Bren School of Environmental Science & Management University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate Student Handbook 1 9/18/2020 BREN SCHOOL GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION FOR BREN MESM AND PHD STUDENTS 6 MISSION .......................................................................................................... 6 DIVERSITY VALUES ....................................................................................................... 6 COVID-19 INFORMATION ................................................................................ 6 WHO’S WHO IN THE BREN SCHOOL ................................................................ 7 FACULTY ...................................................................................................................... 7 STAFF .......................................................................................................................... 8 RESEARCHERS .............................................................................................................. 9 COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS .......................................................................................... 9 ADVISORY COUNCILS AND PARTNERS ............................................................................ 11 BREN CURRICULUM ....................................................................................... 12 CURRICULUM PLAN ..................................................................................................... 12 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................... 12 COURSE NUMBERING ................................................................................................... 12 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES ................................................................................................. 13 BOOKS ...................................................................................................................... 13 GAUCHOSPACE ........................................................................................................... 13 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 13 RESEARCH SEMINARS .................................................................................................. 14 CAREER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ....................................................... 14 ATTENDANCE AT BREN EVENTS ................................................................................. 14 STUDENT STATUS .......................................................................................... 15 ACADEMIC STANDING/STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP ...................................................... 15 ESTABLISHING CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY ......................................................................... 15 ENGLISH FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS (EMS) .............................................................. 15 LEAVE OF ABSENCE ...................................................................................................... 16 PART-TIME STATUS ..................................................................................................... 16 LAPSED STUDENT STATUS ............................................................................................. 16 WITHDRAWING FROM THE PROGRAM ............................................................................. 17 ADDING A SECOND DEGREE OR EMPHASIS ...................................................................... 17 REGISTRATION & ENROLLMENT ................................................................... 17 ACADEMIC CALENDAR .................................................................................................. 17 ENROLLMENT IN CLASSES WITH DISCUSSIONS/LABS ....................................................... 17 APPROVAL CODES ....................................................................................................... 18 CLASS SIZE ................................................................................................................ 18 NUMBER OF UNITS ...................................................................................................... 18 TRANSFERRING CREDIT ............................................................................................... 18 VARIABLE UNIT COURSES ............................................................................................. 18 ESM 595 GROUP STUDIES ........................................................................................... 19 2 9/18/2020 ESM 596 DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH .............................................................. 19 INSTRUCTOR CODES .................................................................................................... 19 AUDITING A COURSE ................................................................................................... 20 SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................................. 20 VERIFYING CLASS SCHEDULE ........................................................................................ 20 COURSE EVALUATIONS ................................................................................................. 20 GRADES ......................................................................................................... 21 CORE COURSE GRADES ................................................................................................ 21 ELECTIVE COURSE GRADES ........................................................................................... 21 S/U AND P/NP GRADES .............................................................................................. 21 INCOMPLETE GRADES .................................................................................................. 22 NO GRADE (NG) & NO RECORD (NR) ........................................................................... 22 PETITIONS ..................................................................................................... 23 GRADUATE STUDENT PETITIONS .................................................................................... 23 ACADEMIC CONDUCT .................................................................................... 23 ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT .............................................................................................. 23 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ................................................................................................ 23 USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS ............................................................................................ 24 FINANCIAL SUPPORT .................................................................................... 25 FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID .............................................................. 25 RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AWARDS ............................................................................... 25 UNIVERSITY-BASED FELLOWSHIPS ................................................................................ 26 STUDENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS ............................................................................. 26 TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS ......................................................................................... 27 GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS ............................................................................... 27 STUDENT OFF-CAMPUS TRAVEL INSURANCE .................................................................... 28 CAREER DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................. 29 CAREER-ADVISING POLICIES AND SERVICES TIMELINE .................................................... 29 STUDENT CAREER SERVICES AND HOW TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE ....................................... 29 MESM SUMMER INTERNSHIP FUNDING (SIF) ................................................................ 30 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS ..................................................................................... 30 BREN STUDENT RESOURCES ......................................................................... 31 MAIL/MAILBOXES ....................................................................................................... 31 COPY MACHINES ......................................................................................................... 31 PRINTING .................................................................................................................. 31 FAX MACHINES ........................................................................................................... 31 MEDIA EQUIPMENT AND CONFERENCE PHONES ............................................................... 32 EMAIL ....................................................................................................................... 32 BREN-ALERTS ............................................................................................................. 33 EVENTS ...................................................................................................................... 33 EMAIL ALIASES ........................................................................................................... 33 BREN-RANDOM ........................................................................................................... 33 3 9/18/2020 REQUEST QUEUES ....................................................................................................... 34 SCHEDULING