TIME TO DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

YEAR ONE

COMPLETE CORE CURRICULUM
The ACCESS core curriculum must be completed by all students by the end of Spring quarter of the first year, regardless of their route of admission into the program. Entry into the program by ACCESS students is dependent upon acceptance of the student into the laboratory of a Pathology and Laboratory Medicine faculty member.

First Year ACCESS Core Curriculum

YEAR TWO

1. 1. ENROLLMENT/COMPLETE CMP COURSE REQUIREMENTS
   Upon entering the program in Year Two, students must select one of the following coursework tracks to satisfy CMP course requirements. Although it is recommended that students complete all of the Cellular and Molecular Pathology course requirements in the selected track by the end of Spring quarter of year two of graduate study,, a student may delay completion of the core requirements to subsequent years.
   
   CMP COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING FROM ACCESS
   Select one of the coursework tracks listed below to satisfy CMP coursework requirements)
   

   TRACK A	M237	Three 298 courses, one of which must focus on mechanisms of disease
   TRACK B	M237	M294 Molecular Basis of Cancer	One 298 Course
   TRACK C	M237	Pathology 260  -  Immunopathology	One 298 Course
   TRACK D	M237	Pathology 240  -  Transplantation Immunology	Two 298 Courses

   CMP COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MSTP and STAR STUDENTS

   TRACK E	One Advanced Didactic Course (e.g., 253, 267)	Three 298 Courses	Note: MSTP Program requires one additional didactic class
   TRACK F	One Advanced Didactic Course (e.g., 253, 267)	An advanced didactic/reading course in the area of specialization	One 298 Course

   
   
2. COMPLETE FIRST TEACHING REQUIREMENT (See Teaching Experience for more detailed information)
   Students are required to act as teaching assistants for a total of two quarters, one in the second year and one in the third year. Enroll in 495 Preparation for Teaching course (available in Fall or Winter through the Department of Microbiology and Immunology or the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology). The preparation course must be taken prior to or concurrent with first teaching assignment. Enroll in appropriate 375 Teaching Practicum course (consult assigning department for applicable course ID number.
   
   
3. SELECT DOCTORAL COMMITEE (See Nomination of Doctoral Committee for detailed instructions)
   Between June 1 of the second year , and no later than September 30 (beginning of the third academic year), the student must complete the selection of a doctoral committee. At least one member of the four-member doctoral committee must be an expert in the proposed orals topic. The student should submit the names of his/her selected committee members to the Graduate Program Student Affairs Coordinator (Sue Ellen Parsee) who will complete the nomination form, get it approved by the Graduate Student Advisor and then forward to the Graduate Division for final approval.
   
   
4. FIRST ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING (See First Annual Committee Meeting for detailed instructions)
   Once the doctoral committee has been approved, the student must meet with the committee (no later than December 1), give a brief (30 minute) oral presentation of the potential dissertation project, and set a timeline for the Oral Qualifying Exam. At least one - two weeks prior to meeting with the committee, the student should submit a one-two page written report to the committee emphasizing the background and rationale, but also including a summary of the proposed research (Potential Ph.D. Project ) .
   
   
5. ATTEND SEMINARS
   Attendance at the monthly CMP Seminar series is REQUIRED. Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to attend lab meetings in which they discuss their work and participate in other seminars or journal clubs in their research area.
   
   
6. COMPLETE ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL PROGRESS REPORT
   At the end of the Spring quarter and before September 30, the student should complete an Annual Departmental Progress Report and submit it to the Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator for inclusion in the student’s permanent records.

YEAR THREE

1. ENROLLMENT
   Enroll in 596 laboratory course, or 599 Dissertation Research course (if advanced to candidacy). Consult CMP Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator for relevant course ID number and number of units required. Complete any required coursework deficiencies. Student must be enrolled in minimum total of 12 units of course work each quarter.
   
   
2. COMPLETE SECOND TEACHING REQUIREMENT
   This requirement may be completed during any quarter of the third year. Enroll in applicable 375 Teaching Practicum course. Note: Petitions to postpone a ta’ship must be submitted to the ACCESS TA subcommittee for approval at least one quarter prior to the scheduled assignment.
   
   
3. ORAL QUALIFYING EXAMINATION = SECOND ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING
   The OQE consists of the oral defense of a written proposal. The written proposal and oral defense must be completed by the end of Spring quarter during the student’s third year (if re-examination is required, no later than December 30). To be eligible for the CMP $250 ATC award, students MUST advance to candidacy by JUNE of the third year of graduate school. For example: Students from ACCESS who entered the CMP program in Fall of 2005 are expected to advance by June of 2007). Approximately one month prior to the prospective oral exam date, the student should prepare a one page report (CMP Proposal and Specific Aims) and submit it to the doctoral committee for approval. Once the proposal has been approved, the student should plan 4-6 weeks to complete the final written proposal (Oral Qualifying Exam Abstract and Specific Aims) and study for the oral exam. Two weeks prior to the exam, the student should submit the completed proposal to the doctoral committee. (See Written and OQE Exam for more detailed information). The student will be ADVANCED TO CANDIDACY within two weeks from the date the official, signed Report on the Oral Qualifying Examination and Request for Advancement to Candidacy form is received by the Graduate Division. If the student’s performance on the exam is unsatisfactory, the student will receive a deferral and be re-examined at a later date (within six months). Note: A student cannot advance to candidacy and thus cannot receive his/her Ph.D. degree without first passing the Oral Qualifying Exam.
   
4. ATTEND SEMINARS
   Attendance at the monthly CMP Seminar series is REQUIRED. Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to attend lab meetings in which they discuss their work and participate in other seminars or journal clubs in their research area.
   
   
5. COMPLETE ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL PROGRESS REPORT
   At the end of the Spring quarter and before September 30, the student should complete an Annual Departmental Progress Report and submit it to the Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator for inclusion in the student’s permanent records.
   

1. ENROLLMENT
   Enroll in 599 Dissertation Research course. Consult CMP Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator for relevant course ID number and number of units required. Student must be enrolled in minimum total of 12 units of course work each quarter.
   
   
2. CONVENE THIRD ANNUAL COMMITTEE MEETING
   Meet with thesis committee to discuss progress of dissertation research. Student submits one-two page progress report (Progress Report for Annual Committee Meeting) to committee one week prior to meeting. Each committee member completes a form at the end of the meeting, briefly summarizing recommendations. (Report of Annual Committee Meeting).
   
   
3. ATTEND SEMINARS
   Attendance at the monthly CMP Seminar series is REQUIRED. Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to attend lab meetings in which they discuss their work and participate in other seminars or journal clubs in their research area.
   
   
4. COMPLETE ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL PROGRESS REPORT
   At the end of the Spring quarter and before September 30, the student should complete an Annual Departmental Progress Report and submit it to the Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator for inclusion in the student’s permanent records.

1. ENROLLMENT
   Enroll in appropriate number of dissertation research units (599) course units - Must be enrolled for minimum of 12 units. NOTE: If applying for dissertation filing fee, do not register/enroll in quarter PRIOR to scheduled dissertation defense.
   
   
2. ATTEND SEMINARS
   Attendance at the monthly CMP Seminar series is REQUIRED. Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to attend lab meetings in which they discuss their work and participate in other seminars or journal clubs in their research area.
   
   
3. ATTEND DISSERTATION MEETING
   Prepare written dissertation according to university guidelines
   
   
4. ORAL DEFENSE OF DISSERTATION
   Arrive at an agreement with doctoral committee regarding completion of the research and a time-table for the defense. Provide the Student Affairs Coordinator with the scheduled day and time, along with a copy of the dissertation abstract for the announcement. The Student Affairs Coordinator will reserve an appropriate room and prepare the dissertation defense announcement for distribution. On the day of the defense, obtain the Report of Final Oral Examination form from the Graduate Student Affairs office. Following the defense, submit the completed form to the CMP Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator who will forward it to the Graduate Division.