Timeline and Requirements

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Deadline Description

Pre-Admission Admissions
December 1 Application deadline
Early January Interview invitations extended
February CBM Interview and Recruiting Open House (Sun-Tue)
Late February Acceptance letters sent
April 15 Deadline for students to accept offers of admission to program

Year 1 Orientation & Coursework
Late August Students attend Orientation activities
August-December Students take graduate level courses (fall)
January-May Students take graduate level courses (spring)
Lab Rotation Timeline
September-November Students begin first lab rotation (3 months)
December-March Students begin second lab rotation (4 months)
April-June Students begin third lab rotation (3 months)
June 30 Deadline for selection of thesis lab

 Year 2 Admission to Candidacy Exam
June 30 Deadline for admission to candidacy exam
Year 3 & 4 Annual Committee Meetings
Every 12 months Thesis Committee meetings at least every 12 months
Year 5+ Semi-Annual Committee Meetings
Every 6 months Thesis Committee meetings at least every 6 months

Ongoing At all times in the CBM Program
At all times Students are required to abide by all policies and procedures of the CBM program and the graduate school in which they are matriculated for their thesis research
ALL CBM students are required to participate in:

  • Research in Progress Seminars
  • Annual CBM Symposium
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