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Graduate Student Handbook

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. Standards and Expectations for the CDB Graduate Student
    2. Rackham and PIBS Requirements
    3. Preferred Timeline of Doctoral Study
    4. Proposing Changes to the CDB Graduate Program
  2. THE GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE
    1. Composition
    2. Responsibilities of the Graduate Program Committee (GPC)
  3. THE GRADUATE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE (GRC)
    1. Composition
    2. Responsibilities of the Graduate Recruitment Committee
  4. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. IN CELL AND DEVEOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
    1. Enrollment and Credit Requirements
    2. Coursework and Credit Requirements
    3. Grades
    4. Research Rotations (PIBS 600 )
    5. Choosing CDB
    6. The Thesis Advisor
    7. The Preliminary Qualifying Examination (PQE): Timelines and Guidelines
    8. The Dissertation (Thesis) Committee
    9. Teaching
    10. Research Seminars
    11. Doctoral Dissertation and Thesis Defense
    12. Post-Defense Requirements
  5. Leave of Absence and Re-admission
  6. Master's Degree Requirement
  7. Graduate Student Support
    1. Departmental Support
    2. Sources of Travel Support