PhD Requirements and Forms

First Year

Item Track Due Date
Biology First Year Facilitator Form ALL Within first 2 weeks of Each Quarter
First Year Advising Committee Form

Eco/Evo & Hopkins

 Within first 2 weeks of Autumn Quarter
Lab Rotation Evaluation Form All tracks (if applicable) After each rotation
NSF Application All tracks (if eligible) October 18/22 (Life Sciences/Geosciences)
Dissertation Lab Decision All tracks (if applicable) June 1
Seminar/Talk Evaluation Form Eco/Evo & Hopkins June 1
First Year Paper Evaluation Form Eco/Evo & Hopkins June 1
TA Pre-Course Meeting Form All tracks  Within first two weeks of starting each TA position
TA Evaluation Form All tracks After each TA position
First Year Planning and Evaluation Form All tracks June 1
IDP Meeting All tracks August 1

Second Year

Item Track Due Date
TA Pre-Course Meeting Form All tracks Within first two weeks of starting each TA position
TA Evaluation Form All tracks After each TA position
Dissertation Proposal Paper Eco/Evo & Hopkins May 15 (electronic submission)
Dissertation Proposal Form and Qualifying Exam Eco/Evo & Hopkins June 15
Application for Candidacy All tracks June 15
Dissertation Reading Committee Form All tracks With Candidacy form
Non-AC Committee Member Form All tracks (if applicable) With Candidacy form (if applicable)
IDP Meeting All tracks August 1

Third Year

Item Track Due Date
3rd Year Committee Meeting Form All tracks May 15
TA Pre-Course Meeting Form All tracks Within first two weeks of starting each TA position 
TA Evaluation Form All tracks After each TA position
IDP Meeting All tracks August 1

Fourth Year

Item Track Due Date
     
Request for TGR Status Form All tracks

March 15

(after completion of 135 units and all 1st - 3rd year requirements)
4th Year Committee Meeting Form All tracks May 15
IDP Meeting All tracks August 1

Fifth Year & Sixth Year

Item Track Due Date
5th Year Committee Meeting Form All tracks November 15 & May 15
6th Year Committee Meeting Form All tracks November 15 & May 15
Graduation Extension Petition  All tracks If applicable
Change of Advisor or Reading Committee Member Form All tracks If applicable
IDP Meeting All tracks August 1

Dissertation Defense & Submission

Item Track Due Date
Draft of Dissertation All tracks Send to committee 30 days before defense
University Oral Examination Form All tracks 2 weeks before defense
Directions for Preparing and Submitting the Dissertation All tracks Check due dates for each quarter
 
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