Typical Program Timeline
Below is a quick guide to the standards of progress through the BCDB Graduate Program. For more detailed information, please refer to the complete BCDB Guidelines and the Laney Graduate School Handbook.
Year 1 | |||
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Fall | Spring | Summer | |
Foundations in BCDB | |||
Introductory Graduate Seminar, Ethics, and Professionalization Workshop | |||
Qualifying Exam Part I (written) | |||
Laboratory Rotations (may start in previous summer) | |||
Choose PhD Mentor | Dissertation Research | ||
Enter Advanced Standing (24 credits coursework) | |||
Year 2 | |||
Fall | Spring | Summer | |
Hypothesis Design & Science Writing | Statistics for Experimental Biology | ||
Advanced Graduate Seminar, Ethics, and Professionalization Workshop | |||
Dissertation Research | |||
Choose dissertation committee | Qualifying Exam Part II (oral) | ||
Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity (TATTO) | |||
Teaching assistantship for one semester | |||
Year 3 | |||
Fall | Spring | Summer | |
Advanced Graduate Seminar | |||
Elective course(s), if applicable | |||
Dissertation Research | |||
First committee meeting (within 6 months after passing Qualifying Exam Part II | Dissertation committee meeting every 6 months | ||
Enter Candidacy (16 additional credits coursework, 32 credits research) | |||
Candidacy (Years 4+) | |||
Fall | Spring | Summer | |
Advanced Graduate Seminar | |||
Dissertation Research | |||
Dissertation committee meeting every 6 months (every 4 months after the 5th year) | |||
Graduating (~Year 6) | |||
Formally apply for the degree | |||
Prepare and defend dissertation | |||
Submit completed disseration to the graduate school | |||
Check the LGS Academic Calendar for important deadlines. | |||
Graduation |