Timeline and General Requirements

YEAR 1

Required Courses*

Lab Rotations

Written Qualification Exam

YEAR 2

Thesis Research

Teaching Assistantship

Select Doctoral Committee

YEAR 3

Thesis Research

Teaching Assistantship

Oral Qualifying Exam

YEAR 4

Thesis Research

Midstreams exams

oral qualification exam

YEAR 5

Thesis Research

Committee Meeting

Thesis Defense Presentation

Participation to Student Seminar Series and attendance at MBI Thursday Seminars

*See Home Area Pages for specific course requirements

See the Student Handbook for more detail about general requirements