Certification of Candidate for the MS Degree
Department of Entomology
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Students will need to submit their completed form along with both a hard copy and electronic copy of their research proposal to the Student Services Coordinator for review by the Entomology AAC.

Name: ID#: Date of Certification:

Major Advisor: Graduate Degree Start Term:

Graduate Committee:

Educational Background

Degree Level / Institution / Major / Dates Attended
BABSMSPhDOther
BABSMSPhDOther
BABSMSPhDOther

MS Degree Courses

Dept / # / Title / Institution / Term / Credits / Grade
Introduction to Entomology (or equivalent)
Ent / 302 / Introduction to Entomology / UW-Madison / 4
Two additional courses (totaling 6 or more credits), must be selected from two of the following three subdisciplines of entomology (suborganismal, organismal or applied entomology)
Ent / UW-Madison
Ent / UW-Madison
Research credits
Ent / 990 / Research / UW-Madison
Seminar requirement
Ent / 901875 / UW-Madison / 1
Entomology 601 Seminar in Methods of Scientific Oral Presentations*
Ent / 601 / Smr:Meth-Sci Oral Presentn / UW-Madison / 1
Entomology 801 Colloquium
Ent / 801 / Colloquium / UW-Madison / 1
Additional courses (if you need more spaces please list courses on an additional sheet)
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison
UW-Madison

*Entomology 601 Seminar in Methods of Scientific Oral Presentations is only offered every other year so this course must be taken as soon as possible. Waivers generally will not be granted.

Minimum Credit Requirements

  • Total number of credits, minimum of 30 credits (courses taken at 300-level or above while in graduate school, cannot include courses taken pass/fail or audited):
  • Total number of graduate-level credits, minimum of 15 credits (this includes courses taken at 700-level or above or listed in the course guide as meeting the graduate-level requirement):
  • Total number of credits taken while a graduate student at UW-Madison, minimum of 16 credits (courses taken at 300-level or above, cannot include courses taken pass/fail or audited):

Students who wish to use course work prior to their time as a UW-Madison graduate student must adhere to the Graduate School’s Prior Course Work policies:

Additional Milestone Information

  • Intended graduation term:
  • Do you intend to go on for the PhD in Entomology?

Signatures

Approved by the Certification Committee
Major Professor: / Date:
Committee Member: / Date:
Committee Member: / Date:
Optional Committee Member: / Date:
A research proposal has been submitted and approved by the Certification Committee. A copy of the proposal accompanies this certification and will be maintained in the departmental office.
Major Professor: / Date:
Approved by the Academic Affairs Chair
Academic Affairs Chair: / Date:
All course work has been completed
Student Services Coordinator: / Date: