Category: Section IV: Finance
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4.5 Reimbursements
Chemistry scholars may occasionally require reimbursement for approved expenses related to Emory business. For PDS-related reimbursements, follow LGS guidelines. For reimbursements from chemistry accounts, complete a reimbursement request form:
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Appendix E. Chemistry Course Navigator
Required courses for all scholars Grading Courses are graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U)or on a letter grade basis (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C, or F). Courses that offer a letter grade must be taken for a grade if they will be applied towards the requirements for candidacy. Understanding course levels Graduate courses at Emory are…
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5.3 Petitions
A petition is an opportunity to request an adjustment to a scholar’s “Path to the PhD.” Using this formal and relatively simple process rather than an email helps the graduate admin team to track each request and respond appropriately. What are petitions? The graduate handbook is a living document – its meaning and effectiveness may…
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5.2 Grievances
A grievance is a disagreement or complaint about some aspect of graduate program business. If you wish to request a change to a program requirement with which you do not disagree, you should submit a petition. Options for filing a grievance Scholars that have a grievance related to some aspect of their experience in the chemistry…
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5.1 Probation
The chemistry PhD program wants all scholars to succeed. If you are concerned about falling into probationary status, be sure to communicate with the graduate admin team and your primary research mentor to determine your best path forward. Causes of probationary status Scholars whose work causes them to fall into probationary status will receive notification…
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4.3 Professional Development Support (PDS)
Professional Development Support (PDS) funding is a program managed by the Laney Graduate School. Chemistry provides limited support for this program and scholars are advised to carefully review and follow LGS guidance. The following is provided as a useful reference but does not alter or replace any LGS guidance. – Step 1 – Apply for…
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4.1 Stipend basics
All chemistry graduate scholars are admitted with a stipend, 100% health insurance subsidy, and 100% tuition waiver. Funding continues as long as the scholar continues to make satisfactory progress towards the degree. Graduate scholar stipend support comes from a number of sources, including: Scholars receiving any form of stipend support are expected to devote themselves…
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Appendix D. Course transfer credit or waiver
Scholars may petition the graduate program to receive a course waiver for graduate courses taken at another institution up to a maximum of 9 credit hours. An approved waiver may be applied to reduce the usual six-credit course load required for candidacy. Waivers may only be requested for courses similair to those offered at Emory. The scholar is expected to have…
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Appendix C. MS Degree
The Chemistry Graduate Program does not offer admission to an MS track. However, there are limited circumstances in which the MS degree may be earned by scholars initially admitted to the PhD program. The primary resource for scholars interested in learning more about the MS degree is Section 3 of the Laney Graduate School Handbook. This…