Typical Timeline

Year 1

Full Standing

  • Required Coursework
  • Laboratory Rotations
  • Written Qualifying Exam on Coursework (August; end of 1st year)

Year 2

Advanced Standing

  • Required Coursework
  • Electives
  • Laboratory Rotations
  • Select Advisor
  • Begin Thesis Work

Year 3

Candidacy

  • Finish Coursework
  • Finalize Thesis Proposal
  • Oral Qualifying Exam in October of 3rd Year
  • Dissertation Research

Year 4+

PhD and Onward!

  • Dissertation Research
  • Written Defense
  • Oral Defense
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S. Potter Lab - GFP neurons growing on a multi-electrode array
S. Potter Lab - GFP neurons growing on a multi-electrode array
M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque
M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque
Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in a cross-sectional section at the level of the striatum
Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in a cross-sectional section at the level of the striatum (PET)
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