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This page hosts a summary of the required coursework, tentative schedule for the first three years, and various forms you will need throughout your PhD program.
This page hosts a summary of the required coursework, tentative schedule for the first three years, and various forms you will need throughout your PhD program.
The path to a Ph.D. degree involves the completion of a set of Core and Elective courses, passing your Qualifying Examination, Advancement to Candidacy, Dissertation Research, and completion of a written Ph.D. dissertation signed by three committee members. You will also have meetings with you academic advisor and major advisor during your 1st, 3rd and 5th quarters to make sure that you are on track.
As always be sure to consult the IGG web site for detailed requirements!
Course Requirements
Course Requirements
Core Courses (19 units)
GGG 201A, Advanced Genetic Analysis (5 units)
GGG 201B, Comparative and Functional Genomics(5 units)
GGG 201D, Population and Quantitative Genetics(5 units)
GGG 291, History of Genetics (2 units)
GGG 296, Science Professionalism and Integrity (2 units)
Additional requirements to be approved by the graduate academic adviser:
GGG 290A, Graduate Student Conference in Genetics (1 unit, S/U). Students will be required to enroll in this course for one quarter during each of the first four years of their degree program.
An additional one-unit seminar:
GGG 290, Evolutionary, Developmental & Population Genetics
GGG 292, Genomics & Epigenetics
GGG 293, Animal Genetics
GGG 294, Human Genetics
GGG 295, Molecular Genetics
GGG 296, Plant Genetics
Two elective courses, at least one at the graduate level, to provide depth in the general area of proposed dissertation research. These courses must be taken for a letter grade.
At least one additional elective graduate level course to encourage diversity in educational experience.
Research units
GGG 205, Molecular Genetics Laboratory (5 units, S/U). Laboratory rotation course.
GGG 299, Research
Additional Notes
Required courses, elective courses, GGG Seminars, and any courses related to GGG must be taken for a grade (not S/U; with the exception of GGG 299 and the student conference GGG 290A).
You must receive a B- or better in the required GGG courses and maintain an overall B average. If you receive a B- or lower in a required course you must repeat it.
If you are a full time student you need to enroll in 12 units every quarter. Once you stop taking classes, enroll in 12 units of 299 research units (you do not have to register for the summer). Don't let your registration lapse as you will be administratively dropped from the program and you will have to reapply!
Schedule
Schedule
Guidance Committee Meetings
Guidance Committee Meetings
Each student has two official faculty mentors recognized by the Office of Graduate Studies: (1) an academic advisor and (2) a major professor (also known as the dissertation adviser or thesis adviser). The academic advisor is nominated by the Integrative Genetics and Genomics Graduate Group based on research interests and your application and is appointed by Graduate Studies. You may change your adviser after consultation with the Master Academic Advisor.
You should meet with your academic advisor to plan coursework and to:
ensure that required coursework is taken
obtain periodic review of progress
help navigate University bureaucracy
discuss any difficulties or problems affecting your academic progress
approve/sign forms and petitions (e.g. late drop/PELP/Advancement to Candidacy/ progress reports)
get career advice
First Quarter
First Quarter
Meet with your Guidance Committee (your academic adviser and two additional IGG advisers assigned by the master advisor). If you have joined a lab, your major professor should be a member of this committee. At this meeting you should:
discuss research interest and rotations
discuss Winter/Spring elective course possibilities
identify any prerequisites or additional supplementary coursework
Obtain the signatures of your committee on the First Quarter Report form and submit to the IGG program coordinator.
Third Quarter
Third Quarter
Before this meeting, you will reconstitute your committee to include your major professor as well as your academic adviser and one other interested faculty member (who can be one of your original committee members). At this meeting you should discuss your progress:
completing prerequisites, requirements?
maintaining a B average?
are elective courses appropriate?
Obtain the signatures of your committee on the Third Quarter Report form and submit to the IGG program coordinator.
Fifth Quarter
Fifth Quarter
At this meeting you and your committee should:
verify that you have completed/or will complete ALL coursework by the end of the 6th quarter.
suggest Qualifying Examination Committee members. (faculty by examination area)
verify that you have dissertation proposal; submit abstract.
Obtain the signatures of your committee on the Third Quarter Report form and submit to the IGG program coordinator. Following this meeting, the GGG advisers will assign QE committees using suggestions from students as a guide. Once faculty and students have had the opportunity to review the assignments, the QE application will be submitted to Graduate Studies for approval.
Qualifying Exam
Qualifying Exam
The QE should be taken by the end of Winter Quarter of the third year. Students typically take it over the summer or in the Fall (7th quarters). Students must take the qualifying exam and advance to candidacy by the 9th quarter to remain eligible for GSRs, TAs. To prepare you for the qualifying exam, a student coordinator who has advanced to candidacy will lead review sessions and practice sessions to prepare second-year students for the qualifying exam (QE). This person also acts a resource to answer or find answers for any questions or concerns that pre-QE students (i.e. first and second year students) may have about the qualify exam.
Advancement to Candidacy
Advancement to Candidacy
The student must file the appropriate paperwork with the Office of Graduate Studies and pay the candidacy fee in order to be officially promoted to Ph.D. http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/gradcouncil/policiesall.html.
Annual Dissertation Committee Reports. After passing your QE, you are required to meet with the Dissertation Committee at least once a year. The annual report form will be due by June 30 to Mona Finucane.
Online Graduate Student Progress Assessments. These should be filled out in consultation with your Major Professor and your Advisor by May 30. Ideally you will have had your Dissertation Committee meeting before you submit the report.
Annual Dissertation Committee Reports
After passing your QE, you are required to meet with the Dissertation Committee at least once a year. The annual report form will be due by June 30.
Graduate Students Annual Progress Reports
Graduate Students Annual Progress Reports
These are Graduate Studies forms which must be submitted electronically before June 30th.
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