The major goal of the graduate training program is to educate students to become competent scientists and teachers. The specific path you will take to that goal will depend in large part on your individual interests and the kinds of educational experiences you pursue. You will, however, have a number of requirements that must be satisfied before you are granted a Ph.D. in Psychology. The department imposes some of the requirements; others are general requirements of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. All of these requirements are described in this manual. Most departmental requirements apply to all students. Occasionally there are minor variations across the subspecialty areas (Aging and Development, Clinical, Experimental, Social and Personality). These are noted throughout the manual. Students in the Clinical area should consult the manual prepared specifically to address the additional requirements of their professional training.

When you first enter the program you are assigned a faculty advisor reflecting your subspecialty interest. Together, you and your advisor choose at least two additional faculty members to form an advisory committee.

The advisory committee is your primary source of guidance throughout your graduate training. The membership of your advisory committee may change as your interests and training needs dictate. The chair of your advisory committee, however, must be a tenure track member with a primary appointment in the Psychology Department. At least two other members of your advisory committee must hold tenure-track positions with primary appointments in the Psychology Department. As your professional needs dictate, your advisory committee may have additional members with tenure track positions in the university.

To assist in your guidance and evaluation, you are responsible for submitting a portfolio of accomplishments to your advisory committee at the end of each semester (see Appendix A for the specific details regarding the contents of this portfolio). The portfolio serves as a growing record of your accomplishments and as a planning tool to assist you in meeting your training goals. The Graduate Program Secretary will remind you when portfolios are due (December 15 and May 1); it is your responsibility to turn in your portfolio on time. You will not be allowed to register for classes if you have not filed a current portfolio with the Graduate Program Secretary by the relevant deadline. The advisory committee is expected to provide written feedback within one month of receiving your portfolio. If you are not receiving prompt and useful feedback about your progress, discuss the matter with your faculty advisor or with the Director of Graduate Studies.

All students must complete 72 credit hours of graduate level course work. A typical semester course load for the first 2 years is 12 hours, unless teaching or research responsibilities dictate a 9-hour load (e.g., students supported by teaching assistantships from the Graduate School may not enroll in more than 9 credit hours per semester). You are also expected to meet the following requirements:

Attendance at department colloquia is also expected and you should take advantage of the numerous other educational and professional experiences in the department and around the university. Additional activities within the department include brown-bag luncheon meetings and special interest group meetings such as cognitive science, aging and development, social and personality psychology, and health psychology. Other departments and programs on the Hilltop campus (e.g., Biology, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Social Thought and Analysis) and at the medical school (e.g., Division of Health Behavior Research, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Neurology) also offer regular colloquia that may be relevant to your training.

Before you register for classes each semester you will meet with your faculty advisor to discuss course options and how they meet your training goals. Registering for classes is handled through on-line computer registration. In order to register for classes you will need two numbers: a 4-digit personal identification number (PIN) and a 5-digit authorization code. The 4-digit PIN number is originally assigned by the Registrar's office but you can change it to a number to which only you have access. The 5-digit authorization code changes each semester. You will receive your authorization code from the Graduate Program Secretary, who will release the number only if you have completed and turned in your portfolio for the current semester. Computer terminals for registration are located in Olin Library, Mallinckrodt (the student center), in the Admissions Office, and in various other locations on campus. After registration, a copy of your scheduled courses should be forwarded to the Graduate Program Secretary. An additional copy should be given to your faculty advisor.

You are responsible for the timely completion of your courses and are expected to maintain at least a B average. Occasionally you may not be able to complete a course before the end of the academic term (e.g., due to illness). At the discretion of the instructor, you may be assigned an "incomplete" grade for the course (designated by an I on your transcript). It is your responsibility to complete the course requirements and remove the incomplete grade within one year. After one year, a change-of-grade report will be sent to the graduate school changing an incomplete to an F. All incomplete grades must be resolved before you can take your subject matter oral exam and begin work on your dissertation. As part of your portfolio review, you will be reminded semi-annually about the presence of incompletes and about any impending change of grade.

From the beginning of your tenure at Washington University you will be participating in research reflecting your area of specialization. That training will be guided by your research mentor and will take place within one or more of the research laboratories in the department or university. In the early stages of your training, you will work on your qualifying research project (also called the second year project because it is usually completed during the second year). Once the qualifying research project is completed, and provided you have completed the required course work, you can receive a Masters degree. The qualifying project must meet the following requirements:

You will also be encouraged to participate in additional research projects that will result in publications or presentations prior to beginning your doctoral dissertation.

This examination (sometimes referred to as the specialty exam or the subject matter orals) is usually taken during the third or fourth year and provides an assessment of your overall knowledge in your area of specialization (students in the Clinical area should consult the Clinical Training Manual for information on an additional applied clinical oral examination that they must complete). During the subject matter examination you will be asked questions that may range widely within your area of specialization. The examination is intended to gauge the depth of your knowledge, to evaluate your ability to think critically, and to assess your skill at presenting your ideas and arguments persuasively. At the conclusion of the examination, the examining committee will discuss your performance and arrive at a recommendation that can include pass with distinction, pass, conditional pass, and failure. In the event of a conditional pass, the committee will recommend the additional requirements that must be satisfied to achieve passing performance (e.g., a paper). In the event of a failed examination, the committee will recommend the remedial steps necessary before the exam can be taken again. At the discretion of your advisory committee and depending on your subspecialty area (e.g., Aging and Development, Clinical, Experimental, Social and Personality), you may be required to complete additional examination components (e.g., a written exam, a paper). Regardless of its form, the subject matter examination must be completed successfully before any work on the dissertation may begin.

The subject matter examining committee is composed of three tenure-track faculty members, all of whom must hold primary or joint appointments in the Psychology Department (more than three faculty members can constitute the examination committee if additional expertise is desired). The chair of this committee and at least one other member must hold primary tenure track appointments in the Psychology Department. Most often the advisory committee serves as the subject matter examination committee, but that is not required. The membership of the subject matter examination committee must be approved by the Department Chair or the Department Associate Chair at least 3 months prior to the scheduled examination. It is therefore quite important to consult with your advisor about the membership of this committee well in advance of the examination (guidelines for the exam are provided in Appendix E, along with the approval forms).

You, your primary mentor, and additional tenure-track faculty members will form a dissertation committee, which will generally be chaired by your faculty advisor or research mentor. This committee (sometimes referred to as the core committee) must have at least three faculty members, two of whom must hold primary tenure-track appointments in the Psychology Department. A faculty member from another department, including the Medical School (see Footnote 2), may co-chair your committee with a faculty member in Psychology. A faculty member with a primary appointment in another department cannot independently chair your dissertation committee. Individuals at Washington University with nontenure-track appointments and faculty from other institutions may be asked to serve on the committee in addition to the three required Washington University tenure-track faculty members. The membership of your dissertation committee must be approved by the Department Chair or by the Department Associate Chair (Appendix F contains the approval form). You may not begin work on your dissertation proposal until your dissertation committee has been approved. After approval of your dissertation committee, you will work with them to develop a written proposal for the planned research that meets their approval (see Appendix G for forms).

After the dissertation proposal has been approved by your committee, you must obtain the approval of the appropriate institutional review board (i.e., the Human Studies Committee for research involving human participants; the Animal Studies Committee for research involving vertebrate animals) before implementing the study in the form approved by your committee. If pilot work will be done prior to the dissertation, approval from the appropriate committee will also be necessary prior to beginning any data collection. It is important to resubmit for approval any changes in your research design. Questions concerning this issue should be discussed with the chair of your dissertation committee or with the Executive Secretary of the Human Studies Committee (Campus Box 1054, 935-5825) or the Animal Studies Committee (Campus Box 8025, 362-3229). No research, whether pilot or dissertation, is to begin without approval of the appropriate review committee (instructions for obtaining this approval are found in Appendix H and Appendix I). If the research will be conducted in the medical school facilities, it may be necessary to apply to the Medical School Human Studies Committee (362-3244). Note that research to be conducted in other settings (hospitals, schools, organizations) must receive the approval of the appropriate university review committee. Approval by committees outside the university is not sufficient.

After you have received the appropriate review board approval, the Department Chair or Associate Chair must also approve the proposal (signature required on form in Appendix G). The proposal must be submitted to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at least 6 months before the date on which the degree is expected to be conferred.

Listed in Appendix J are the instructions for the format of the doctoral dissertation. These instructions must be followed very carefully. When in doubt about an issue of style or format, the current American Psychological Association guidelines for publication should be viewed as the required standard in the preparation of all of your research papers.

You should be realistic in planning the time course of your doctoral dissertation research. Our experience has shown that the process frequently takes longer than initially anticipated. You should expect to revise the proposal and dissertation proper numerous times before they are acceptable. Faculty are expected to return proposal and dissertation drafts with their comments and suggested revisions within three to four weeks. It is unreasonable, as well as unprofessional, to place undue pressure on your mentor or committee members to approve a proposal or dissertation so a personal deadline may be met (e.g., May graduation, applying for internship, beginning postdoctoral training). It is important, however, for you to be proactive in this process. You should discuss a reasonable timetable with your mentor and realize that adjustments may be necessary during the course of completing the dissertation research.

Your dissertation must be defended at a scheduled examination attended by your dissertation committee and by three additional full-time tenure-track members of the faculty (see Appendix J for guidelines; see Footnote 2 for restrictions on participation by Medical School faculty). One of these three additional members must hold a primary appointment with tenure in the Department of Psychology (i.e., assistant professors may not serve in this capacity). The Director of Graduate Studies will choose this member on a rotating basis from the list of eligible faculty. The other two members must hold tenure-track appointments in the university (see Footnote 2). The department will determine the two members from outside the department that will serve on the examination committee. Students are urged to involve these members early in the development of the dissertation project.

The Graduate Program Secretary schedules the oral defense of the dissertation only after the three-member core committee has approved the dissertation for defense (Appendix K contains the required form). The entire examination committee must be given the completed dissertation at least two weeks prior to the scheduled examination. Approval of the dissertation following successful defense requires completion of the form in Appendix K. It is not unusual for changes to the dissertation to be required following its successful defense. These changes must be approved by the dissertation committee chair prior to filing the dissertation with the Graduate School.

Ordinarily, progress through the program is relatively smooth. Occasionally academic or personal difficulties arise that preclude timely completion of the degree. If personal problems dictate an interruption to your training, you may request a leave of absence until such time that you believe you can resume your studies with your full devotion. A leave of absence must be requested in writing to the Department Chair. If academic difficulties are sufficient that adequate progress is not being made, you may be placed on academic probation. The terms of that probation will be spelled out in detail as part of your regular semi-annual evaluation. If the terms of the probation cannot be met, then you may be terminated from the program. If termination is recommended, the student may appeal to the Chair of the Psychology Department or to the Dean of the Graduate School.

Issues involving academic integrity and accusations of plagiarism are dealt with through a standing university committee (see Appendix L for details.).

Students should study the guidelines on plagiarism carefully; ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Similarly, the department adheres strictly to the university guidelines regarding sexual harassment (see Appendix M).

Occasionally students may have disputes or grievances with faculty members or other students that go beyond the differences of opinion and reasoned debate typical of an academic setting. If these cannot be resolved satisfactorily through direct discussion, then you should consult with your faculty advisor about possible ways of solving the problem. Should that fail to provide an acceptable solution, then you should seek advice from your PGSA representatives, the Director of Graduate Studies, the Department Chair, or the Dean of the Graduate School.

The Graduate School has been able to provide continuous support for our students throughout the 5 years typically needed to complete the degree. Each incoming student is given a tuition remission scholarship that funds enrollment in course work required for completion of the Ph.D. During the first year of graduate study, the Dean of the Graduate School attempts to award a University Fellowship to each student; these are unencumbered fellowships. After the first year, students are typically supported by teaching assistantships. These assistantships are relatively nonburdensome because students function primarily as assistants to the professors and are not required to take sole responsibility for the courses. Some advanced students, however, may be offered the opportunity to teach a course of their own to help prepare them for academic careers. A number of our students have also been awarded special dissertation fellowships in their fourth or fifth year. These dissertation fellowships are unencumbered and awarded for one year only. Their availability is announced annually by the Graduate School and is posted on the PGSA bulletin board across from Room 206 in the Psychology Building.

In addition to the previously mentioned stipends, the Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowship for Women is available to "young women of exceptional promise, to prepare for careers in higher education and the professions." This fellowship provides full tuition remission as well as a substantial annual stipend for up to 4 years of study. There is also the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship for African Americans, designed to facilitate training for those interested in becoming college or university professors. Doctoral candidates making satisfactory academic progress receive this fellowship for 5 years. Students are also occasionally supported by research grants, training grants (e.g., training grant in the Aging and Development area), or special fellowships offered by external sources (e.g., National Science Foundation, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society). The availability of the latter funding sources is announced by the Director of Graduate Studies and posted on the PGSA bulletin board across from Room 206 in the Psychology Building.

With this degree of strong financial support students can devote their intellectual and emotional energy to pursuing their specific academic goals without undue concern about attempting to find part-time work to support themselves. Occasionally a student may seek part-time employment to supplement university support, but this is discouraged by the Graduate School and should be undertaken only after careful consultation with the student's advisory committee.

This guidebook is intended to provide you with a general framework for your graduate education. Within the guidelines described here there is considerable opportunity for you to grow and develop in the ways that best meet your professional goals. Accordingly, we hope that you will develop a more detailed plan in collaboration with your advisory committee and others in the department. The faculty are a resource that you should feel free to consult as often as necessary as you progress through the program.

Toward the end of each semester you will submit your portfolio of accomplishments to your advisor and to the other members of your advisory committee. This growing portfolio should contain the following information:

A duplicate of this material should be given to the Graduate Program Secretary. The Graduate Program Secretary will not release your registration number until you have submitted your portfolio.

To facilitate the review of your portfolio and to encourage documentation of your work in the form you will use as a professional, you should submit relevant parts of your portfolio in curriculum vitae format. The following template can be used and will be distributed by the Graduate Program Secretary when portfolios are requested.

Semester, Year (e.g., Fall, 1998)

Curriculum Vitae

Your Name

EDUCATION

HONORS

Name of award or honor (e.g., Travel Award, APA, Summer 1996)

DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Names go here. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume, Pages.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW (INCLUDING THOSE IN REVISION)

Names go here. (Year). Title of manuscript. Journal Name.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION

Names go here. (Year). Title of manuscript. Journal Name.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Names go here. (Year). Title of chapter. Book editor, Book Title (pages). City, State: Publisher.

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES

Names go here. (Month, 19xx). Title of talk or poster goes here. Name of conference goes here. City, State. [If an abstract or presentation was published indicate in brackets like this: Abstract, The Gerontologist, 29, 17A].

LOCAL CONFERENCES

Title of presentation goes here. Place of presentation goes here (e.g., Guest lecture at . . ., Invited presentation at . . .).

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

(e.g., Student Member, American Psychological Association).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

DEPARTMENT, UNVERSITY, OR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Title (e.g., President, PGSA, 1995-1996)

COMPLETED COURSEWORK

CURRENT AND COMPLETED PROJECTS

EVALUATION OF PREVIOUS SEMESTER'S GOALS

Sample:

1. I successfully completed a meta-analysis of the literature on XYZ.

2. I began to formulate a dissertation project based on my meta-analysis.

NEXT SEMESTER'S GOALS

Sample:

1. Teach a summer course to gain experience beyond those of a TA.

2. Complete dissertation proposal.

3. Collect pilot data for dissertation.

4. Complete manuscript ABC and submit for publication.

READINGS

Why put together a Teaching Portfolio? Both the term "Teaching Portfolio" and the collection of materials encompassed by the term are becoming increasingly common in higher education. Having a Teaching Portfolio is an expected part of some academic job applications and a Portfolio is likely to become more widely expected. Having a Teaching Portfolio will help a graduate student entering the academic job market and in future years is likely to be helpful as a career progresses.

What goes into a Portfolio? Ultimately the contents are a personal choice and may be determined by the intended purpose of the Portfolio and the career stage of the teacher (or prospective teacher) preparing it. Is it prospective or retrospective? Is it the Portfolio of a person seeking a first job, seeking a next job, or seeking tenure? Different disciplines may have somewhat different conventions or preferences. Despite this variety it is still possible to offer some general guidelines.

Of course, the whole Portfolio needs to be clearly presented, perhaps in a loose-leaf notebook with descriptively labeled tabs. Since it will be bulky, your resume might say, "Teaching Portfolio available on request" and only the summary sent with the initial application. If in the process of preparing the Portfolio you see gaps, give some thought to filling them. And, finally, you might want to have a look at Peter Seldin, The Teaching Portfolio (Anker, l991), the most widely cited single source.

As graduate students prepare portfolios departmental advisors should be consulted. And, of course, the Director of the Teaching Center is available to answer questions, provide guidance, and review materials.

*Adapted from the guidelines recommended by the Graduate Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, April 16, 1999.

I hereby petition the Department of Psychology for consideration for award of the Master of Arts Degree in Psychology.

________________________

Student

CERTIFICATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF RESEARCH PROJECT

I hereby certify that _______________________ named above has successfully completed a qualifying research project under my direction.

________________________

Faculty Advisor

The qualifying research project was presented on ________________ and deemed acceptable by the following members of the student's advisory committee:

______________________________ ______________________________

TO: Robert Thach, Dean

FR: Henry Roediger, Chair

The Department of Psychology certifies that as of this date _____________________________ has completed all requirements for the Master of Arts Degree in Psychology (without thesis).

5. Will have also successfully completed the qualifying research project.

6. Will have no incomplete grades.

The student, in consultation with his or her advisor, should petition the Department Chair to assemble an examination committee composed of at least three faculty members. Committee membership is open to tenure-track faculty with primary or joint appointments in the Psychology Department. The chair of the committee and at least one other member of the committee must hold primary tenure-track appointments in the Psychology Department. Depending upon the student's specialty interest, there may be additional members. These additional members will be chosen by the chair of the committee in concert with the student. The membership of the committee must be approved by the Department Chair or Associate Chair at least 3 months in advance of the scheduled oral examination.

Date __________

Student Name ______________________________________________________

Committee Chair _______________________________

Committee Members _______________________________

Comments:

______________________________

Signature of Department Chair

or Associate Chair

Date __________

Student Name ______________________________________________________

Committee Chair _______________________________

Committee Members _______________________________

Recommendation:

Pass with Distinction __________

Pass __________

Conditional Pass __________

Fail __________

Comments:

________________________________________

Signature of Oral Examination Committee Chair

Student Name ______________________________________________________

Committee Chair _______________________________

Committee Members _______________________________

Comments:

______________________________

Signature of Department Chair

or Associate Chair

Name of Student ___________________________________________________

Committee ________________________ ________________________

(Chair)

________________________ ________________________

Title of Dissertation _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Approved by Dissertation Committee:

(Chair) Date

______________________________ _______________

Date

______________________________ _______________

Date

______________________________ _______________

Date

Approved _________________________________ _______________

Director of Clinical Training Date

_________________________________ _______________

Department Chair or Associate Chair Date

This form must be completed by the student, approved as indicated, and returned to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at least six months before the date on which the degree is expected to be conferred.

The title, scope, and procedure as stated above have my approval:

General InformationThe Hilltop Human Studies Committee (Hilltop HSC - previously known as the Standing Committee on Human Subjects) is an Institutional Review Board (IRB) that is composed of members of the faculty, a member from the General Counsel's office, and one member from the community. In addition, the Director of Sponsored Projects Services serves as a member and the Executive Secretary of this committee. The Hilltop HSC convenes monthly to consider Human Studies applications submitted for FULL REVIEW. Application due dates, meeting dates, the location of these meetings and application packets containing forms and instructions are available in your department office or can be requested by calling 935-5825. Approval by the Hilltop HSC is for a MAXIMUM of 12 months, however, requests for continuation can be made annually.

When reviewing applications for Human Studies approval, the Hilltop HSC seeks to:

• Assure that certain risks to participants are outweighed by the sum of the benefits to the participant or the importance of the knowledge to be gained so as to warrant a decision to allow the participant to accept such risks;
• Assure that the welfare of any participants will be adequately protected;
• Assure that legally effective informed consent will be obtained by adequate and appropriate methods.

Attendance at the Hilltop HSC meetings by the activity director is recommended. In this way, questions from members can be answered, thereby contributing to a speedier review process.

• EXEMPT STATUS: You need to have this status verified by the Chair of the Hilltop HSC (or by a designated reviewer on the committee). To seek this verification, complete the appropriate request form. Turn-around time for this procedure is 5-7 working days.
• EXPEDITED REVIEW: You need to complete an application and a proposal for this type of review that will then be evaluated by the Chair of the Hilltop HSC (or by a designated reviewer on the committee). Turn-around time for this procedure is 5-7 working days.
• FULL REVIEW: You need to complete an application and a proposal for this type of review. Turn-around time depends on when the application is received by the Hilltop HSC (see schedule).

How do you assess the type of risk to which you are exposing participants?

• Include the name of the project at the top of the page. The name of the Activity Director should be at the top with the project title or in the body of the consent form.
• Use language that will be understandable to the participant. Avoid the use of jargon.
• Include a clear explanation of the procedures to be followed and a detailed description of the activities that will be required of the participant and include an estimate of the total time required of the participant.
• Include a description of any discomforts or risks reasonably to be expected (list all risks, including potential boredom).
• Include a disclosure of any appropriate alternative procedures that might be advantageous for the individual (e.g., in cases where counseling or training services are involved).
• List any benefits that participants will accrue. If appropriate, you may state that there are no personal benefits but there may be benefits to the state of scientific knowledge. State the nature and amount of any compensation or incentive associated with participation.
• State that the participant has the right to withdraw from the study at any time, or to refuse to cooperate in any portion of the study without penalty.
• If the study involves participants receiving services at a particular agency, include a statement that neither willingness nor unwillingness to participate will compromise any agency services.
• State whether the data collected will be anonymous or confidential. In the latter case, describe how you will protect confidentiality. This should include the method you will use to separate the names of participants from the data obtained from the participant and how you will secure the identifying (i.e., decoding key) information.
• Include the phone number of the Activity Director and an offer to answer any inquiries concerning the procedures.
• Include the phone number of the Executive Secretary of the Hilltop Human Studies Committee (935-5825), and invite participants to contact the Executive Secretary if they have any questions or complaints regarding the project or procedures.
• Provide space for the signature of the participant. In those cases where the participant is a minor or not competent to sign, then the consent form is signed by the parent or legal guardian and an appropriately worded assent form is provided for the participant.

* Appendix H is adapted from Washington University-Hilltop Campus Human Studies Research (11/11/1997).

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Revised April, 1998

FAX 454-6617

General Information and Instructions

Regarding the ASC Protocol Form

The Animal Studies Committee (ASC) is required by federal regulations to review all projects (research, teaching, or other) involving the use of live, vertebrate animals. This includes any new or competitive renewal research proposal, as well as the use of live vertebrate animals in teaching demonstrations and/or student laboratory studies. The ASC encourages investigators and course directors to submit their protocol for review well in advance of the study. Submitting the protocol for review at the same time a grant application is sent in may result in delay of consideration or outright rejection by the granting agency. The ASC meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To assure proper review, a protocol must be received in the ASC office at least two weeks before the monthly meeting. To assist you in preparation of this protocol, guidelines for the care and use of research animals are available from the ASC office. Please direct any questions regarding animal care to the Division of Comparative Medicine, 362-3700.

Approval of a protocol by the ASC is valid for three years, after which time the investigator will be reminded by the ASC to renew the protocol. Federal regulations require that protocols be updated annually; therefore, an Annual Protocol Progress Report will be sent to the investigator requesting status/revisions of ongoing protocols.

When specifying the number of animals to be used, please ensure the numbers are as accurate as possible.

Please type and complete all of the applicable sections. Submit the original and one copy to the Animal Studies Committee (Box 8025). If you are the director of a training grant or a program project grant, special forms are available. Please contact the ASC office (362-3229) for information.

When completing the summary portion of the protocol, please state the general scientific purpose, contribution to improvement of the quality of life, and the expected significance of the proposed study. Include the major thrust of the experimental procedures, e.g., antibody production, ablation behavior study, surgical removal, etc., but do not give details such as names of anesthetics, analgesics, tranquilizers, etc. Experimental design and science will be reviewed only as relevant to the Animal Studies Committee concerns.

If you are a student, postdoctoral fellow, technician or other trainee, your faculty sponsor's signature is required on the form.

This form is written in MSWord for Windows 97 and MS Word 6.0 for the Mac. A disk can be obtained from the ASC office by sending a blank formatted IBM 3.5 diskette or a formatted Macintosh 3.5 diskette with a self-addressed return envelope to Box 8025. You may retrieve the file from the Medical School home page. See Research/Regulatory Committees. The address is:

<http://medschool.wustl.edu/asc>

Dissertations presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Washington University Ph.D. are to describe a significant advance in scholarly knowledge derived from a candidate's original investigations. A dissertation may address separate research questions or lines of inquiry but must contain elements unifying the entire body of work. Dissertation authors are to be guided by the following rules:

When special circumstances dictate, exceptions to these rules may be granted upon approval by the candidate's department or major program and concurrence by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Individual programs of the Graduate School are encouraged by the Council to establish, within this framework their own more specific guidelines and policies. In particular the Council realizes that disciplines have widely differing views on such things as inclusion in a dissertation of reprints of published papers, format and depth for a background literature survey, and handling of data sets. Ph.D. candidates should therefore consult with their home departments or programs at the outset of work on a dissertation.

Students expecting to include reprints of published papers or other copyrighted material in their dissertations should carefully review the section in these guidelines entitled "Using Copyrighted Material."

The department should send a letter to the Graduate Office at least 15 days before the oral, stating the time, date and place of the oral, designating the Chair of the Oral Examination Committee, and naming the departments members of the proposed Committee. Committees normally contain at least six tenure track faculty members, four from within the department and two from outside the department. By agreement of the department and the Dean, the Committee may be structured differently, e.g., enlarged by more University faculty members (tenure track or not) and/or members from outside the University. It is the department's responsibility to secure the additional examination committee members. After the Graduate Program Secretary schedules the oral examination, the Graduate School will send to all members their official appointment notices, as well as information about the candidate and his/her dissertation. The Chair of the Oral Examination Committee will also be sent an Oral Approval form and a Dissertation Approval form. It is the responsibility of the Chair of the Dissertation Committee to see that the dissertation is available to members of the Oral Defense Committee at least two weeks before the scheduled date of the examination.

The student should visit the Graduate Office well before his/her oral to check that all requirements for his/her degree are completed. At least 15 days before the scheduled oral he/she should bring to the Graduate Office 10 copies of his/her approved abstract and 10 copies of his/her biographical data sheet. These copies are for use by the Graduate Office and for distribution by that office to members of the student's examining committee. The student's research director should indicate his/her approval of the abstract and of the biographical data sheet by initialing one copy of each. The student should pick up at the Graduate Office a Microfilming Contract and a Survey of Earned Doctorate form; these are to be filled out, signed, and turned in with the dissertation.

After the dissertation is approved and the oral passed, three copies of the dissertation should be delivered to the Graduate Office. Included with the first copy, but not bound in, should be the following items: the signed dissertation approval form; the signed oral approval form; the abstract; the short title page; the Survey of Earned Doctorate form; and the Microfilming Contract. If the dissertation is to be copyrighted, a cashier's check or money order for $35 made payable to University Microfilms, Inc. should be included. Personal checks are not accepted. Make sure there is not an expiration date on the cashier's check or money order. Students receiving their degrees in December will be mailed their diplomas, usually in March. Students receiving degrees in the Summer (August) will be mailed their diplomas in November. These are sent out by the Registrar's Office. May degree candidates can pick up diplomas at the Graduate School reception immediately following Commencement exercises.

After the degree deadline, all copies of the dissertation are sent to the Cataloging area of Olin Library. The library takes care of sending one copy to University Microfilms for microfilming, and then having all copies bound. One copy stays in Olin Library and the other two copies are sent to the graduate's department, one to stay in the departmental library and one to be forwarded by the department to the graduate. These procedures take time. The graduate should be prepared to wait six months before receiving his/her bound copy.

A. Guidelines for the presentation

B. Guidelines for the format

C. Questions regarding manuscript format:

* Appendix on Instructions for Preparing and Submitting a Doctoral Dissertation Proposal abridged from Instructions for Doctoral Dissertations and Oral Examinations, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1992.

(Sample Title Page)

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Department of Anthropology

Dissertation Committee:

Katherine Doe, Chairperson

Albert Marks

Mary Coletti

THE EFFECT OF URBANIZATION ON SOCIALIZATION PRACTICES

AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN GUAJIRO SOCIETY

by

Richard Smith West

(full name must be used)

A dissertation presented to the

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

of Washington University in

partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the degree

of Doctor of Philosophy

December 19XX

Saint Louis, Missouri

(Sample Abstract)

ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION

The Effect of Urbanization

of Socialization Practices and Personality Development

in Guajiro Society

by

Richard Smith West

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

Washington University in St. Louis, 19XX

Professor Katherine Doe, Chair

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19XX Undergraduate University

19XX Ph.D. Clinical Psychology

Washington University, St. Louis

19XX - 19XX Research Assistant, Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

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19XX - present Dissertation Research, Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

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19XX - 19XX Teaching Assistant, Washington University, Psychology

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19XX - 19XX Psychological Trainee, St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, St.

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19XX - present Psychological Trainee, SSM Rehabilitation Center, St. Louis,

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19XX University Fellowship

19XX American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate

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Dissertation Approval Form

To the Graduate School:

The dissertation and dissertation abstract of _________________________ entitled __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

have been examined by the undersigned and have our approval for acceptance in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of _____________. We further recommend bringing the dissertation to oral defense.

Signed ___________________________________

Chair, Dissertation Advisory Committee

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Member, Dissertation Advisory Committee

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Member, Dissertation Advisory Committee

I concur in this recommendation.

Signed ___________________________________

Chair of Department or Associate Chair

This form should accompany the dissertation when it is submitted to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Date _____________

Oral Approval Form

TO THE GRADUATE COUNCIL:

We, the undersigned, report that as a committee we have examined _______________________ upon the work done in the subjects named below:

Major ________________________________________________________

and find that (his/her) attainments (are/ are not) such that (he/she) may properly be admitted to the degree of _________________________________ (with/without) thesis.

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

______________________________ ______________________________

I dissent from the foregoing report.

______________________________ ______________________________

One copy is to be prepared, signed, and forwarded to the Office of the Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Date Recorded: Office of the Dean ______________________________

Academic integrity is of paramount importance at every educational institution. A research institution has an obligation to provide an atmosphere based on scrupulous adherence to the rules of honesty. This climate of impeccable integrity must encompass every aspect of academic activity. The university's role within the greater culture as provider of new knowledge and educator of future leaders demands no less.

The integrity code governing all teachers, scholars, and researchers is severe. Even a single charge of impropriety, unless completely refuted to the satisfaction of peers, tarnishes a reputation and blocks career development. An egregious violation could abruptly end a career in disgrace. Ignorance of the rules of academic conduct is normally not regarded as a mitigating factor.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, in providing a springboard for its students into careers in scholarship and research, would be remiss if it tolerated any form of laxity in academic integrity. Term papers, seminar presentations, laboratory experiments, write-ups, homework problems, and examinations, to say nothing of published work, conference papers, and theses or dissertations, must be regarded as training grounds not only in the acquisition of knowledge but in scholarly ethics. No instance of proven academic dishonesty can be ignored, even if the offender claims to be unaware that his or her actions constitute an offense. The sole difference between the academic integrity code for graduate students and that for professionals is that student offenses are not publicly aired and that students may be permitted to continue their training without permanent blots on their records if their transgressions are considered relatively minor or are considered to be adequately mitigated by circumstances. Findings of flagrant exhibitions of willful academic dishonesty, however, must result in expulsion from the Graduate School.

It is assumed by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate Council that all students entering the University are well versed in the principles of honesty. Students are nonetheless strongly urged to study this document carefully and review with home departments any area in which they have questions.

While the primary function of this document is to focus on plagiarism, it is important to enumerate other offenses which the Graduate School and the Graduate Council consider violations of academic integrity and, therefore, actionable. We agree with the promulgations of the University of Michigan, which finds the following to constitute the major offenses:

The use of deceit in the classroom, laboratory or in the construction of materials related to the academic process is unacceptable. Such offenses include but are not restricted to copying someone else's answers during an examination or the use of unapproved materials during an examination.

In addition to the foregoing integrity offenses, the Graduate School and Graduate Council are especially interested in clearly defining plagiarism so that the term is understandable by the students and faculty. The rest of this section will deal with plagiarism. It will also delineate procedures for dealing with academic integrity violations.

Plagiarism is the willful or unintentional act of using, without proper acknowledgement, another person's or persons' words, ideas, results, methods, opinions, or concepts. It does not matter whether the appropriated information is published or unpublished; academic or nonacademic in content, or in the public or private domain. The act of claiming as one's own work any intellectual material created by another or others is wrong and will be treated by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as a serious violation of academic integrity.

It must be noted that plagiarism in publications may be an infraction of copyright law and, thereby, subject to legal recourse as well as University discipline.

Plagiarism can occur in any written assignment including research papers, reviews of literature, articles of opinion including literary reviews and criticism, pieces of fiction or poetry, and examinations. The focus here will be on any type of writing that is constructed to meet a course or degree requirement.

The most blatant form of plagiarism is to repeat as your own someone else's sentences, more or less verbatim. If you write without any documentation, you have committed plagiarism. But you may present the information if you credit the author[s].

Other forms of plagiarism include repeating someone else's particularly apt phrase without acknowledgement, paraphrasing another person's argument as your own, and presenting another's line of thinking in the development of an idea as though it were your own.

Most writers' guides cite faulty note taking as the biggest precursor to improper citation. When taking notes on a source, it is best to indicate if your notes are quotations, paraphrase or summaries. In addition, it is very important to keep resource information accurate and complete while making notations.

In general, we tend to think of plagiarism as a problem most likely to occur in the humanities and social sciences. But plagiarism can happen in any of the disciplines. Plagiarism is the most blatant form of misappropriation of credit. A broad spectrum of misconduct falls into this category, ranging from obvious theft to uncredited paraphrasing that some might not consider dishonest at all. In a lifetime of reading, theorizing, and experimenting, a person's work will inevitably incorporate and overlap with that of others. However, occasional overlap is one thing; systematic, unacknowledged use of the techniques, data, words or ideas of others is another. Erring on the side of excess generosity in attribution is best. Special care must be taken when dealing with unpublished materials belonging to others, especially with grant applications and papers seen or heard prior to publication or public disclosure. Such privileged materials must not be exploited or disclosed to others who might exploit it. Scientists also must be extremely careful not to delay publication or deny support to work that they find to be competitive with their own in privileged communication. Scrupulous honesty is essential in such matters.

Every written assignment that is constructed during the graduate years will come under the careful scrutiny of others. To make sure that all work is within the rules of documentation, be careful to consult a writer's manual that details citation procedures prevalent in your field. When in doubt, be cautious by acknowledging everything that is not irrefutably your own or is not clearly common knowledge. While attempting to operate within approved guidelines for documentation, use common sense. The precise form of documentation is far less important than the honest effort to clearly distinguish your contributions from those of others. The Washington University College of Arts and Sciences in its "Statement of Student Academic Integrity and Faculty Responsibility" offers the following documentation recommendations:

Individual faculty members, departments or students should not attempt to adjudicate charges of integrity violations at the course or departmental level. Instead, in the interest of providing consistent, prompt consideration and resolution of allegations of academic integrity infractions, the procedures outlined below should be followed in each instance of an alleged violation of academic integrity by a student enrolled in the Graduate School.

* Appendix on Academic Integrity was abridged from the Washington University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' Academic Integrity Policy for Graduate Students, 1995.

• Requests for sexual favors
• Touching, rubbing, or brushing another's body
• Physical assaults of a sexual nature
• Sexually offensive remarks
• Friendly hugs, patting, touching, or pinching
• Use of risqué jokes, stories, or images
• Use of inappropriate body images to advertise events
• Veiled suggestions of sexual activity

* Appendix on Sexual Harassment abridged from the Washington University's Safety and Security on the Hilltop Campus: A Guide for Students, Faculty, and Staff, 1995-96.