First year
- Choose Major Professor (thesis laboratory) by mid-December
- Select Advisory Committee by end of summer
Fall Coursework
- GRSC8000 (PhD Lab Rotations) (variable credits)
- GRSC8010 (Professional Development) (1 credits)
- GRSC8020 (Primary Literature Skills) (2 credits)
- GRSC8550 (Responsible Conduct of Research) (1 credit)
- Electives: GRSC8200 (Communicating Research and Scholarship) (1 credit)
Total of 18 hours
Spring Coursework
- MIBO6010 Critical Review of Research in Microbiology, Lab Meeting (2 credits)
- MIBO 8120 Foundations of Microbiology (5 credits)
- MIBO8150 (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO8170 Student Seminar (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO9000 PhD Research (Variable credits) or MIBO8900 if still rotating
- Electives: GRSC7770 (Dr. Walker’s section 53202) (1 credit)
- Other possible elective
Total of 18 hours
Summer Coursework:
- MIBO9000 (PhD Research) (variable credits)
Total of 15 hours
Second year
- Have research proposal approved by advisory committee before the end of the first semester.
- Complete Written Exam and pass oral defense of it in Spring of year 2 (or before end of Fall year 3).
Fall Coursework
- MIBO6010 Critical Review of Research in Microbiology, Lab Meeting (2 credits)
- MIBO8150 (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO8170 Student Seminar (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO8600 Fundamental Processes of Prokaryotic Biology (1-3 credits)
- MIBO9000 PhD Research (variable credits)
- Elective
Total of 18 hours
Spring Coursework
- MIBO6010 Critical Review of Research in Microbiology, Lab Meeting (2 credits)
- MIBO8150 (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO8170 Student Seminar (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO9000 PhD Research (variable credits)
- Elective
Total of 18 hours
Summer Coursework
- Admission to PhD candidacy (or no later than Fall semester)
- MIBO9000 (PhD Research) (variable credits)
Total of 15 hours
Third year and beyond
- Have annual meeting with your advisory committee (beginning one year after being admitted to candidacy)
- Serve as Teaching Assistant per Microbiology department policy.
Coursework
- MIBO6010 Critical Review of Research in Microbiology, Lab Meeting (2 credits)
- MIBO8150 (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO8170 (Student Seminar) (1 credit, repeated 8x)
- MIBO9000 (PhD Research) (variable credits)
- Electives (as necessary, many students will have no more electives at this point)
Total of 18 hours
Graduation
- Follow all Graduate School deadlines
- Notify mibcoord@uga.edu of intended graduation
Coursework
- MIBO9000 (PhD Research) (variable credits)
- MIBO9300 (PhD dissertation preparation) (3 credits)
Total of 18 hours