TIMELINES FOR DEGREE PROGRAMS
[Ph.D. Degree] [M.S. Degree] [Genetic Counseling M.S. Degree] [M.D./Ph.D. Degree]
FIRST YEAR
- Take care of: Entrance Deficiencies / Area Requirements / Tutorial Requirements
- Choose Advisor and Advisory Committee
- Have first Advisory Committee meeting
- Decide on Program affiliation (optional)
SECOND YEAR
- Complete courses recommended by Advisory Committee
- Continue research project
- Meet with Advisory Committee at least every six months
- Petition for candidacy to M.S. degree [see M.S. Time Line, below],
OR - Prepare research proposal for Ph.D. candidacy exam; obtain approval from Advisory Committee to petition for Ph.D. candidacy
- Choose Examining Committee
THIRD YEAR
- Take candidacy examination
- After approved for Ph.D. Candidacy, enroll in Dissertation (GS000920)
- Choose Supervisory Committee
FOURTH YEAR AND BEYOND (MAXIMUM SEVEN YEARS)
- Meet with Supervisory Committee at least every six months
- Complete research
- Write dissertation
- Defend dissertation work
FIRST YEAR
- Choose Advisor and Advisory Committee
- Have first committee meeting
- Enroll in courses and Research in Biomedical Science (GS000520)
SECOND YEAR
- Complete courses recommended by Advisory Committee
- Meet with Advisory Committee at least every six months
- Continue research project
- By end of year, petition for candidacy to M.S. degree and choose Supervisory Committee
- After approved for M.S. candidacy, enroll in Thesis for M.S.
THIRD YEAR
- Meet with Supervisory Committee at least every six months
- Complete research project
- Write and defend thesis
GENETIC COUNSELING M.S. DEGREE
FIRST YEAR
Fall- Enroll in Program coursesMeet with Advisory Committee [designated by Program]
- Enroll in courses and Research in Biomedical Science (GS000520)Choose AdvisorHave first Committee meeting
- Complete courses recommended by Advisory CommitteeMeet with Advisory Committee: Petition for M.S. candidacy
SECOND YEAR
Fall- After approved for M.S. candidacy, enroll in Thesis for M.S. (GS000910)Meet with Supervisory Committee
- Complete research projectMeet with Supervisory Committee: Petition for M.S. defense
- Write and defend thesis
| Requirements | Deadline | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete 3 tutorial lab rotations | After 2 terms of registration in GSBS (usually summers) |
| 2 | Select Advisor | After 2 years of registration in M.D./Ph.D. Program |
| 3 | Select Advisory Committee | Within 6 months of moving from M.D. to Ph.D. part of Program |
| 4 | Committee meetings | Every 6 months |
| 5 | Repair admission deficiencies | After 1st full academic year of registration in GSBS |
| 6 | Complete GSBS ethics course | After 1st full academic year of registration in GSBS |
| 7 | Satisfy quantitative area requirement | After 1st full academic year of registration in GSBS |
| 8 | Bypass M.S. degree | After passing candidacy exam, if admitted in 1999 or after |
| 9 | Petition for Ph.D. candidacy | After 2nd full academic year of registration in GSBS |
| 10 | Written portion of Ph.D. candidacy examination | Successful completion of Step 1 of USMLE |
| 11 | Ph.D. oral candidacy exam | Within 3 months after petition for Ph.D. candidacy is approved by Academic Standards Committee |
| 12 | Select Supervisory Committee | Within 3 months of the date of conditional or unconditional pass of the candidacy exam |
| 13 | Petition for defense of Ph.D. dissertation* | Within 3 years of advancement to Ph.D. candidacy |
| 14 | Defend and submit Ph.D. dissertation | Within 3 months of approval of petition for defense |
*M.D./Ph.D. students who have not met all requirements for the Ph.D. within six years of entering the laboratory phase of the Program may continue registration in GSBS only with the express written permission of the Dean.
