All UGA students are responsible for knowing the policy and procedures on academic honesty at UGA and must adhere to the University Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." The policies and procedures on academic honesty are described in A Culture of Honesty at http://honesty.uga.edu Each student has the responsibility to insure that: He or she understands and follows these guidelines. All deadlines from the Graduate School are met. All forms are completed on time and, were applicable, hard copies filed with the Graduate School and the department. The graduate coordinator and the major professor will advise the student on these matters. Every semester, the Graduate School emails a list of deadlines to graduate students. Details of all degree requirements are better described in the Graduate School Bulletin, forms, and brochures; students are strongly advised to consult them. Genetics graduate students are expected to actively contribute to and participate in the overall graduate program of the Genetics department. Such participation includes attending departmental seminars and other departmental functions, participating in graduate student and faculty recruitment and engaging fully in the intellectual life of the department. The life of a graduate student is challenging. One way to think of it is as your job - meaning that 40 hours a week, not counting time on Facebook or going to the gym, is necessary to keep up with the demands of coursework, teaching, and research. The other way to think of it is the starting point for your career; the more you put into it, the better start you will get. It is not uncommon to (at least sometimes) spend 50, even 60, actual hours a week working toward your graduate degree. More important than the number of hours, however, is your ability to communicate with your mentor and your committee. Disappearing for a vacation, wedding, etc. without discussing this with your mentor is a bad idea. Assuming that holidays are no-work days is a bad idea. That doesn't mean you can't take time - you do have a personal life, we all do. However, it is important to communicate what your plan is for maintaining cultures of flies, bacteria, or water fleas; how you will manage your teaching and research responsibilities in your absence; how you can be contacted if there is an urgent question regarding the responsibilities you have assumed; and so on. back to miscellaneous
