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NC State University Masters of Environmental Assessment Program New Student Orientation August 2013

NC State University Masters of Environmental Assessment Program New Student Orientation August 2013. Agenda Welcome Introductions of Faculty and Staff Program Statistics Number of Students (new & continuing ) Program Requirements Required courses Electives Professional Project

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NC State University Masters of Environmental Assessment Program New Student Orientation August 2013

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  1. NC State University Masters of Environmental Assessment Program New Student Orientation August 2013

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Introductions of Faculty and Staff • Program Statistics • Number of Students (new & continuing) • Program Requirements • Required courses • Electives • Professional Project • NC State Policies and Procedures (Linda Taylor, Sarah Slover) • Advising • Enrollment • Administrative Issues (LOA, Add/Drop, Deadlines) • Distance Education Technology • Learning Management Systems • Library Resources (Natural Resources Library-Karen Ciccone) • Question and Answers

  3. Faculty Dr. Damian Shea Dr. Barry Goldfarb

  4. Dr Catherine LePrevost Linda Taylor Dr Elizabeth Nichols Dr Waverly Thorsen Dr. Chris Hofelt Dr. Stephen Graham

  5. Other Faculty • Dr Heather Cheshire (GIS 510) • Dr. LadaKochtcheeva (PS 536) • Staff • Sarah Slover- Graduate Program Coordinator • Beth Dittman- Dept of Biology Coordinator

  6. Masters of Environmental Assessment

  7. Agenda • Administrative Details • Registration, MyPackPortal • Unity ID • Emails • Academic Responsibilities • Key things to Remember

  8. Agenda • Program Requirements • Required Courses • Electives • Professional Project • Advising Questions

  9. Required Courses • EA 590- Environmental Stressors (Fall) • EA 502- Environmental Risk Assessment (Spring) • EA 503- Environmental Exposure Assessment (Fall) • EA 504- Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Sum 10 weeks) • PS 536- Global Environmental Law and Policy (Sum weeks) • GIS 510- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Fall, Spring, Summer)

  10. Electives • Environmental Assessment Electives • Advanced Risk Assessment • New Courses added in Spring and Fall 2014 • Bio and Ag Engineering (BAE) • Design of Stormwater BMP • Watershed Monitoring and Assessment • GIS • Surface Water Hydrology with GIS • Advanced Geospatial Analytics • Business, Communications, Project Management, Statistics

  11. Choosing courses

  12. Rules of the road • Maintain a 3.0 GPA • Complete your degree within six (6) years (beginning with the date of the first class you intend to have count toward completion of degree requirements) • Maintain continuous enrollment (at least 1 credit every semester [except in summer]) • Complete your Plan of Work (more information coming later, but generally around the time you have or are completing 18-21 hours of coursework)

  13. EA 665 Professional Project • Taken in your last semester(s) • 3-6 units • Advisor • Professional Presentation and Paper

  14. Resource Links • Log In to Moodle (moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu) • Public Website (www.ncsu.edu/ea) • NC State Distance Education Virtual Orientation (moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu/course/view.php?id=11997) • LinkedIn- NCSU Masters of Environmental Assessment (www.linkedin.com)

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