Second Year
Autumn
- Research Credits
-Register for MCB 600 Independent Study and Research
(Variable credits: 1-9) Entry code: Faculty Code - Take Electives Courses
-Register for Elective Courses
(Graded credits: 3-5 recommended) - Complete Teaching Requirements
–MCB 580 Teaching Practicum in Molecular and Cellular Biology
(Non Graded Credits: 2)
MCB Office will register you for MCB 580
-Academic TAship: credits taken in the same quarter as TAship
-Community Outreach TAship: credits taken in the quarter after completing TAship - Autumn Quarter Credit total: 10
- Attend TA/RA Conference in mid-September
Winter
- Research Credits
-Register for MCB 600 Independent Study and Research
(Variable credits: 1-9) Entry code: Faculty Code - Take Electives Courses
-Register for Elective Courses
(Graded credits: 3-5 recommended) - Complete Teaching Requirements
–MCB 580 Teaching Practicum in Molecular and Cellular Biology
(Non Graded Credits: 2)
MCB Office will register you for MCB 580
-Academic TAship: credits taken in the same quarter as TAship
-Community Outreach TAship: credits taken in the quarter after completing TAship - Winter Quarter Credit total: 10
- Form Supervisory Committee by end of quarter
- Meet with Advisor to formulate Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Spring
- Research Credits
-Register for MCB 600 Independent Study and Research
(Variable credits: 1-9) Entry code: Faculty Code - Take Electives Courses
-Register for Elective Courses (Graded credits: 3-5 recommended) - Complete TAships
-Register for MCB 580 Teaching Practicum in Molecular and Cellular Biology
(Non Graded Credits: 2)
MCB Office will register you for MCB 580
-Academic TAship: register the same quarter as TAship
-Community Outreach TAship: register the quarter after completing TAship - Spring Quarter Credit total: 10
- Meet with Supervisory Committee by end of quarter
Annual Committee Report (PDF)
- Submit Annual Committee Report and IDP to MCB Office
Summer
- Courses
-Register for MCB 600 Independent Study or Research
(Variable credits: 2 only) Entry code: Faculty Code
OR
-Register for UCONJ 510 Introductory Laboratory Based Biostatistics
(Graded credits: 2) Entry code: Department - Summer Quarter Credit total: 2
- Schedule General Exam by end of Summer Quarter
- Complete Biomedical Research Integrity Seminar series
-Attend 5 lectures and 3 discussions sessions by the end of Second Year - Complete Outreach TAship if applicable
To Do
- Conduct research in dissertation lab
- Complete elective courses(18 graded credits total)
- Complete TAships
- Form Supervisory Committee by end of Winter Quarter
- Formulate IDP
- Hold annual committee meeting by end of Spring Quarter
- Submit Annual Committee Report and IDP to MCB Office
- Complete Biomedical Research Integrity training
- Schedule General Exam by end of Summer Quarter