{"id":230,"date":"2026-07-20T12:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/?page_id=230"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:00:36","slug":"graduate-student-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/graduate-student-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate student resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-style-brushstroke-texture\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);min-height:365px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-csu-green-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gargantuan-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">Quick resources <br><em><mark style=\"background-color:#7E5475\" class=\"has-inline-color has-background-color bodoni\">for graduate students<\/mark><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fd97f64b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"narrow wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the links below for resources related to graduate student life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ba42ef4a wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/basicneeds.colostate.edu\/rams-against-hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baSIC NEEDS @ CSU<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/completing-your-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Completing your program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/commencement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMENCEMENT<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/current-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSU Graduate Student Handbook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/deadline-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dates and Deadlines<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">events and calendar<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/financial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financial resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FORMS<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/policies-and-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Policies and procedures<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-oval-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/graduate-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our grad students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wavy\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The graduate experience<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Application process and resources<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\">GRE is not required for the M.S and Ph.D. ESS and WS degree programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/apply\/\">Applying to grad school<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/admissions-resources\/steps-once-admitted\/\">Steps once admitted<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Advisorship and committee<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\">As an M.S. or Ph.D. student, you are required to have an advisor who assists you throughout your degree program and chairs your graduate committee.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advisors have varied styles, with some preferring regular interaction and others favoring independence. You are encouraged to discuss expectations with your advisor before starting your program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\">The graduate committee offers guidance and evaluates your progress. Master\u2019s committees must have at least three members and Ph.D. committees four, including the advisor. You should form your committee by the second semester for GS6 form submission and ensure outside members have CSU email access if from another university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/policies-and-procedures\/advisor-committee\/\">Advisor and committee requirements<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/department-faculty\/\">ESS Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/graduateschool.colostate.edu\/forms\/gs6-program-of-study-resources\/\">GS6 Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Laboratories and research projects<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in getting involved in a laboratory or research project related to your field of study within Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, we encourage exploring the many opportunities available in our department. There are plenty of chances to gain hands-on experience and learn from ongoing projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/research\/\">ESS Labs and RESEARCH<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Student funding<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Funding is not guaranteed. As a student, you can pursue many different options to support your schooling financially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\"><strong>Graduate Research Assistantships<\/strong>: Provided by a faculty member&#8217;s research funding in support of a specific project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\"><strong>Graduate Teaching Assistantships<\/strong>: Funded by the department to assist with teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">Financial and tuition support associated with assistantships can vary; some assistantships are considered Part-Time (not to exceed 10 hours\/week), while others are considered Full-Time (not to exceed 20 hours\/week). Students not fully supported by a 20-hour\/week graduate assistantship are responsible for paying tuition and fees not covered by their assistantship position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate assistantships are at will, reappointed on a semester-by-semester basis, and are contingent on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14\">Availability of funds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15\">Maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\">Making satisfactory progress toward the degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\">Completion of assistantship responsibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18\">Compliance with program and university guidelines, including the Student Conduct Code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\">The Department sends out needs for both GRA&#8217;s and GTA&#8217;s near the end of each semester to the graduate student listserv and on the website. Stay up to date by subscribing to the departmental newsletter and keeping an eye on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-csu-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.colostate.edu\/billing\/tuition-and-fees\/\">Tuition and Fees<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/resolutioncenter.colostate.edu\/conduct\/code\/\">Student conduct code<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lists.colostate.edu\/ESS-Newsletter\/subscribe\/\">Departmental Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-20 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>University resources<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\">For all other questions, resources, and details regarding CSU, graduate student life, or student life in general, take a look at the University-wide resource hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colostate.edu\/resources\/\">csu resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-details-outline has-csu-green-color has-lovers-lane-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-22 is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Curriculum and program information<\/summary>\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\">As a graduate student in ESS, there are plenty of pathways you can take to accomplish your personal and professional goals. Take a look at our curriculum and general program information, and reach out with questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/research\/\">Graduate student curriculum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/graduate-programs\/\">ESS Graduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:WCNR_ESS_info@mail.colostate.edu\">Email us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull banner-strip has-energy-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0.75rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30b7ba7f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-787b7c8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.2rem;text-transform:uppercase\">Discover what you can do today!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-animate=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-csu-green-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/warnercnr1.wpenginepowered.com\/ess\/graduate-programs\/\">graduate programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The graduate experience Discover what you can do today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":256,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Graduate student resources - Ecosystem Science and Sustainability","description":"The graduate experience Application process and resources Advisorship and committee Laboratories and research projects If you are interested in getting involved"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-230","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1555,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230\/revisions\/1555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/warnercnr.colostate.edu\/ess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}