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To graduate with a PhD degree in the MCDB program, students must fulfill the following requirements:

First year

• Pass each of three components of the MCDB Graduate Core Course with an average grade of B or better
• Obtain a grade of B or better in the Graduate Seminar Course (BioSci 2450)
• Perform satisfactorily in each of the three research rotations
• Achieve an overall level of performance sufficient to warrant approval by the faculty for continuation into the second year
• First year students are supported by the Department and are not required to teach

Second year and beyond

• Participate in Graduate Research presentations
• Attend Departmental and MCDB program seminars
• Pass four one-term Advanced Topics specialty courses
• Complete two terms of satisfactory teaching
• Pass a Comprehensive Examination at the end of the second year
• Write and defend a Thesis Dissertation

Evaluations and Exams

• Continuation into the second year is contingent on a successful preliminary evaluation
• Students become official PhD candidates on passing a comprehensive examination at the end of the second year
• The Ph.D. degree is awarded on submission, oral defense and acceptance of a research dissertation.

 
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