair is appointed by the Graduate Dean for a three-year term.
- An elected graduate student representative serves a one-year, non-voting term and takes part in policy and curriculum discussions.
- Program faculty meet every two weeks during the fall and spring semesters.
- The program is reviewed on UC Merced's seven-year program review cycle, with the first review expected around 2032.
Program Policies
LES students follow the UC Merced Graduate Policies and Procedures along with the program requirements described on the Degree Requirements page.
Forms
Graduate Division forms are available on the Academic Forms page. Forms LES students will need include:
- Application for Qualifying Examination (due at least one month before the exam)
- Advancement to Candidacy (Ph.D.)
- Advancement to Candidacy (M.S.)
- Conflict of Interest form
- Graduate Student Graduation Application
