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Forty-two credits are required for graduation. In addition to the core, track and advanced requirements, courses should be selected after consultation between the student and his/her advisor. Depending on the student’s area of concentration (laboratory, patient or population-based translational science) additional advanced courses will be selected from either track courses or graduate school core courses in the basic science disciplines.
Year 1
- MGS CORE required courses (10 credits)
- Track required courses (13 credits)
- Lab rotations (minimum 6 credits)
- Introduction to research projects and methodologies used in the laboratories of clinical/translational investigators
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Completion of three
research experiences or laboratory
rotations, each lasting eight to 12 weeks
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Selection of laboratory for thesis research
- Written Comprehensive Examination
Year 2
- Advanced elective courses (areas of interest)
- Thesis research
- Research gathering preliminary data for a thesis research project
- Preparation of a thesis proposal in the format of a grant application
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Selection of faculty for the oral qualifying exam committee, followed by defense of the research proposal in the oral exam (to be completed before the end of the fall quarter)
- Oral Qualifying Examination (presentation of thesis proposal)
Year 3-4
- Ongoing workshops/seminars/journal clubs
- Completion of thesis research and any remaining course requirements
- Selection of your Graduate School Thesis Advisory Committee that will evaluate the proposed direction, specific aims and experimental strategies of your project, and meet with you at least twice a year to discuss your research progress
- Works-in-progress presentation of research project
- Final Oral Examination (thesis defense)
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