Progression

The path to your PhD degree

Year 1
  • Courses
  • Lab rotations
  • Choose research advisor
Year 2
  • Research
  • Form orals committee
  • Complete oral qualifying exam (by end of 2nd year)
Year 3
Year 4
  • Research
  • Publish results
  • Bi-annual evaluation of progress by thesis committee
  • 4th- or 5th-year research talk
Years 5–6
  • Research
  • Publish results
  • Bi-annual evaluation of progress by thesis committee
  • 4th- or 5th-year research talk
  • Complete thesis
  • Exit seminar
  • PhD awarded

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Progression Guidelines