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TABLEOFCONTENTS

FacultyandStaffListing 2 GraduateStudiesOfficeContactInformation 3 RequiredCoursework 4 ProgramStructure 7 TheM.A.Thesis 10 AnthropologicalStudiesCenter 15 CRMProgramChecklist 17 ProgramBasicsforCRMGraduateStudents 18

CRMGraduateStudentHandbook Page2

SONOMASTATEUNIVERSITYDepartmentofAnthropology707-664-2312,StevensonHall2054Chair,DepartmentofAnthropology: AlexisBoutin,StevensonHall2054D,[email protected],CulturalResourcesManagementM.A.Program: LauraA.Watt,StevensonHall3016C,[email protected]:**AlexisBoutin(Ph.D.UofPennsylvania2008,Professor)Humanskeletalbiology,bioarchaeology,forensicanthropology,mortuaryandgenderarchaeology,ancientNearEast.KarinEnstamJaffe(Ph.D.UCDavis2002;Professor)Biologicalanthropology,primatology,primatebehavioralecology,humanevolution;Africa.**MargaretPurser(Ph.D.UCBerkeley1987;Professor)Historicalarcheology,genderstudies,archaeologicaltheory,materialcultureandculturallandscapestudies,GISapplications;WesternU.S.,thePacific.RichardJ.Senghas(Ph.D.UofRochester1997;Professor)Linguisticanthropology,linguisticsofsignedandspokenlanguages,socialanthropology,Deafstudies;Nicaragua,NorthAmerica.**ThomasG.Whitley(Ph.D.UofPittsburgh2000;AssociateProfessor;Director,AnthropologicalStudiesCenter)GIS,remotesensingandspatialanalysis,contactandcolonization,industrialarchaeology;NorthAmerica,Europe,AustraliaJohnD.Wingard(Ph.D.PennsylvaniaStateUniv.1992;Professor)Ecologicalanthropology,culturalresourcesmanagement,heritagemanagement,appliedanthropology,ethnographicmethods,archaeology,tourism,capitalism;Mesoamerica,Oceania,NorthAmerica.**MemberofCRMProgramGraduateCommittee


CRMProgramCoreandAffiliatedFacultyinOtherDepartments:**MichelleGoman–Geography,Environment,andPlanning(Ph.D.UCBerkeley1996;Professor)Biogeography,paleoecologyandpaleoclimatology,geomorphology;Mesoamerica,UnitedStates,EastAfrica.MichelleJolly–History(Ph.D.UCSanDiego1998;Professor)Women’shistory,16th-19thcenturyAmericansocialandpoliticalhistory,oralhistory;CaliforniaandthewesternUnitedStates.AdrianC.Praetzellis–EmeritusProfessor,Anthropology(Ph.D.UCBerkeley1991)Localhistory,Americanmaterialculture,historicalarcheology,culturalresourcesmanagement.**LauraA.Watt–Geography,Environment,andPlanning(Ph.D.UCBerkeley2001;Professor)Environmentalhistory,naturalandculturallandscapes,preservationandsustainability;CaliforniaandthewesternUnitedStates.**MemberofCRMProgramGraduateCommitteeStaff:JillMartin,AdministrativeAnalyst,Stevenson2070,707-664-2312KellyClark,AdministrativeSupportCoordinator,Stevenson2070,707-664-2312

TheOfficeofGraduateStudiesisinStevensonHall1041

SonomaStateUniversity(http://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/)

707-664-2237

GraduateDean:

KarenMoranski,[email protected]

GraduateStudiesAnalyst/ThesisReviewer:GillianKing-Bailey

[email protected]


CULTURALRESOURCESMANAGEMENTGRADUATESTUDENTHANDBOOK

DepartmentofAnthropologySonomaStateUniversity

RohnertPark,California94928

INTRODUCTION

WelcometotheSSUgraduateprograminCulturalResourcesManagement.Thishandbookprovidesnewstudentswithanoverviewoftheprogram'scoursework,anexplanationoftheM.A.thesisprocess,adescriptionoftheAnthropologicalStudiesCenter,andtwochecklists(onefromtheprogramandonefromtheUniversity).Takentogether,thisinformationallowsstudentstotracktheirownprogressthroughtheprogram,definestherespectiveresponsibilitiesofprogramfacultyandstudents,andanswersanumberofthequestionsstudentsaskmostfrequentlyaboutprogramparticulars.ThehandbookisNOTdesignedorintendedtoreplaceindividualstudentadvising,whichismandatory,andtakesplaceinthelastmonthofeachsemesterforthefollowingsemester.PleaseconsultthemostrecentnoticesandbulletinsissuedfromtheDepartmentoffice,orcontacttheGraduateCoordinator,ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.

CRMREQUIREDCOURSEWORK:ABRIEFLOOKATWHATTOTAKEANDWHENTOTAKEIT

ThecourseworkrequiredforaCRMMAatSonomaStatetotals30academicunits,andisdesignedtobecompletedinfivesemesters.Thisdesignpresumesthatstudentsareenrolledfulltime,andnotworkingmorethanpart-time.Experiencewiththeprogramsofarindicatesthatworkingstudentscannotsuccessfullycarryfullgraduateloads.Consequentlyittakesthreeyearsormoreforworkingstudentstocompletetheprogramofstudy,exclusiveofthesisresearchandwrite-uptime.Ideally,courseworkproceedsinconjunctionwithstudents’developinginterestsandexpertise,sothatbythetimetheyarereadytowriteaThesisProspectus(see"TheM.A.Thesis"chapter),thecoursestheyhavetakenhavealreadyhelpedfocustheirupcomingresearchproject.Whatfollowsisabriefdescriptionofeachoftherequiredcourses,andageneraloverviewofhowthewholeprogramisintendedtoproceed.Anth500:Proseminar(4)Proseminarisdesignedtoprovidefirst-yeargraduatestudentswithintensivetraininginwritingandanalyticalskills.Eachstudentdevelopsaresearchprojectoverthecourseofthesemester,andthecourseworkculminatesinaday-longsessionoforalpresentationsbythestudents,towhichtheuniversitycommunityis


invited.AlthoughitislistedasanAnthropologycourse,graduatestudentsfromallovertheuniversityenrollinProseminar,sotheresearchtopicscanbeverywide-ranging.ProseminarisagoodopportunitytobegintofocusonaresearchareaforyourMAthesis.Itisalsoachancetoassessyourstrengthsandweaknessesintheareasofwriting,analysis,problemformulation,libraryresearch,etc.Inessence,studentsshouldfeeltheyhaveacleargraspofwhatconstitutesgraduatelevelacademicperformancebythetimetheyhavecompletedthiscourse.Studentsmustenrollinthiscourseduringtheirfirstfallsemesterintheprogram.SuccessfulcompletionofcourseprovidesdocumentationofWritingProficiencyrequiredforgraduatestudents.History472:CaliforniaHistoryI(4)“StudyofCaliforniahistoryfromtheperiodofEuropeancontactthroughtheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.Specialattentionisgiventotheorigins,means,andconsequencesofSpanishexpansionintoAltaCalifornia,totheemergenceofMexicanCaliforniaanditsacceleratedAmericanizationaftertheTreatyofGuadalupe-Hidalgo.Theclosingweeksofthecoursewillincludeattentiontothemesthat,thoughrootedintheearlierperiod,continuetoshapepresent-dayCalifornia.Amongthosethemesarewaterpolicies,immigrations,andtheconsequencesofCalifornia’sgreatsizeanditslocationonthePacific.”ThiscourseisrequiredintheCRMprogramasacomplementtoAnth592(seebelow)formoststudents.Studentsmusttakeitintheirfirstfallsemesterintheprogram,inconjunctionwithAnth500.Anth502:Archaeology:HistoryandTheory(3)Thisseminarprovidesstudentswithabroadreviewoftheintellectualtrendsinarchaeologyandanthropologysincethe1960s,whichhaveformedthetheoreticalframeworksforCRMresearchintheUnitedStates.Itisalsodesignedtogivestudentspracticeincreatingresearchdesigns,identifyingsignificantresearchquestions,andcritiquingarchaeologicalarguments.Anth503:Seminar:CulturalResourcesManagement(3)Anth503isaseminarfocusedonthelegislativebasisforculturalresourcemanagementpoliciesandpractices.Itprovidesareviewofexistinglegislation,anoverviewofthehistoryofthislegislation,anddiscussestherelationshipbetweenfederal,state,andlocallymandatedpolicies.ThisistheseminarwherestudentsgetthemostsubstantivegroundinginthemajorpoliciesthatregulateCRMpracticetoday,includingtheSection106processandtheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.Anth592:PracticumintheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces(2)“Thishands-oncoursewillintroducestudentstotheprocessbywhichhistoricbuildingsarerecordedandevaluatedforeligibilitytotheNRHP.Classeswillcoverbasicwood-frameconstructiontechniques,basicarchitecturaldescription,andhowtoundertakefocusedhistoricalresearchinofficialrecords.Studentswilllearntoidentifyanddescribeahistoricbuilding,documentitusingphotographs,plans,anddetaileddrawings,andreconstructitshistory.”BecauseNationalRegistertreatmentsofstandingstructuresaresubstantivelydifferentthanthosefor


archaeologicalsites,thisspecializedcourseprovidesthenecessarytrainingtohandletheseresources.Anth596/597:Internships(3unitsminimum)Internshipsaredecideduponbydiscussionbetweenthestudentandhisorheradvisor.Studentswillnormallytakebothon-campusandoff-campusinternships.On-campusinternshipsareavailableattheCulturalResourcesFacility,InterpretiveandOutreachServicesOffice,theNorthwestInformationCenter,ArchaeologicalCollectionsFacility,andEthnographyLab.Threestandardinternshipsaregenerallyavailable(seetheSSUCatalogforfulldescriptionsandthesemesterscheduleforactualofferings):596A)InternshipinArchaeology(Fallsemesters)596B)InternshipinCulturalResourcesManagement(Springsemesters)596C)InternshipinInformationManagement(FallandSpringSemesters)597InternshipinArchaeologicalCollectionsManagement(FallandSpringSemesters)Off-campusagenciesincludetheOfficeofHistoricPreservation,NationalParkService,theSonomaCountyMuseum,andmanyothers.Additionaloff-campusinternshipscanbedevelopedincloseconsultationwithafacultyadvisor.Regardlessofstatus,internshipsaredesignedtoprovidestudentswithreal-world,hands-onexperiencerelevanttotheirdevelopmentofprofessionalcompetenceinCRM.Itisgenerallyrecommendedthatstudentsenrollforanon-campusinternshipearlyintheirgraduatecourseofstudy(inthefirstsemesterifpossible)tohelpexposethestudenttotheresourcesavailableintheprogram,particularlyafamiliaritywiththerangeofpossiblethesistopicscurrentlyavailable.SupportingCourses(6unitsminimum)Inadditiontothefixedcourserequirementsdescribedabove,eachstudentselectsadditionalsupportingcourses,eitherintheAnthropologydepartmentoroutsideofit,designedtoprovidethestudentwiththebackgroundorspecializedtraininginadditionalareasrelevanttotheirresearchfocus.Allsupportingcoursesmustbeupper-division(300-levelorhigher).Supportingcoursescanalsobeagoodopportunitytoidentifynon-Anthropologyfacultywhomightbewillingtoserveasthethird,outsidememberonastudent'sthesiscommittee.InadditiontocoursesofferedatSonomaState,CRMgraduatestudentshavealsotakenadvantageoftheSSUpolicyonconcurrentenrollmenttousecoursesofferedatUCBerkeleyandSanFranciscoStateassupportingcourses;notethatstudentsmustbefull-timeatSSUtoenrollconcurrentlyelsewhere.However,supportingcoursesshouldnotbeusedto"shoparound"insearchofaresearchfocusorthesisproject.Thistendstoleadtogreatlyextendedprogramsofcoursework,anddoesnotprovidethestudentwithanintegrated,coherentprogramintheend.Sothatstudentscanmakebestuseoftheirsupportingcourseworkandinternships,whilealsopotentiallysatisfyingcriteriaforfutureemployment,they


maychooseaProgramEmphasis.Studentsarenotrequiredtocommittooneoftheseareasofexpertise,normighttheybeabletosatisfyallsuggestedcoursesandinternshipsbasedonirregularityofofferings.However,theycanhelptofocusstudents’programsofstudy,andenhancethesetofskillsandcompetenciesacquiredaspartoftheMAdegree.Programemphasesareasfollows:ArchaeologicalCollectionsResearch,Bioarchaeology,CaliforniaArchaeology,EducationandCurriculumDevelopment,EnvironmentalPlanningandManagement,Geoarchaeology,andHeritageStudies,CommunityOutreach,andPublicInterpretation,.Thesiscommitteechairs,orotherAnthropologyfaculty,canbehelpfulinidentifyingotherfacultyorcourseworkthatmightsupportastudent'sindividualresearchinterestsorprogramneeds,oncethoseinterestsandneedshavebeenidentified.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytomakesurethattheyhaveclearlyidentifiedsuchinterestsrelativelyearlyintheirprogram,andnolaterthantheendofthethirdsemesterofcoursework.Anth595:ThesisProspectus(1)Thisoneunitspecialstudiescoursepreparesthestudenttowriteathesisbydefiningatopicandanapproach.Thisintensivetutorialisnormallytakenwiththefacultymemberwhowillserveasthesiscommitteechair.StudentsmayenrollwhentheyhaveadvancedtoClassifiedstatusandarecompletingrequiredcoursework.SuccessfulcompletionpermitsfilingoftheGSO1(“AdvancementtoCandidacy”)formwiththeGraduateStudiesoffice.See“TheMA.Thesis”chapterformoreinformation.Anth599A/B:Thesis(4total)StudentsenrollinAnth599Aand599BinthesemestersfollowingfilingoftheGSO1form.Thesecoursesareusuallytakensequentially,butastudentmaytakethemconcurrentlybasedoncloseconsultationwithhis/herthesisChair.Whileenrolled,thestudentwillexecutetheresearchprogramplannedintheThesisProspectus,culminatinginacompletedthesis.ProgramStructureTheCRMProgramisstructuredasacohortprogram.Studentsenterasacohortof(typically)8to10individuals,andmatriculatethroughthecorecoursesoftheprogramtogether.WiththeexceptionofAnth500andHist472,therequiredcorecoursesareonlyofferedeveryotheryear.Sampleprogramplansbasedoneven-orodd-yearadmissionareprovidedbelow.Basedonthe2005-2010cohorts,actualtimetocompletionisusuallyfivetoeightsemesters,withthesisandwritingprovingthemostvariable.


Even-yearadmission Odd-yearadmissionFirstFallSemester Anth500

Hist472Anth500Hist472

FirstSpringSemester SupportingcoursesInternships

Anth502SupportingcoursesInternships

StudentevaluationbyGraduateCommitteefacultyatendofsemester.Statusshiftsfromconditionallyclassifiedtounconditionallyclassifiedgraduate

standing.SecondFallSemester Anth503

SupportingcoursesInternships

Anth592SupportingcoursesInternships

SecondSpringSemester

Anth502Anth595(ThesisProspectus)CompletionandfilingofGS01toadvancetocandidacy.

SupportingcoursesAnth595(ThesisProspectus)CompletionandfilingofGS01toadvancetocandidacy.

ThirdFallSemester Anth592Anth599A

Anth503Anth599A

ThirdSpringSemester Anth599BDefenseandfilingofthesis;graduation.

Anth599BDefenseandfilingofthesis;graduation.

SchedulingRequiredCoursesTocompletetherequiredcourseworkintherecommendedfourtofivesemesters,itisimportanttokeeptrackofwhenindividualcoursesareoffered.Anth500andHistory472areofferedeveryfallsemester.Anth502isofferedintheSpringsemesterofeven-numberedyears(e.g.,Spring2016,2018).Anth592isofferedintheFallsemesterofeven-numberedyears(e.g.,Fall2014,2016).Anth503isofferedintheFallsemesterofodd-numberedyears(e.g.,Fall2015,2017).On-campusinternshipsareavailableeverysemester.Off-campusinternshipsmaybeavailableonamorelimitedbasisandneedtobescheduledinadvanceinconsultationwithafacultyadvisor.FirstYearEvaluationStudentsareadmittedtotheCRMprogramwithConditionallyClassifiedgraduatestatus.TheymustfulfillcertainrequirementsbeforebeingfullyacceptedintotheprogramandabletoenrollinThesisProspectusunits.TheserequirementsincludesuccessfulcompletionofAnth500,maintenanceofaminimum3.6GPA,andtimelyresolutionofanyIncompletegrades.


Atthecompletionofthefirstandsecondsemestersofcoursework,andinconjunctionwithadvisingfortheirupcomingthirdsemester,eachstudentwillbeevaluatedbytheGraduateCommitteeintermsoftheirprogramperformancetodate,andtheirpotentialforcompletingtheprograminatimelyfashion.Thisevaluationisnotintendedtobepunitiveorexclusionary;ratheritreflectsagenuineconcernonthepartoftheCRMfacultythatstudentsbegivenanhonestassessmentofhowtheyarefaringintheprogrambeforetheyhaveinvestedtheconsiderabletime,effortandpersonalexpenseittakestocompletethisprograminitscurrentform.Anyareasthatneedadditionaleffortcanbeidentifiedatthistime,andstepstakentomakesurethestudentcanaddresstheseneedsbeforecompletionofhisorhercoursework.Thisevaluationisalsoanopportunityforthestudenttoexpressanyconcerns,difficulties,orunmetneedsthats/hemighthave,andrequestatimelyresponsefromthefaculty.Iftherequirementsdescribedabovehavebeenmet,thestudentwillbeadvancedfromConditionallyClassifiedtoClassifiedgraduatestatusattheendofthefirstyear.TimelineforCompletionofProgramCSUsystemregulationsstipulatethatgraduatestudentswhodonotcompletetheirprograminaperiodofsevenyearsmust‘revalidate’courseworkasitbecomesobsolete.IntheCRMprogram,thereisalimitof10units,oronethirdofthe30unitprogram,thatcanberevalidated.Ifastudenthasmorethan10unitsrequiringrevalidation,theymustreapplyforadmissiontotheprogram.StudentswhorequireadditionaltimetocompletethethesisbeyondAnth599A/BmayenrollinAnth578(“ProjectContinuation”)units,whichisusuallydoneviaExtendedEducation.However,SSUrequiresthatallstudentswhoadvancetocandidacyfortheMaster’sdegreecompleteandfiletheirthesiswithinfoursemestersoffirstenrollinginthesisunits.Therefore,youmayonlyenrollinAnth578fortwoconsecutivesemestersbeforeneedingtopetitiontheGraduateCoordinatorforanextension;thesemayonlybegrantedonacase-by-casebasisandduetoextenuatingcircumstances.Studentswhotakelongerthanfoursemesterstocompletethethesismayberequiredtoreapplyforadmissiontotheprogramandre-enrollinthesisunits.


THEM.A.THESIS:WHATYOURMOTHERNEVERTOLDYOU

ThethesisprocesscanbeconfusingandstressfulwhenstudentsandthemembersoftheirthesisCommitteehavedifferentexpectations.Sometimes,importantissuesconcerningthethesisarenotdiscussedexplicitly,leavingthestudentconfusedandtheiradvisorinthedarkabouttheirunhappiness.Thisdocumentisintendedtomakeexplicitsomeoftheelementsofthethesisprocessthatareoftentakenforgranted.Studentsshouldbearinmind,however,thatthediscussionthatfollowsisforgeneralguidance.SpecificCommitteemembersmayhaveotherideasabouttheprocessandshouldbeasked.WhatisanM.A.thesis?Thethesisisrequiredsothatthestudentcandemonstratetoagroupofexperts(theCommittee)thatsheorheiscapableofsuccessfullycompletingapieceofresearchataprofessionallevel.Beforebeginningtheirownwork,studentsshouldexamineseveralsuccessfulthesesfromourprogram,whichareavailableintheSSUlibrary.Tocreateathesis,astudentmust:• comeupwithathemethatisworthyofstudy;• formulateanappropriateresearchdesigntoguidetheinvestigation;• collect,analyze,andinterprettheappropriatedata;and• cometosomedefensibleconclusionbasedonthedata.WhatisaThesisProspectus?AnM.A.thesisisamajorpieceofresearch.Beforebeginning,itisessentialforthestudenttomapouttheproject.Thisexercise,whichisaccomplishedthroughwritingaThesisProspectus,helpsstudentsformulatetheirideas,definetheirapproach,anddetermineiftherearesufficientdataavailableforthestudy.ThethesisChairdeterminesthestructureandcontentoftheProspectusitself.SampleprospectusesmaybeobtainedfromtheGraduateCoordinator.Normally,astudentenrollsfora1unitSpecialStudiescourse(Anthropology595)withhisorherCommitteeChairwhoworkswiththemtoconstructtheProspectus.TheThesisProspectusisamandatoryprerequisiteforenrollinginThesisunits(Anth599A/B).Howlongshouldthethesisbe?Howlongwillittaketofinish?Successfultheseshaverangedfromlessthan100toseveralhundredpages.Althoughquality,notquantity,isthekey,athesisthatislessthan25,000-30,000words,orabout100pagesofdouble-spacedtext,isunlikelytobeaccepted.ReadsuccessfulCRMthesestohelpunderstandwhatisexpectedofyou.Inthefinalanalysis,asuccessfulthesisisonethatsatisfiestheCommittee.ForthisreasonitisessentialthatstudentsbeawareoftheirCommittee'sexpectations.


AccordingtoUniversityregulations,thethesismustbefinishedfoursemestersaftertheGSO1(“AdvancementtoCandidacy”)formisfiled.Theactualcompletionperiodvarieswidelydependingonastudent'stimecommitment,ability,andthescaleoftheproject,aswellasontheCommittee.HowdoIchooseathesistopic?Begintothinkaboutatopicthatinterestsyouassoonasyoustarttakinggraduateclasses.ManypeoplefindthattheProseminar(Anth500)isagoodforuminwhichtobegintodefinetheirresearchinterests.BythebeginningofthethirdsemesteryoushouldhaveageneralideaofyourtopicsothatyoucanplanappropriatesupportingcoursesandbegintoscoutaroundforaCommittee.ItisalwaysthecasethatthestudenttakestheirleadfromtheCommitteeChair.SomeChairsliketobeincontrol;othersliketoseethestudenttaketheinitiative.SometimesafacultymemberactuallyspecifiesthethesistopicandtheoreticalapproachasaconditionofservingasCommitteeChair.Whenthisisnotthecase,thestudentbearstheresponsibilityforcomingupwithathesistopic.Astudentwho,afterseveralyearsofuniversityeducation,cannotthinkofatopicthatintereststhemisunlikelytohavetheabilitytocompleteathesis.ItisunwisetoapproachaprospectiveChairwithoutawellthought-outideatodevelopintoaThesisProspectus.Beforecommencingyourdatacollection,consultwithyourCommitteeChairtodeterminewhetheryourresearchneedstobeapprovedbytheInstitutionalResearchBoardfortheRightsofHumanSubjects.MoreinformationandformscanbeobtainedfromtheOfficeofResearchandSponsoredPrograms.HowdoIchooseaCommittee?WhoisqualifiedtoserveontheCommittee?AthesisCommitteemustconsistofatleastthreeindividuals.TheCommitteeChairmustbeamemberoftheCRMGraduateCommittee.Thesecondcommitteemembermustbeeitherafull-timeorapart-timememberoftheSSUfaculty.ThethirdcommitteemembermayderivefromoutsideoftheSSUfaculty,aslongass/hepossessesaMaster’sdegree(equivalentorhigher).IftheoutsidememberisnotafacultymemberatSSUoranotheruniversity,theChairwillrequestevidenceoftheprospectivemember'sacademicorprofessionalqualificationsintheformofacurriculumvitae.AllregularfacultyintheAnthropologyDepartmentareeligibletoserveassecondorthirdmembersofthesiscommittees.Normally,theChairoftheCommitteeisaspecialistinthespecificareaofproposedstudy;whilethesecondandthirdmembersmayhavecomplementarydisciplinaryties.StudentsthemselveshaveboththerightandresponsibilitytochoosethemembersoftheirCommittee.Whenyouhaveanideaofthedirectionofyourthesisresearch,consultwiththeGraduateCoordinatororanotherfacultymemberregardingchoiceofaCommitteeChair.ItisimportanttochooseaChairwhoknowsyourareaofstudyandwithwhomyoufeelcomfortableworking.Althoughmostprofessorsconsiderthatservingonthesiscommitteesispartoftheirjob,noinstructorisobligatedtoservemerelybecauseheorshehasbeenasked.Don'tfeelslightedbyarefusal;simplythankthepersonandaskfor


areferral.Aprofessormaydeclinetoserveforanynumberofreasons:heorshemayfeelunqualifiedtoserve,beservingonseveralcommitteesalready,orsimplybetoobusywiththeirotherduties.WhatdothevariousCommitteemembersactuallydo?AnymemberofyourCommitteeisfreetoparticipateinthethesisprocesstothedegreethattheybelieveisappropriate.IthasevenbeenknownforCommitteemembers[atotherinstitutions!]tosignathesishavinggivenitonlyacursoryperusalandwithnosubstantivecomments.Conversely,allmembersmayreviewthedocumentintensivelyandrequireseveralrewrites.Bysigningathesis,eachCommitteememberistestifyingtoitsqualitybytheauthorityoftheirownprofessionalreputation.Mostacademicstakethisresponsibilityveryseriously.ThecompletedthesisisfiledintheSSULibraryandisavailableforpublicinspection.Itsqualityreflectsonthestudentwhoproducedit,theircommittee,andtheUniversityasaninstitution.SomethingofahierarchyexistsamongCommitteememberswithregardtotheirrespectiveresponsibilities.Traditionally,theChairhasthemostresponsibilitywithregardtoensuringthequalityofthethesis.ThestudentwillworkcloselywiththeChairduringallphasesofthethesisprocess.TheChair'ssuggestionsshouldbesolicitedandfollowedthroughoutthethesisprocess.Secondandthirdmemberswillalsooffersubstantivecommentsontheprojectasawhole,butmayfocusontheirareasofexpertise.Committeemembersmaycommentoneverythingfrompunctuationandgrammartoyourtheoreticalapproachandinterpretation.Whenitcomestimetosignthecompletedthesis,theChairwillgenerallysignfirst,indicatingtotheothermembersthatheorsheissatisfiedwiththeproduct.Whatarethestudent'sresponsibilities?ByagreeingtoserveonathesisCommittee,afacultymemberimplicitlyagreestoassistthestudentwiththeirwork,toreviewtheproduct,andtosignthecompletedthesiswhentheyaresatisfiedwithit.However,Committeemembersarenotresponsiblefortechnicalediting.Ifathesiscontainsanunacceptablenumberofgrammatical,typographical,orstylisticerrors,itisuptothestudenttocorrecttheproblems,whichmayincludehiringaprofessionaleditortodothejob.PoorlywrittendraftsdonotpromoteconfidenceonthepartoftheCommittee,andwillprobablyannoythem.HowistheThesisreviewedbymyCommittee?Whenthethesisdataarecollectedandthestudentisreadytobeginwriting,itisagoodideatoconstructarealisticschedulethatlaysoutapproximatedatesonwhichspecificchaptersandtheentirefirstdraftofthethesiswillbecompleted.Atthesametime,thestudentshouldconsultwitheachmemberoftheCommitteetoarrangehoweachwouldliketoreviewtheproduct.ItiscommonforaCommitteeChairtorequireatleastthreereviews:Thefirstisachapter-by-chapterreview;heretheChairexamineseachchapterindividuallyforinternalsense.Thesecondreviewisofacompleteddraftthesisthatincorporatescommentsfromthepreviousreview;thisgivestheChairtheopportunitytoseetheentireworkasaunit,toseehowithangstogether.Athirdreviewmay


requireonlyafinalchecktomakesurethatthecommentsontheseconddrafthavebeenaddressed.Itisemphasizedthatbeforethewritingbegins,thestudentmustaskeachcommitteememberhowheorshewouldliketohandlethereviewprocess.Somesecondandthirdmemberswanttoreadearlydraftsastheyareproduced,whileothersarecontenttowaitforalaterversion.Thereviewprocesscanbelengthy.ItisimportantforthestudenttodiscusswiththeCommitteemembers,andparticularlywiththeChair,howlongeachdraftmaytaketoreview.Duringterm,whenfacultytimeisatapremium,yourCommitteemembersmayhaveothercommitments(includingotherthesisstudents)thatmaypreventthemfromprovidingthefastturn-aroundthatyouarehopingfor.OnthathappydaywhenthesignedthesisisacceptedbyGraduateStudies'ThesisReviewOffice,thestudentshouldnotforgettoaskeachCommitteememberiftheywouldlikeaboundcopyasagestureofthanksfortheirefforts.ItisalsocustomarytothankallCommitteemembersintheAcknowledgementssectionofthethesis.WhatabouttheThesisDefense?ApublicThesisDefenseisaUniversityrequirement.Itisnormallyconductedduringthetermthatcompletionofthethesisisanticipated(oroccasionally,duringtheprecedingterm).SincetheobjectoftheDefenseistopresentthethesisresearchtotheCommittee,thefacultyatlarge,students,andinterestedmembersofthepublic,itisessentialthatthethesisbesubstantiallycompletebeforetheDefenseisscheduled.TheChairdecideswhenathesisisreadyfordefense.ToarrangeforaDefense,thestudentconsultswithhisorherCommitteeChairearlyinthetermfortheiragreementthatthisisanappropriatetimefortheirDefense.ItiscommonpracticeatSSUforthesisdefensestobeheldtwiceperyear,oneineachsemester.Severalstudentsmaydefendtheirthesesoneachdate.TheGraduateCoordinator,whoalsoarrangesforpublicannouncementstobeposted,setsthedateoftheThesisDefense.ItisDepartmentpracticetoschedule60minutesforeachThesisDefense.Thefirstandlast10minutesarespentsettingupandtakingdowntechnicalequipment.Themiddle20-30minutesareallottedforthestudenttopresenthisorhermaterial;manystudentsusePowerPointanddatahandoutsasaidsintheirpresentations.Questionsfrommembersofthethesiscommitteefollow.Theremainderofthetimeisopenforquestionsfromotherattendees.Defenseisthetimeforthestudenttopresenttheresultsoftheirefforts;mostfindtheexperiencestimulatingandenjoyable.ProgramBenchmarksforThesisReviewandDefenseWhenastudentandhis/herChairhaveagreedthatthetimehascomeforthethesistobedefendedandsubmitted,thesebenchmarksshouldbefollowedtopermittimelygraduation.DeadlinesforfilingGraduationApplicationsandsubmittingthefinaldraft


oftheM.A.thesisaresetbytheUniversityandcanbelocatedontheGraduateStudiesofficewebsite.NotethatthistimelineisdesignedforstudentswhoplantograduateinMayorDecember;forAugustgraduation,consultwiththeGraduateCoordinator:

FileMaster’sDegreeGraduationApplicationwiththeOfficeofAdmissionsandRecords.• Deadline:ThirdorfourthFridayofthesemesterSubmitcompletedfirstdraftofthesistoyourCommitteeChair.Thisdraftshouldcontainallchapters,haveafinalizedtitle,andbeformattedperGraduateStudiesOfficeinstructions.Also,emailGraduateCoordinatoryourthesistitle,aswellasCommitteemembers’namesandcontactinformationsothatThesisDefensecanbescheduled.• Deadline:SecondFridayinSeptember(Fallgraduationplanned)orFebruary

(Springgraduationplanned)• ChairwillreturndraftwithcommentstostudentbyfirstMondayinOctober(Fall)

orMarch(Spring)SubmitrevisedseconddraftofthesistoallCommitteemembers.• Deadline:ThirdFridayinOctober(Fall)orMarch(Spring)ThesisDefensesareheldatleasttwoweeksbeforetheGraduateStudiesoffice’sdeadlineforthesissubmission• InFall,usuallytheweekbeforeThanksgivingbreakinNovember• InSpring,usuallythethirdweekofAprilFilefinaldraftofthesisandGSO2(“CompletionofRequirements”)form,withallrequiredsignatures,withGraduateStudiesoffice.

• Deadline:Lastdayofclassesforthesemester


FAQsABOUTTHEANTHROPOLOGICALSTUDIESCENTER

WHATISASC'SMISSION?OurcoremissionistoprovideSSUstudentswithexperienceinthefieldofculturalresourcesmanagement.ASCdoesthisbyundertakingcontractandgrantfundedresearchinhistoricpreservation,archaeology,andotherrelatedareas,andbyoperatinganArchaeologicalCollectionsFacility.WHEREDOESASCGETITSFINANCIALSUPPORT?ASCisentirelyself-supporting.WereceivenofundingfromtheStateofCaliforniaorSonomaStateUniversity.TheDirector'swagesarereimbursedbyASCtotheSchoolofSocialSciencesatSSU.AdministrativestaffsalariesaresupportedbyprojectfundsaswellasbyanoverheadsharingarrangementwiththeUniversity.WHATISASC'SRELATIONSHIPTOSSUANDTHEANTHROPOLOGYDEPARTMENT?ASCisanarmoftheSchoolofSocialScience.TheASCDirectorisafacultymemberintheAnthropologyDepartment.WHATISASC'SROLEINTHECRMPROGRAM?StudentsintheCRMprogrammayparticipateinASC'sprojects.However,thereisnorequirementforthemtodoso.ASCcanoftenprovideopportunitiesforstudentstolearnonthejob,althoughstudents'interestsorabilitiesmaynotcoincidewiththeopportunitiesavailableatASCataparticulartime.Severalotherfactorsmayaffectthelevelofastudent'sparticipationinASC:thestudent'sinterestinparticipating;theavailabilityofresearchopportunitiesappropriatetothestudent'slevelofskill;thestudent'sabilitytotakeonprojectswhentheyappear;andthestudent'sabilitytoperformthetaskathandinaprofessionalmanner.DOESASCPROVIDETRAININGINCRM?Notexactly.IfASCwereaprofessionaltrainingorganizationorafieldschool,SSUwouldchargestudentsafeetoparticipateinthesamewaythattheypaytoattendclasses.ASCexiststoprovideopportunitiesforstudentstoworkwithprofessionalstaffandwithmoreadvancedstudents,someofwhomarelegitimateprofessionalsintheirownright.ASC'sfounder,DavidFredrickson,coinedtheterm"peerlearning"todescribethisapproach.Ofcourse,itisourexperiencethatstudentslearnagreatdealaboutthepracticeofCRMduringthisprocess.SHOULDSTUDENTSINTHECRMPROGRAMEXPECTEMPLOYMENTORVOLUNTEEROPPORTUNITIESWITHASC?


Asopportunitiesareavailable,studentsmayparticipate.However,wecannotpredictwhetherprojectswillturnupatthesametimethatqualifiedstudentsareavailabletoworkonthem,orwhetherthesewillbepaidorvolunteerpositions.ISASCABUSINESSORANEDUCATIONALPROGRAM?Ifwedefineabusinessasanorganizationwhosegoalistomakeaprofitforitsinvestors,thenASCisnotabusiness.However,wedooperateunderthesamebasicconstraintsasbusinesses:wemustcreatequalityproductsunderthesupervisionofqualifiedprofessionals,ontimeandonbudget.Mostofourclientsareinthebusinessworld.Theirconcernsareprice,quality,andresponsiveness.ASC'seducationalgoalsareimmaterialtothem.IncontrasttoASC,manyuniversity-basedCRMunitsuseexclusivelyprofessionalstaff,allowinglittleornostudentparticipation.Theseprogramsexistprincipallytoprovideresearchopportunitiesoffacultyandtomakemoneyfortheirinstitutions.WHYDOESASCHAVESALARIEDEMPLOYEES?ASC'sultimategoalistobenefitstudentsbytakingonresearchprojects.Todothis,wemustmaintaintheorganizationalstructuretoadministerandcarryoutprojectsastheyappear.Asaresult,ourorganizationmaintainsasalariedstaff,someofwhomareCRMgraduatestudents,whohaveprovenskillsandwhoseavailabilityismorepredictablethanthatofstudentswhoworkashourlyemployees.Similarly,sometasksrequireprofessionalqualificationsnotgenerallypossessedbystudents.Assalariedemployeesmustmaintainaminimumnumberofhoursworkedperweek,theymaybegivenpreferenceforresearchopportunitiesoverhourlystaff.


CRMPROGRAMCHECKLISTStudentName______________________________REQUIREDCOURSESCourseName Date UnitsAnthropology500(Proseminar) ____________ 4History472(CaliforniaHistoryI) ____________ 4Anthropology502(Theory) ____________ 3Anthropology503(SeminarinCRM) ____________ 3Anthropology592(NRHPPracticum) ____________ 2Anthropology596/597(Internship) ____________ 3Anthropology595(ThesisProspectus) ____________ 1Anthropology599A(Thesis) ____________ 2Anthropology599B(Thesis) ____________ 2SUPPORTINGCOURSES(6UNITS)DepartmentCourseNoandTitleDateUnits____________________________________________ ____________ ____________________________________________ ____________ Totalunitsrequiredfortheprogram:30


ProgramBasicsforCRMGraduateStudents:

What Where When Infoontheprogram Departmentinwhich

programishoused.Priortoapplication.

Learnadmissionrequirements

1)FromAdmissions&RecordsforUniversity,2)FromSSUCatalogandDepartmentforProgram.

Priortoapplication.

Obtainandfileseparateapplicationstouniversityandgraduateprogram

1)ToAdmissionsandRecordsforUniversity,2)ToDepartmentforCRMProgram.

ByJanuary31ofyearinwhichenrollmentisplanned.

Notificationofacceptance 1)FromAdmissionandRecords.2)Departmentwillsendletter.

1)Spring.2)DepartmentwillnotifyapplicantsinFebruary.

Obtaingraduateadvisor Cohortadvisingscheduledduringtheweekpriortoregistrationforthefollowingsemester.See/e-mail/callGradCoordinatorforinitialadvising.

Atthebeginningofyourprogram.

ChangeinGraduateStatus CRMGradCommitteewillreviewfirstyearstudents’workforadvancementtoClassifiedstatus.

AfterpostingofSpringsemestergrades.

MeetWritingProficiencyRequirement

DemonstratedthroughcompletionofAnth500(Proseminar).

PriortofilingAdvancementtoCandidacyForm.

DevelopProgramofStudy InconsultationwithCommitteeChairorGraduateCoordinator

ReviewoptionsandprogressduringeachCohortAdvisingsession,eachsemester

WriteThesisProspectus(ANTH595(1unit))

SupervisedbyCommitteeChair

Beforeregisteringforthesisunits,priortofilingAdvancementtoCandidacyForm.

ConfirmThesisCommittee Facultymustcommittosupervisionandsupportofthesisproject.

PriortofilingAdvancementtoCandidacyForm.


FileAdvancementtoCandidacy(GSO1)Form

FormavailableintheDepartmentOffice,intheGradStudiesOfficeoronlineathttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/forms.html FilloutinconsultationwithCommitteeChair.RequiressignaturesfromThesisCommitteemembersandGradCoordinator.FileinGradStudiesOffice.

Mustbefilednolaterthanthebeginningofthesamesemesterinwhichyouregisterforfirstthesisunits(Anth599A)

Continuoussemesterbysemesterenrollmentpolicy

Graduatestudentsmustmaintaincontinuousenrollmentintheprogramuntilgraduation.IfthethesishasnotbeenfiledbythetimeyouhavecompletedAnth599A/B,youmustenrollinginAnth578(“ProjectContinuation”)units.

GraduatestudentscanONLYenrollinAnth578AFTERtheyhavecompletedallrequiredcourseworkfortheirprogram(i.e.,bothAnth599Aand599B).

Breakinenrollmentafterregisteringforthesisunits

ReapplyforadmissionwithletterfromGradCoordinator.Reassessmentofregistrationfeesforsemestersmissed.

Priortofilingforgraduation.

LeaveofAbsence(onesemester)LeaveofAbsence(longerthanonesemester)

Fillouta"leaveofabsence"formintheAdmissionsandRecordsOffice.GetletterofsupportfromGradCoordinatorandreapplyforadmissionthroughAdmissions&Records.

Graduatestudentsmaytakeaone-semesterleaveofabsenceduringtheircourseofstudywithoutaffectingtheirstandingintheuniversity.Applysemesterpriortoreturn.

CompleteThesis UndersupervisionofyourthesisCommitteeChair.Use

Youhave4semesterstocompleteathesisafter


SSUThesisGuidelinestoproducefinaldraftofthesis;theseavailableathttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/thesis-review.html

filingtheAdvancementtoCandidacyform.Youhave7years(14semesters)tocompletetheentiregraduateprogram.

Revalidationofcoursesafter7yrlimitationexceeded.

ConsultGradCoordinatoranddevelopstudyplanandvalidationreviewwithfacultywithexpertiseincoursesbeingrevalidated.Notethatnomorethan10unitscanberevalidatedintheCRMprogram.ValidationFormcanbeobtainedfromGradStudiesOffice.

Atleastasemesterpriortofilingforgraduation.

ScheduleDefenseofThesis ScheduledbyGradCoordinatorandopentotheUniversity.

DefenseisrequiredpriortosubmittingthesistotheGradStudiesOfficeforreview.CommitteeChairsignsthesisandCompletionofRequirementsForm.

ApplytoGraduate FileMaster’sDegreeGraduationApplicationwithAdmissions&Records.

SeptemberforDecember,FebruaryforMay,JuneforAugustgraduations.DeadlinedatesappearontheGraduateStudiesOfficewebsite:http://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/forms.html

SubmitThesisapprovedbyThesisCommitteeforreviewofformatandcontent.

FilewithGraduateStudiesOffice(Stevenson1041)

FirstweekinDecemberforFall;FirstweekinMayforJune;MiddleofJulyforAugust.Deadlinesappearathttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/forms.html

FileCompletionofRequirement(GSO2)Form

FormavailableintheDepartmentOffice,intheGradStudiesOfficeoronlineathttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/forms.html

Deadlinesforsubmissionofformsappearathttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/gs/forms.html


FilloutinconsultationwithCommitteeChairandGradCoordinator,andobtaintheirsignatures.FileinGraduateStudiesOffice.

ThesisReview DonebyGraduateStudiesOffice.

See“ThesisReviewandClearanceProcess”onGraduateStudieswebsitehttp://www.sonoma.edu/aa/docs/gs/review_process.pdf

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Updated August 2019 - Department of Anthropology at …anthropology.sonoma.edu/sites/anthropology/files/...Laura A. Watt, Stevenson Hall 3016C, [email protected] Full-Time Anthropology