Administrator

1. See Karen Corl in Room 501A before you do anything else!  She can help to guide you through the process. This can save you a lot of aggravation!
2. Secure your adviser's approval to take the exam.
3. Pick a week in which to schedule your exam.  Choose a week that fits best in your schedule. This week should be selected at least a month in advance to accommodate the committee’s schedule. You will need a minimum of two hours for your exam. Email Karen Corl kqc8@psu.edu with the week you have selected.
4. Secure 529 Walker.  Karen Corl will schedule 529 Walker for your exam after the committee has agreed on a date and time. You will receive an email with the details after it is confirmed.
5. Submit your Qualifying Paper.  Submit your qualifying paper two weeks prior to your exam to Karen Corl  kqc8@psu.edu. She will forward your paper to the committee for review prior to the exam.
6. Complete this electronic form so that the department can advertise your exam as required by the Graduate School. 
7. Process Forms.  There are no forms required for the qualifying exam. Grading is done electronically.

Paper guidelines:  

Written in the style of a journal article 
Abstract – no more than 250 words 
Paper – 4000 words or less.
Complete guidelines can be found in the graduate handbook.

To schedule your exam, perform the following steps, in order.  Please print this page so you can follow the instructions in Step 5 very carefully.

1. See Karen Corl in Room 501A before you do anything else!  She can help to guide you through the process and this will save you a lot of aggravation!
2. Secure your adviser's approval to take the exam
   Pick a date and time
   Schedule a date and time with all of your committee members.  You will need a minimum of three hours for your exam.  Also, schedule 529 Walker for the date/time that you've chosen (see step 4 below).
3. Secure 529 Walker
   Karen Corl will secure 529 Walker for your exam after the committee has agreed on a date and time. You will receive an email with the details after it is confirmed.
4. Process Forms
   Please check with the Graduate Program Administrator in the Department Office as there is a form that must be submitted to the Graduate School via LionPath prior to a PhD Comprehensive Exam.
5. Complete this electronic form so that the department can advertise your exam as required by the Graduate School. 

To schedule your defense, perform the following steps, in order.  You may wish to print this page so you can follow the steps carefully.

1. See Karen Corl in Room 501A before you do anything else so she can help to guide you through the process.  She can save  you a lot of aggravation!
2. Secure your adviser's approval to defend.
3. Pick a date and time
   Schedule a date and time with all of your committee members.  You will need a minimum of three hours for your defense.  Also, schedule 529 Walker for the date/time that you've chosen (see step 4 below).
4. Secure 529 Walker
   Karen Corl will secure 529 Walker for your exam after the committee has agreed on a date and time. You will receive an email with the details after it is confirmed.
5. Complete this electronic form so that the department can advertise your exam as required by the Graduate School.  
6. Process Forms: This must be done as soon as you start thinking about your defense!
   MS Defense Exam Evaluation Form (this will be provided to the chair of your committee by the Meteorology Graduate Coordinator)
   PhD - See Meteo graduate program coordinator (Karen Corl - 501AWalker ) to complete the Graduate School required signature forms via LionPath a minimum of two weeks before your defense.

Meteorology Forms

Progress Reports

• M.S. Graduate Student Progress Report
• Ph.D. Graduate Student Progress Report

Scheduling/Evaluating Exams

• Schedule your Defense (M.S. or Ph.D.)
• Schedule your Oral Comprehensive Exam
• Schedule your Qualifying Exam
• M.S. Defense Evaluation Form (for Advisors)

Templates

• Poster Presentation Template (in PowerPoint)

Graduate School Forms

Please visit the Graduate School's form repository