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Department of Applied Physiology and
Kinesiology Graduate Student Orientation
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Words of inspiration

• The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit
  is sweet.  Aristotle
• Wherever you go, go with all your heart. 
  Confucius
• Of course there's a lot of knowledge in
  universities  the freshmen bring a little in
  the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge
  sort of accumulates.  A. Lawrence Lowell
• The man who graduates today and stops learning
  tomorrow is uneducated the day after.  Newton D.
  Baker

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Words of inspiration

• You have brains in your head.
• You have feet in your shoes.
• You can steer yourself in any direction you
  choose.
• You're on your own.
• And you know what you know.
• You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
• Dr. Seuss

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Words of inspiration

• You can steer yourself in any direction you
  choose.

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Welcome to the Gator Nation
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Contact Information

• Dr. Christopher Janelle
• 132C Florida Gym
• 392-0584 x1270
• cjanelle_at_hhp.ufl.edu

• Mrs. Tracy Townsend
• 100 Florida Gym
• 392-0584 x1275
• tracyatownsend_at_hhp.ufl.edu

APK Graduate Student Liaison Ms. Torrie
Higgins 132D Florida Gym thiggins_at_hhp.ufl.edu
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Graduate Student Orientation slides available
at http//www.hhp.ufl.edu/apk/graduate/orientati
on.ppt
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• GENERAL INFORMATION
• Your department mailbox is located in 100A FLG
• Please keep your local mailing address current
  with the University Registrars office at 222
  Criser Hall or through the web at
  www.isis.ufl.edu
• Set up your GatorLink account through the web at
  www.gatorlink.ufl.edu

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• Who is My Advisor?
• What is my Classification?
• Your advisor

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A professor is someone who talks in someone
else's sleep.  W.H. Auden
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• Who is My Advisor?
• What is my Classification?
• Your advisor
• 7HH MS student with lt 30 hours
• 8HH MS student with gt 30 hours / PhD
  student before candidacy
• 9HH PhD candidate
• HH Health and Human Performance (college)
  APK
  Applied Physiology and Kinesiology (department)
  

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• CURRICULUM INFORMATION
• The Department of Applied Physiology and
  Kinesiology offers two graduate degrees
• M.S. - Master of Science in Applied Physiology
  and Kinesiology (thesis/non-thesis)
• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy
• Areas of concentration offered
• Biobehavioral Science
• Exercise Physiology
• Areas of specialization offered
• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine (M.S. Ph.D.)
• Biomechanics (M.S. Ph.D.)
• Exercise Physiology (M.S. Ph.D.)
• Motor Learning/Control (M.S. Ph.D)
• Exercise Performance Psychology (M.S. Ph.D.)
• Clinical Exercise Physiology (M.S. only)
• Human Performance (M.S. only)

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• Ph.D. PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Requires 90 hours (30 can be transferred from
  another institution with committees approval 36
  from UF).
• Minors consist of 12 hours outside APK. See
  Tracy for more info.
• Qualifying exam (written and oral) are taken no
  earlier than 3 semesters into your program. Once
  you pass your qualifying exam, you will be
  admitted to candidacy. Options vary by EP and BBS
  concentrations.
• Dissertation requires an oral defense. All
  committee members must be present at your
  defense.
• After your first 30 hours of course work, you
  must complete 30 hours on the University of
  Florida campus.
• All dissertations must be submitted
  electronically.

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• M.S. THESIS PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Plan for thesis defense between the third and
  ninth week of classes during term of intended
  graduation.
• Requires a minimum of 30 credit hours (24
  credits of course work and 6 credits of thesis).
• Must register for at least 3 credit hours of PET
  6971 in your graduating semester (2 hours during
  the summer term).
• All committee members must be present at your
  defense.
• All theses must be submitted electronically.

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• M.S. NON-THESIS PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Requires a minimum of 30 credit hours however,
  your concentration may require additional credit
  hours
• You and your advisor/committee will outline your
  plan of study.
• Must register for at least 3 credit hours during
  your graduating semester (2 credit hours during
  the summer term)
• Fall and Spring comprehensive exams (comps) are
  administered Monday and Tuesday of the 14th week
  of your final term. Summer comprehensive exams
  are arranged between you and your supervisory
  committee.
• If you will be interning your final semester,
  with the approval of your advisor, you can take
  your comps the semester prior to your internship.

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• REGISTRATION
• Register for a minimum of 3 credit hours each
  semester (2 in Summer). However, we encourage
  full-time student enrollment!
• Those with assistantships must register for 9
  hours in the Fall and Spring semesters (3-6 in
  Summer).
• You must maintain a 3.0 GPA to keep your
  assistantship and continue in the graduate
  program.
• All incomplete grades must be made up by the
  third week of the term following receipt of the
  "I" grade.

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• FLORIDA RESIDENCY
• Students with out-of-state status must initiate
  the process to be classified as a Florida
  resident.
• Failure to obtain residency by the following
  academic year may jeopardize your chances of
  obtaining future tuition waivers.
• When you apply, give Tracy a copy of your
  application and supporting documents for your
  file.

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GENERAL INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Complete and return the General Information
Questionnaire to 100 FLG by the 3rd week of
classes.
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SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FORM
Masters students must complete and submit to
Tracy by the end of 1st semester. A minimum of 2
faculty members for non-thesis option and 3
faculty members for thesis option must agree to
serve (at least 2 from within our department).
Doctoral students must submit by the last week
of second semester and must have a minimum of 4
members, including one external member (from the
minor department).
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TRANSFER OF CREDIT FORM
During 1st semester, complete the Transfer of
Graduate Courses form if any previous hours are
to be transferred into program. Return it to
Tracy Townsend, for processing.
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GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM CONTRACT (for independent
study, supervised research, practicum and
internships)
Complete the Graduate Degree Program Contract
form with committees assistance. Return form
with appropriate signatures to Tracy Townsend,
for filing as soon as possible.
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PROGRAM OF STUDY, GRADES, AND CREDIT
Complete the Program of Study, Grades, and
Credits form with committees assistance. Return
form with appropriate signatures to Tracy
Townsend, 100 FLG.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXAMINATION
Complete this form for comprehensive exams or
thesis/ dissertation proposal and defense (at
least ten working days in advance) and return to
Tracy Townsend.
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FINAL APPROVAL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
FOR THESIS/DISSERTATION See Tracy, 100 FLG,
before your proposal defense, to receive the
this form. Upon signed approval by your
committee return the form to Tracy.
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• THESIS/DISSERTATION STUDENTS
• Your Final Exam Form, Publishing Agreement, and
  Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Signature page
  will be available the morning of your defense.
• Return signed forms to Tracy. Tracy will submit
  these forms electronically to ETD.
• A pdf copy should be sent to Tracy after Final
  Submission has been made to ETD.

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• NON-THESIS STUDENTS
• One week after your comprehensive exams, obtain
  your Final Examination form from Tracy and
  circulate to your committee for signatures.
  Return the form to Tracy. She will submit the
  form electronically to Graduate School.
• Complete the profile of position after
  graduation survey and program evaluation form and
  submit to Tracy, 100 FLG.

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• INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
• All internships require the completion and
  submission of a departmental internship
  application packet. You are also required to
  show proof of liability insurance and CPR
  certification that is current throughout your
  entire internship. An application from the
  intern site cannot replace the APK intern
  application.
• The application packet is due in 100 FLG, by the
  established deadline date, the semester prior to
  your internship. If you do not submit your
  application by this date, you will not be allowed
  to intern.
• You can obtain an application packet from the web
  at
• http//hhp.ufl.edu/apk/acad/grad/InternshipApplica
  tion.php

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• FINAL TERM REMINDERS
• Be enrolled for a minimum of 3 semester hours (2
  hours summer term) during your final term. If
  you are a thesis student, these hours must be PET
  6971.
• File Degree Application with Registrars Office,
  S222 Criser, by the deadline date.
• During pre-registration or first week of classes
  of final term, have a graduation check completed
  by the Graduate School to ensure compliance with
  GPA requirements for graduation, as well as hours
  required in major.
• Work with Tracy to remove any remaining I, or
  J grades from records.
• Follow the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation
  (ETD) guidelines found at http//gradschool.rgp.u
  fl.edu/etd/

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What does it take to be the best?
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The Top Ten Lies Told by Graduate Students --
taken from the Harvard Crimson

• 10. It doesn't bother me at all that my college
  roommate is
• making 80,000 a year on Wall Street.
• 9. I'd be delighted to proofread your
  book/chapter/article.
• 8. My work has a lot of practical importance.
• 7. I would never date an undergraduate.
• 6. Your latest article was so inspiring.
• 5. I turned down a lot of great job offers to
  come here.
• 4. I just have one more book to read and then
  I'll start writing.
• 3. The department is giving me so much support.
• 2. My job prospects look really good.
• 1. No really, I'll be out of here in only two
  more years.

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KEEP IN TOUCH! We want to hear from you. Please
keep us informed of your current address and
employment information. Send an email to
APKalumni_at_hhp.ufl.edu
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Graduate Student Orientation slides available
at http//www.hhp.ufl.edu/apk/graduate/orientati
on.ppt
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The one real object of education is to have a man
in the condition of continually asking
questions.  Bishop Mandell Creighton The larger
the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline
of wonder.  Ralph W. Sockman