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Center for Neuropharmacology & Neuroscience

 

Graduate Program Milestones


Year 1

1st
Semester

AMC Core Courses
Laboratory Rotations

Laboratory Evaluations

2nd
Semester

CNN Flagship Courses
   Laboratory Rotations
   Research begins

Laboratory Evaluations

 

Year 2

1st
Semester

Thesis Advisor
Selected

Notify Student Records

2nd
Semester

Written Exam (by June 30th)  

Report on the Written Exam

 

Year 3

1st
Semester

Select Thesis Committee
 (Sept 30th) and meet with Committee (Dec)

Notify Student Records of Selection of the Thesis Committee

2nd
Semester

Thesis Committee Meeting
Oral Exam (by June 30th)

Committee Report
Report on the Oral Exam

 

 Year 4 & Beyond

1st
Semester

Thesis Committee Meeting

Committee Report

2nd
Semester

Thesis Committee Meeting

Committee Report

3 months prior to thesis defense

Final Data Set Meeting 
Thesis data presentation

Final Data Set Presentation Report (work to be included in the thesis is approved)

3 weeks prior to thesis defense

Thesis distributed to the committee

Thesis Writing/Style approved

2 weeks prior to thesis defense

Date and time of Defense is established and posted.

THESIS DEFENSE

within 30 days of passing the defense 

Make thesis revisions. Give thesis to library for binding. Submit "Exit Checkoff List" to Graduate Studies Office

Final Examination Report for the PhD Degree