Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

PhD

Total Units Required: 9

Other PhD Requirements

• Laboratory rotations: three research rotations (additional if necessary) and poster, written, and oral presentations, first year
• Seminar attendance: 6/quarter in Fall, Winter, Spring of first year
• Examinations: research based qualifying exam, taken during second year
• Teaching: two quarters of teaching assistantship, usually during the second year
• Thesis Committee Meetings: written proposal and oral defense of thesis project to Thesis Committee, taken during third year; annual thesis committee meetings thereafter
• Seminar presentation: oral presentation of research at a departmental or conference seminar
• Publication: at least one first author research publication in a peer-reviewed journal
• Dissertation: written dissertation, oral defense of dissertation to Thesis Committee, and public presentation of dissertation
• We require in-person research activity for students to make timely progress toward a degree