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Specific instructions/details regarding each requirement are provided in the corresponding section of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division (PSD) Graduate Student Handbook.
YEAR 1
| Program Requirement |
Timeline |
| Attend Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student Orientation |
late August |
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Meet with Orientation Advisor |
before start of classes |
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Complete all required HR forms |
during orientation |
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Register for classes, Fall Semester |
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Complete Implicit Bias and Microaggressions workshop offered by Graduate School |
usually week before classes |
| Choose 3 Lab Rotations: |
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Complete Laboratory Rotations Scheduling Form and upload to your Box folder
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Before classes start; exact date will be communicated during orientation |
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Complete 3 laboratory rotations of approximately 4 weeks each |
usually early September to early December |
| Establish a Thesis Lab |
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Complete the Choice of Thesis Lab Form and upload it to your Box folder |
Exact deadline will be communicated during orientation, usually early- to mid-December |
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Begin in Thesis Lab |
mid-December |
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Register for Spring classes and 990 research credits in coordination with Thesis Advisor |
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| Formation of a Thesis Committee |
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Obtain signatures, complete the Thesis Committee Approval Form, and upload it to your Box folder |
by April 1 |
| Initial Thesis Committee Meeting |
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Schedule and complete an Initial Thesis Committee Meeting |
by end of August |
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Upload the completed and signed Academic Plan Form to your Box folder |
by end of August |
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YEAR 2
| Program Requirement |
Timeline |
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Schedule Preliminary Exam with Thesis Committee |
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Request a Preliminary Exam Warrant from the GPM (this comes from the Graduate School, so please allow 4 weeks prior to your prelim) |
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Complete Preliminary Exam and all associated paperwork. |
by end of August |
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Complete Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD Major Course Program Requirements. This includes having 32 total credits by the end of the summer term. |
by end of August |
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YEARS 3-5
| Program Requirement |
Timeline |
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Schedule and complete Progress Report meeting with Thesis Committee; upload Progress Report Form to you Box folder. |
by end of August |
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FINAL YEAR
| Program Requirement |
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PhD Thesis Defense
Please also upload to your Box folder a copy of your CV. |
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