Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Graduate Student Handbook

Introduction

Course requirements

Section I: Time line and student responsibilities

1. Student responsibilities in each year of graduate school
2. Information for International Students
3. Check list for forms and requirements

Section II: Departmental Policies:

1. Academic standards
2. Student conduct code
3. Student family insurance
4. Teaching assistantships
5. Student tuition waivers
6. Vacation and work hours

Section III: Guidelines for seminar and journal club presentations

1. Preparation and Presentation of a Discussion Paper
2. Guidelines for Presentation of a Seminar

Section IV: Qualifying examination

1. Guidelines for Preparation of Abstracts
2. Guidelines for Preparation of Written Proposals
3. Guide for Qualifying Examination

Section V: Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships

1. Graduate Fellowships
2. Graduate Fellowship & Scholarship Award Information

Section VI: Filing your thesis

1. Filing Your Thesis
2. Thesis & Dissertation Regulations

Section VII: Patent information

1. Patent Information

Section VIII: Forms for the Department/program

• Summary of laboratory rotations
• Lab acceptance
• Establishing a second year advisory committee
• Consent to teaching assistantship
• Establishing a preliminary exam committee
• Report of the preliminary committee meeting
• Establishing a thesis committee
• Report of the thesis committee meeting
• Exit interview form

Forms for the Graduate School Office

• Report of the qualifying examination
• Request for supervisory committee
• Program of study
• Report of the final oral examination: Ph.D. or Masters