Professional Affiliations

Graduate students are encouraged to join a professional organization that is representative of their area of interest such as the American Society for Microbiology. Student rates are available.

Professional Meetings

Students are encouraged to attend and participate in at least one major scientific meeting each academic year. Funds from the Department or the advisor's research program may be available to help defray travel expenses for students presenting papers.

College Teaching Certificate

The MSU Adult and Higher Education Program offers a Certificate in College Teaching “to develop and promote exemplary teaching among graduate students, aspiring faculty, and current faculty wanting to enhance their teaching skills. The goal of the certificate is to make individuals more competitive in the job market as instructors and faculty members at colleges and universities.” A total of 12 credits of coursework are required to earn the certificate. Participants may enroll in the program either Fall or Spring.

 

Academic Code of Conduct

For students, the Code establishes an environment of integrity and professionalism that assures each individual of receiving appropriate recognition for his or her work. The ethical decisions that students face in an academic environment are similar to those they will encounter routinely in the professional world upon graduation. The Code allows faculty to conduct a fair and accurate evaluation of student performance and to maintain a supportive and just learning environment. Academic integrity is a critical component of such an environment, giving faculty the freedom to extend their role as educators to include serving as mentors and colleagues as well as instructors. All students are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty and integrity. This extends beyond classroom into academic or non-academic environments where students perform research or represent their academic units in any capacity.

It is the responsibility of each graduate student to be aware of the Academic Conduct Code’s contents and to abide by its provisions.

Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct is conduct by which a student misrepresents his or her academic accomplishments or impedes other students’ opportunities of being judged fairly for their academic work. Knowingly allowing others to represent your work as their own is as serious an offense as submitting another’s work as your own. While not comprehensive, such conduct would include: Cheating, Forgery, Bribery/Threats, Fabrication, and Plagiarism.

Further information regarding the University’s position and policy for graduate student conduct can be found in the appendix and at:

http://www.montana.edu/gradschool/policy/rights_responsibilities.html

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