Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program Handbook-Satisfactory Progress Academic Expectations

Requirements for satisfactory progress are detailed in Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program Handbook-Master's Degree Requirements and Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program Handbook-Doctoral Degree Requirements.

Also see <grad.wisc.edu/catalog/degreq_criteria.htm> for the Graduate School’s minimum requirements. Note that in some cases the FMS requirements exceed the Graduate School’s minimum requirements.

A student’s failure to comply with the above-mentioned expectations for satisfactory progress may result in disciplinary action or dismissal (also detailed in Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program Handbook-Master's Degree Requirements and Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program Handbook-Doctoral Degree Requirements.). If students fail to make satisfactory progress (as identified during committee meetings, by the advisor, in the annual progress reports, or as reflected in grades or coursework), the student may be asked to leave the program immediately. Alternatively, a student’s advisor may present a written statement to the FMS chair that explains why the student has not made satisfactory progress and describes plans that the student and the student’s advisory committee have agreed upon to allow the student to remain in the program. This statement should include specific expectations, dates for completion and consequences should expectations not be met. Continuation in the Graduate School is at the discretion of a student's program, the Graduate School, and a student's faculty advisor.