Graduate Student Handbook Aug 2017 - University of …€¦ · Curriculum Requirements ......

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GraduateStudentHandbook

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ReallyUsefulInformation...............................................................................................................................4ContactInformation:.................................................................................................................................................4ListservAddresses.....................................................................................................................................................4IOBWebsite:.............................................................................................................................................................4IOBEvents/SeminarSchedule:..................................................................................................................................4UGAGraduateSchool:...............................................................................................................................................4

DoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)inBioinformatics......................................................................................5IOBPh.D.curriculumoverview:................................................................................................................................5CoursesrequiredforTeachingPositions...................................................................................................................8OtherRequiredCourses............................................................................................................................................8LabRotations.............................................................................................................................................................9AdvisoryCommittee..................................................................................................................................................9IOBComprehensiveExamination............................................................................................................................10DissertationPlanning..............................................................................................................................................11AdmissiontoCandidacy..........................................................................................................................................11DissertationApprovalandDefense.........................................................................................................................11

MasterofScience(M.S.)inBioinformatics............................................................................................13CurriculumRequirements.......................................................................................................................................13CorecoursesforM.S.Program...............................................................................................................................13M.S.LabRotations..................................................................................................................................................13M.S.AdvisoryCommittee........................................................................................................................................14Master’sThesis........................................................................................................................................................14M.S.ThesisDefense................................................................................................................................................14M.S.GraduationRequirements...............................................................................................................................15

GraduateCertificateinBioinformatics...................................................................................................16CurriculumRequirements.......................................................................................................................................16HowtoApplyforaCertificate.................................................................................................................................16

GraduateSchoolRequirements.................................................................................................................17ProbationandDismissalPolicy.................................................................................................................17CourseWaiverPolicy....................................................................................................................................17ExpectationofGraduateStudents............................................................................................................17MultipleProgramEnrollment....................................................................................................................18APPENDIXA:.....................................................................................................................................................19SampleCurriculum:.................................................................................................................................................19

APPENDIXB:.....................................................................................................................................................21ComprehensiveExams............................................................................................................................................21AdmissiontoCandidacy..........................................................................................................................................23

APPENDIXC:.....................................................................................................................................................24SuitableElectives.....................................................................................................................................................24

APPENDIXD:.....................................................................................................................................................25Ph.D.StudentChecklist...........................................................................................................................................25M.S.StudentChecklist............................................................................................................................................27RequiredForms:M.S.:.............................................................................................................................................27

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APPENDIXE:.....................................................................................................................................................29IOBPh.D.curriculumoverview(EffectiveAugust2015throughMay2017)..........................................................29

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ContactInformation:TBD–GraduateProgramAdministrator [email protected] 706-542-7783JonathanArnold–GraduateCoordinator [email protected] 706-542-1449JessieKissinger–IOBDirector [email protected] 706-542-6562SandraGetz–IOBBusinessAdministrator [email protected] 706-542-7784Faxnumber 706-542-7782IOBOFFICEADDRESS: InstituteofBioinformatics DavisonLifeSciencesBldgRoomB118B

120GreenSt.,Athens,GA30602-7229

[email protected](allgraduatestudentsreceiveandcanposttothislistincludingadministratorsofthegraduateprogramandIOBdirector)

[email protected](allgraduatestudentsonly–thislistisadministeredbytheBioinformaticsGraduateStudentOrganization,BIGSA)

[email protected](allIOBmembersincludinggraduatestudents,postdocs,andfaculty)

IOBWebsite:http://iob.uga.edu

IOBEvents/SeminarSchedule:https://iob.uga.edu/events/upcoming-seminars/

UGAGraduateSchool:http://grad.uga.edu/

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DoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)inBioinformaticsCurriculumRequirements:AllstudentswhoenterthePh.D.programintheSpring2017semesterorlaterwillfollowthecurriculumdescribedbelow.StudentswhoenteredtheIOBprogrampriortotheSpring2017semesterwillhavetheoptiontograduateunderthecurriculuminplacewhentheyenteredtheprogram(seeAppendixE)ortransfertothenewcurriculumrequirements.However,studentsmustsatisfyallrequirementsofonecurriculumortheother.Notransferringfromnewtooldcurriculumormixingandmatchingofrequirementsfromtheoldandnewcurriculaisallowed.

StudentswhoenterthePh.D.programthroughtheIntegratedLifeSciences(ILS)programwilltaketheILSCoreCurriculumforthefirstsemester.Currently,thisonesemestercurriculumconsistsoflabrotations,aprofessionaldevelopmentclass,aresponsibleconductofresearchclass,ascientificliteraturereadingclassandadatamanagementclass(http://ils.uga.edu/admissions/curriculum/).UponselectionofBioinformaticsasamajorandenteringtheIOBPh.D.program,thestudentisrequiredtofollowthecurriculumdescribedbelow.Forasuggestedcourseschedule,seeAppendixA.

IOBPh.D.curriculumoverview:

Prerequisites-satisfiedinUndergraduatecourses

Core(AllRequired) Electives

IntroMolecularGeneticsIntroBiochemistryIntrotoStatisticsandProbabilityProficiencyinaprogramminglanguageIntroCalculus

BINF8441(3.0)StatisticalInferenceforLifeSciBINF8500(3.0)**BioinformaticsAlgorithmsBINF8600(1.0)IntrotoGrantWriting

OneelectivefromIOBapprovedlistOneelectivechosenbyadvisorycommittee

RoutineCourses

BINF8060^(1.0)–IOBSeminarBINF8061^(1.0)–IOBStudentSeminarBINF8970^(1.0-2.0)–LabMeetingBINF8900L*(3.0)–RotationsBINF9000(1.0-18.0)–DissertationresearchBINF9300(1.0-12.0)–DissertationwritingGRSC7770(1.0-3.0)–requiredforTeachingAssistantsonly*SatisfiedbyGRSC8000inILSProgram;^Requiredeverysemester;**PrerequisitecourseisBINF6006(ifneeded)

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Requirementsfor8000LevelCoursesGraduateSchoolrulesrequirethatPh.D.studentswithaMaster’sdegreetakeatleast16.0credithoursof8000levelcourses,whilestudentswithoutaMaster’sdegreemusttake20.0credithoursof8000levelcourses.Doctoralresearch(9000),independentstudycourses,directedstudy,anddissertationwriting(9300)maynotbecountedinthe8000levelrequirements.

ProgramPrerequisitesItisassumedthatstudentsenteringtheprogramhavetakenintroductorycoursesinmoleculargenetics,biochemistry,calculus,andstatistics&probability.Itisalsoassumedthatthestudentsareabletoprograminsomeprogramminglanguage.Studentswholackinanyoftheseareasmusttakeappropriatecoursesintheirfirstyearintheprogram.Thesecoursesmaynotbecountedtowardsdegreerequirements.

RegistrationRequirementsStudentswillregisterfor18.0creditsinallsemesterstheyareenrolled,includingSummersemesters.ThisistoaccuratelyreflectthetimeandeffortBINFstudentsputintotheirresearch.Exceptionstothisrequirementaremadeonacasebycasebasis,andonlyinanticipationofthesemesterinwhichtherequirementwillnotbemet.RequeststoenrollforlessthantherequiredamountshouldbesubmittedtotheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortoregistrationfortheeffectedsemester.Forspecificquestions,pleasecontacttheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

CoreCoursesAllstudentsarerequiredtotakeacoreofthreebioinformaticscourses:

BINF8441(3.0):StatisticalInferencefortheLifeSciences.Introductorystatisticsforstudentsinthelifesciences,includingprobability,discreteandcontinuousrandomvariables,distributions,expectations,maximumlikelihood,Bayesianinference,hypothesistesting,andlinearregression.Thesetopicswillbemixedwithapplicationsofthestatisticalconceptstobiologicaldata.StatisticalinferenceandrealdataanalysisareimplementedinR.

BINF8500(3.0):BioinformaticsAlgorithms.Ahands-oncourseinwhichstudentswilldesignandimplementselectedbioinformaticsalgorithms.

BINF8600(1.0):GrantWriting.Thecourseintroducestheprinciplesofsuccessfulgrantwritingandmanuscriptpreparation.StudentsareexpectedtodevelopandproduceagrantproposalintheNIHorNSFformat.

IOBApprovedElectivesStudentsarerequiredtotakeoneelectivecoursethatfocusesonapplyingbioinformaticsanalysestorealdata.ExamplesincludeGENE(BINF)8940,FANR(BINF)8140,BINF8980,PBIO(BINF)8350,EHSC8460(L),andMIBO(BINF)8270L.RequeststoaddothercoursestothislistmaybemadeinwritingtotheGraduateAffairsCommittee.Anysuchcoursemusthaveastrongemphasisonapplicationstotheanalysisofexperimentaldata.

FANR(BINF)8140(3.0):FunctionalGenomics.Fundamentalsandpracticalapplicationsoffunctionalgenomicsinbiologicalresearch.Lecture-andpaper-baseddiscussionontopicsincludinggenediscovery,genomesequencing,transcriptprofilingbymicroarray,andnext-generationsequencing

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(RNA-Seq),regulationofgeneexpression,forwardandreversegenetics,proteomics,metabolomics,correlationnetworkanalysis,andecologicalgenomics.OfferedSpringsemestereveryyear.

GENE(BINF)8940(3.0):AppliedGenomeAnalysis.Hands-onapplicationofbioinformaticsapproachesusedinwholegenomeanalyses.Topicswillincludeaspectsofgenomeassembly,annotation,expressionstudies,ChIP-sequence,andcomparativegenomics.Emphasisisplacedonmasteryandcriticalevaluationoftheapproachesusedforwholegenomeanalysesratherthananyparticularsoftwareprogramorapproach.OfferedFallsemestereachyear.

MIBO(BINF)8270L(3.0):Composition,Organization,andEvolutionofGenomes.Computationalapproachestothestudyofpropertiesofeukaryoticandprokaryoticgenomes,genomeevolution,andstatisticalandcomputationalmethodsforgenomeanalysesandcomparisons.Topicsincludecompositionofprokaryoticgenomes,eukaryoticchromosomestructure,lateralgenetransfer,genomerearrangements.Emphasiswillbeplacedonbiologicalinterpretationsofsequencedata.OfferedSpringsemestereveryyear.

BINF8980,8980D(4.0):CasestudiesinSystemsBiology.Sharedresearchexperienceinsystemsbiology.Eachsemestertheresearchcasestudywillbeeitheronthebiologicalclock,hot-pathogeninteractions,ormarinemetagenomics.Projectwillincludegenomicsexperimentsinvolvingmicrofluidics,networkidentification,andgenomicanalysis.Emphasiswillbeplacedontransformativeresearchaccomplishedontheclock,host-pathogensystem,ormarineecosystem.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear,asneeded.

PBIO(BINF)8350(3.0),MolecularPhylogeneticsandEvolution.Thecourseincludeshands-ontrainingofphylogeneticmethods,discussionsoftheunderlyingassumptionsofthesemethods,andanopportunitytoframeandexecuteatermprojectrelevanttoeachstudent'sresearchinterestsrangingfromtheevolutionaryecologyoftraitevolutionanddiversificationtothemolecularevolutionofgenefamilies.Withjust12-16studentsinthecourse,lecturetopicswillbetailoredtostudentinterests.OfferedSpringsemestereveryyear.

EHSC8460(L)(1.0-3.0):EnvironmentalGenomics.Coversthebackgroundanduseofnewhighthroughputgenomictoolsforenvironmentalstudies.Contentandcreditswillvarydependingonsubjectscovered,whicharemodifiedtomeettheneedsofenrolledstudents.

GeneralElectivesStudentsarerequiredtotakeoneelective,asdirectedbytheiradvisorycommittee.AnyselectionofelectivethatisapprovedbytheGraduateCoordinatorandthestudent’scommitteeareacceptable.However,studentswillnotbeallowedtocountprogramprerequisitesaselectivecourses.

AdditionalElectivesStudentadvisorycommitteesmayspecifyadditionalrequirementsdesignedtoextendthebreadthordepthofthestudent’sknowledgeintheareaofhis/herspecialization.Theseadditionalrequirementsmayincludebothgraduateandspecializedundergraduatecoursesdeemedappropriatebythestudent’sadvisorycommittee.Itisexpectedthatsuchadditionalrequirementswillbeinstitutedmainlyforstudentswhosefocusismorecomputationalbecausetheseprogramstraditionallyrequiremorecoursesthanbiologicaldisciplines.

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CoursesrequiredforTeachingPositionsForthosestudentswhohaveateachingassistantshipatanypointintheirprogram,itisrequiredtheytakeGRSC7770.IfthestudentspeaksEnglishasasecondlanguage,theymustpassalanguageproficiencyexam.TheexamwillbecoordinatedthroughtheGraduateSchool.Ifthestudentisunabletopasstheproficiencyexam,theymustregisterforLLED7768orLLED7769.

GRSC7770(1.0-3.0):GraduateSeminar.Providesgraduateteachingassistantswithknowledgeofpedagogicalapproachesandavailablesupportsystems.Specialsectionsarereservedforinternationalstudents,withfocusonuseoflanguage,pedagogy,andculturalaspectsofteachinginthiscountry.Offeredeveryyear.

LLED7768(3.0):InternationalGraduateInternshipI.Providesinternationalgraduateteachingassistantswithknowledgeofpedagogicalapproachesandavailablesupportsystems.ThecoursefocusesonculturalaspectsofteachingandEnglishlanguagefortheclassroomwithparticularattentiontopronunciation,stress,andintonationpatterns.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear.

LLED7769(3.0):InternationalGraduateInternshipII.Providesinternationalgraduateteachingassistantswithknowledgeofpedagogicalapproachesandavailablesupportsystems.ThecoursefocusesonEnglishlanguagefortheclassroomandculturalaspectsofteachingwithemphasisonpresentationskillsandaudienceawareness.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear.

OtherRequiredCoursesInadditiontotheabovecourses,allstudentsarerequiredtotakethefollowingcourses:

§ BINF8060(1.0):IOBSeminar.TakeneveryFallandSpringsemester§ BINF8061(1.0):IOBStudentSeminar.TakeneveryFallandSpringsemester§ BINF8900L(3.0):Labrotation*§ BINF8970(1.0-2.0):CurrentTopicsinResearch.Labmeetings,takeneverysemester§ BINF9000(1.0-18.0):Doctoralresearch.Takentofulfillcreditloadrequirementsafterthe

completionofcourses§ BINF9300(3.0-12.0):Doctoraldissertation.Minimumof3.0creditstotal

*SatisfiedbyGRSC8000inILSProgram

BINF8060(1.0):BioinformaticsSeminar.SeminardealingwithvarioustopicsincurrentBioinformatics.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear.

BINF8061(1.0):InstituteofBioinformaticsStudentSeminar.Aspecialseminarclassedfocusedonstudentresearchpresentationswithanemphasisonpresentationskills.Whileallstudentsarerequiredtoattend,onlystudentsintheirsecondyearandbeyondarerequiredtopresent.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear.

BINF8900L(3.0):BioinformaticsLabRotation.StudentswillbeexposedtoresearchtopicsandtechniquesbyparticipatingintheresearchprojectsofBioinformaticsfacultymembers.OfferedFallandSpringsemestereveryyear,asneeded.SatisfiedbyGRSC8000inILSProgram.

BINF8970(1.0-2.0):CurrentTopicsinResearch.SubjectsofcurrentinterestinBioinformaticsresearch.Currentliteratureandmodernanalysisofresearchresults.Courseisdesignedtomeetthespecificresearchneedsofthestudent.Offeredattherequestoffaculty.Thiscourseisalsousedtocoverstudenttimeandeffortspentinresearchlabmeetingswithintheirchosenresearchlaboratory.

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Studentsregisterforsectionsofferedbytheirthesisadvisor.OfferedFall,Spring,andSummersemestereveryyear.

BINF9000(1.0-18.0):DoctoralResearch.Researchwhileenrolledforadoctoraldegreeunderthedirectionoffacultymembers.OfferedFall,SpringandSummersemestereveryyear.

BINF9300(1.0-12.0):DoctoralDissertation.Dissertationwritingunderthedirectionofthemajorprofessor.OfferedFall,SpringandSummersemestereveryyear.

NOTE:Bioinformaticsstudentsaretotake9000and9300hoursinBINFonly.Nootherdepartmentcoursesin9000and9300willbeallowed.

LabRotationsStudentswhoarenotcommittedtoamajorprofessoruponenteringtheprogramwillrotatethroughlabsinordertofindamajorprofessor.Studentswillspendonethirdofasemesterineachofuptothreedifferentlabs,participatinginresearchworkinthatlab(BINF8900L).Rotationswilloccuronaregularschedule.SeetheIOBfacultyWebpageforalistofapprovedfacultyandlinkstotheirsites(http://iob.uga.edu/faculty/).

StudentswhoenterthroughtheILSprogramwillcompleterotationsintheirfirstsemesteratUGA.ILSstudentsregisterforGRSC8000(LabRotations)andwillcompletethree6-weekrotationsduringthesemester.Bytheendofthefirstsemester,ILSstudentswilljoinalab.ILSstudentswillbegintakingtheIOBCorecurriculumuponjoiningtheBioinformaticsprogram.Pleasebepro-activeincontactingfacultyaboutarrangingrotations.

AdvisoryCommitteeUponarrivalattheUniversity,studentswillmeetwiththeGraduateCoordinatorand/ortheGraduateProgramAdministratorforguidanceandmentoring.

Becausethisprogramisinterdisciplinary,studentswillbeadvisedtotakeprerequisitecoursesinareaswherethestudentdoesnothavethenecessarybackground.

StudentswillselecttheirmajorprofessorbytheendFallsemesteroftheirfirstyear.ThemajorprofessormustbeaFullorAdjunctFacultymemberoftheInstituteofBioinformatics,andamemberoftheGraduateFaculty.BytheendofSpringsemesterofthefirstyear,studentsmustestablishanadvisorycommittee.TheadvisorycommitteemustconsistofthemajorprofessorandatleastthreeotherUGAGraduateFacultymembers.AtleasttwomembersoftheadvisorycommitteemustbeFullorAdjunctFacultyoftheIOB.Theadvisorycommitteeshouldbecomposedofrepresentativesofboththebiologicalandthequantitativesciences.Atleastonememberoftheadvisorycommitteewillrepresentthestudent’sfocusedareaofstudye.g.computerscience,plantbiology,microbiology,etc.,fromoutsidetheinstitute.Thismemberofthecommitteewillprovideinputfromoutsidebioinformaticsandensurethattheprogramofstudyisconsistentwiththepracticesofthemostrelatedoutsidediscipline.

Theadvisorycommitteewillmeetwiththestudentsnolessthanonceayear.Theadvisorycommitteewillberesponsibleformentoringthestudent’sresearchandtraining,approvingthestudent’sprogramofstudy,administeringthewrittenandoralcomprehensiveexamination,approvingthesubjectforthedissertation,approvingthecompleteddissertation,andapprovingthestudent’sdefenseofhisorher

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research.Studentswilltaketheircomprehensiveexaminationduringtheirsecondyear,supervisedbythemajorprofessor,undertheGraduateSchoolguidelines.Formoreinformation,seeAppendixB.

AdvisoryCommitteeformisrequired,see:

http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/forms/

IOBComprehensiveExaminationThecomprehensiveexamwillbecomprisedofawrittenportionandanoralportion.Thewrittenportionwilltakeplacebeforetheoralportion.ThestudentshouldcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratorwhentheyhavescheduledthewrittenportionoftheexam,whichwillconsistofawrittenproposaloftheirdissertationresearch,basedonNIHguidelines.Itisexpectedthatstudentsareabletoarticulatetherationalefortheirproposedresearchandbeabletoexplaintheirresearchstrategy.UGAGraduateSchoolrequirementsindicatethattheremaybeonlyonefailinggradefromthecommitteefortheexamtobeconsideredpassing.Thestudent’sadvisormayissueafailinggradeandthestudentmaystillpass.Uponreceivingapassinggradeonthewrittenportion,theproposalshouldbeforwardedtotheGraduateProgramAdministratortobeaddedtothestudent’sacademicfile.Additionally,thestudent’sadvisorshouldemailtheGraduateProgramAdministratorandGraduateCoordinator,reportingthestudent’spassinggrade.Ifthestudentfailsthewrittenportionoftheexam,theadvisorshouldemailtheGraduateCoordinatorandGraduateProgramAdministratorassoonaspossible,detailingtheoutcomeoftheexam.

Afterpassingthewrittenexam,thestudentshouldcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratortobeginschedulingtheoralportionoftheexam.TheGraduateSchoolrequiresatleasttwoweeks’noticeoftheoralexam.TheGraduateProgramAdministratorwillworkwiththestudenttopreparetherequiredpaperworkforsubmissiontotheGraduateSchool.

Theoralexamwilllastatleasttwohours,butnotlongerthanthreehours.Thestudentwillprepareapresentationofnomorethan20slidesthatareintendedtoserveasaframeworkofthediscussionoftheproposedresearch.Thestudent’spresentationshouldlastforapproximately20-25minutes.Questionsduringtheexamwillconsistofbothgeneralandspecificknowledgerelatedtothestudent’sproposedresearchasdescribedintheirpresentationandwrittenproposal.Amemberofthestudent’scommittee,otherthantheadvisor,willserveaschairoftheexam.Theadvisorisnotallowedtoanswerquestionsforthestudent,andwillnotparticipateinthediscussionunlessgrantedpermissionbytheexamchair.UGAGraduateSchoolrequirementsindicatethattheremaybeonlyonefailinggradefromthecommitteefortheexamtobeconsideredpassing.Thestudent’sadvisormayissueafailinggradeandthestudentmaystillpass.

Studentswhofailtheircomprehensiveexam,eitherwrittenororalportion,maymakeasecondattemptattheexam.Ifthestudentfailsonthesecondattempt,thematterwillbeforwardedtotheGraduateAffairsCommitteeforreviewandrecommendations.Possibleoutcomesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,changeofdegreeobjectivefromPhDtomasterslevel,orstudentexitingtheprogramwithoutdegree.RecommendationsfromtheGraduateAffairsCommitteemaybeconsideredafterreviewingthesituationwiththestudent,thestudent’sadvisor,andgettingfeedbackfromthestudent’sadvisorycommittee.

Studentsareexpectedtocompletetheircomprehensiveexamsduringthespringsemesteroftheirsecondyear.Thetimingbetweensubmissionandgradingofthewrittenportionoftheexamandtheoralexamshouldbenomorethan4weeks.

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Fordetailedinstructionsonthecomprehensiveexams,pleaserefertoAppendixB.

FinalProgramofStudyFormisrequiredPRIORtoNoticeofExam,see:


DissertationPlanningAwrittenproposal,orprospectus,ispreparedaspartofthecomprehensiveexam.Thisproposalwilldetailthebreadthandscopeofresearchthestudentplanstoundertakeduringtheirdissertationresearch.Itisexpectedthatthecommitteewillprovideinputonthisproposalsothestudentcanfocusonaviabledissertationproject.However,itisexpectedthattheproposalwillbeentirelythestudent’sownwork.Itisimportanttonotethatthestudentisnotrequiredtohavedatapriortotakingtheircomprehensiveexams.

AdmissiontoCandidacyThestudentwillsubmitanApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyformalongwiththeReportoftheWrittenandOralComprehensiveExaminationform,indicatingtheyhavepassedthecomprehensiveexam.TheGraduateProgramAdministratorwillassistthestudentinthepreparationoftherequiredforms.TheApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyforDoctoralDegreesformmustbefiledwiththeGraduateSchoolatleastonesemesterbeforegraduation.Oncethestudenthasbeenadmittedtocandidacy,theymayregisterforDoctoralDissertation(BINF9300)credithours.

TheGraduateSchoolpreparestheReportofWrittenandOralComprehensiveExaminationformandsendsittotheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

ApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacyisrequired,see:


DissertationApprovalandDefenseThestudent’sdissertationmustrepresentoriginalityinresearch,independentthinking,scholarlyability,andtechnicalmasteryofafieldofstudyinbioinformatics.Thedissertationmustalsodemonstratecompetentstyleandorganization(seeGraduateSchoolforguidelinesforthesesanddissertations).Whileworkingonhis/herdissertation,thestudentmustenrollforaminimumof3.0credithoursofBINF9300(DoctoralDissertation).Studentsmaynotregisterforthiscourseuntiltheyhavebeenadmittedtocandidacy.Oncethestudent’smajorprofessorapprovesthefinalversionofthedissertation,itwillbedistributedtotheothermembersoftheadvisorycommittee,andadissertationdefenseschedulednosoonerthanthreeweeksafterthedistribution.Thisexamrequiresthatallmembersoftheadvisorycommitteebepresentandisopentofacultymembers,graduatestudents,andthepublic(perGraduateSchoolpolicy).TheGraduateSchoolrequirestwoweeks’noticeofthedefenseexam;thereforethestudentwillcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortoschedulingthedefenseandprovidetheNoticeofExamformatleastthreeweekspriortothedefensedate.Allbutoneofthemembersoftheadvisorycommitteemustapprovethestudent’sdissertationanddefense.TheseresultsarerecordedandsubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolontheApprovalForm,providedbytheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortothescheduleddefense.

DissertationandFinalExaminationApprovalformisrequired,see:


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ElectronicThesisandDissertation(ETD)SubmissionApprovalformisrequired,see:


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MasterofScience(M.S.)inBioinformatics

CurriculumRequirementsBecauseofitsinterdisciplinarynature,thebioinformaticsM.S.degreeprogramadmitsstudentsfromdiversebackgroundsandleadstomultiplecareerpaths,dependinguponthebackgroundandinterestsofthestudents.Thus,thecurriculumisdesignedtoprovideflexibletrainingofadiversestudentbodywhilemaintainingtherigoroftheprogram.

AllstudentsarerequiredtotakeBINF8900L(Labrotation)intheirfirstsemesterintheprogram.Studentswhoentertheprogramcommittedtoalabshouldtakethiscourseinplaceofresearchcredits,butarenotrequiredtorotate.MasterstudentsarerequiredtotakeBINF8990(Colloquium)once.

Inaddition,6.0credithoursofBINF7000(Master’sresearch)and3.0credithoursofBINF7300(Master’sthesis)arerequiredforstudentswiththethesisoption.Intheabsenceofathesis,studentswilltake9.0credithoursof8000levelcoursesinanareaofspecializationtobeapprovedbytheircommitteeaswellasprepareafinaltechnicalreportonatopicassignedbythestudent’sadvisor.

RegistrationRequirementsStudentswillregisterfor18.0creditsinallsemesterstheyareenrolled,includingSummersemesters.ThisistoaccuratelyreflectthetimeandeffortBINFstudentsputintotheirresearch.Exceptionstothisrequirementaremadeonacasebycasebasis,andonlyinanticipationofthesemesterinwhichtherequirementwillnotbemet.RequeststoenrollforlessthantherequiredamountshouldbesubmittedtotheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortoregistrationfortheeffectedsemester.Forspecificquestions,pleasecontacttheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

CorecoursesforM.S.ProgramEveryM.S.studentneedstotakethefollowingfourcorecoursesandcompleteanyprerequisitesforthesecourses.

Course Title CreditsBINF8211* AdvancedMethodsforBiologicalDataAnalysisII 3.0BINF8940 AppliedGenomeAnalysis 3.0STAT8440 StatisticalInferenceforBioinformatics 3.0BINF8500 BioinformaticsAlgorithms 3.0

*Coursenotofferedofaregularbasis,substitutionsmayberequestedthroughIOBGraduateCoordinator.

M.S.LabRotationsStudentswhoarenotcommittedtoamajorprofessoruponenteringtheprogramwillrotatethroughthreelabsinordertofindamajorprofessor.Studentswillcompletethree6-weekrotationsinthreedifferentlabs,participatinginresearchworkinthatlab.Rotationswillhappeninthefirstsemesterofthefirstyear.SeetheIOBwebpageforalistofIOBfacultyandlinkstotheirWebpages(http://iob.uga.edu/faculty/).AllstudentsshouldregisterforBINF8900Lintheirfirstsemesterintheprogram.Ifastudentisalreadycommittedtoalab,thenthiscoursewillbetakeninplaceofresearchcredit(thesestudentsarenotrequiredtorotate).Studentswillchooseamajorprofessorandjoinalabbytheendofthefirstsemesterintheprogram.

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M.S.AdvisoryCommitteeUponarrivalattheUniversity,studentswillmeetwiththeGraduateCoordinatorand/ortheGraduateProgramAdministratorforguidanceandmentoring.

Becausethisprogramisinterdisciplinary,studentswillbeadvisedtotakeprerequisitecoursesinareaswherethestudentdoesnothavethenecessarybackground.

Bytheendoftheirfirstyearintheprogram,studentswillestablishanadvisorycommittee.ThemajorprofessormustbeacoreIOBfacultymemberoranadjunctfacultymemberoftheInstituteofBioinformatics,aswellasamemberoftheGraduateFaculty.TheadvisorycommitteemustconsistofthemajorprofessorandatleasttwootherGraduateFacultymembers.AtleasttwomembersoftheadvisorycommitteemustbefulloradjunctfacultyoftheIOB.Theadvisorycommitteewillalsobecomposedofrepresentativesofboththebiologicalandthequantitativesciences.

AdvisoryCommitteeformisrequired,see:


FinalProgramofStudyformmustbesubmittedbythesecondsemesterofresidence.TheProgramofStudyFormindicateshowandwhendegreerequirementswillbemetandmustbeformulatedinconsultationwiththestudent’smajorprofessor.

FinalProgramofStudyforMSDegree,see:

http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/forms/form-instruction/#ms


Master’sThesisThethesisisareportofthestudent’sinvestigationsunderthesupervisionofhis/hermajorprofessorandrequirestheapprovalofthemajorprofessorandtheadvisorycommittee.Thethesismustdemonstratecompetentstyleandorganization,andcommunicatetechnicalknowledge.Thethesisoftenincludesoriginalresearchinbioinformatics.Itmustdemonstratemasteryofaparticularareaofbioinformatics.Thestudent’sadvisorycommitteeassuresthatthequalityofthethesismeetsthestandardsoftheIOBandtheGraduateSchool.ThecandidatemustregisterforBINF7300(Master’sThesis)foratleast3.0credithourswhileworkingonthethesis.

M.S.ThesisDefenseAfterallcourseworkhasbeencompletedandthethesishasbeenapprovedbythestudent’smajorprofessor,thethesisissubmittedtotheothermembersoftheadvisorycommitteeatleasttwoweeksbeforethethesisdefensedate.Thethesisdefenseisanoralexaminationconductedbythestudent’sadvisorycommittee.TheGraduateSchoolrequirestwoweeks’noticeofthedefenseexam;thereforethestudentwillcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortoschedulingthedefense.Allmembersoftheadvisorycommitteemustbepresentatthedefense.Theadvisorycommitteemembers,includingthemajorprofessor,mustvoteonwhetherthestudentpassedthedefenseandrecordtheirvotes.TheseresultsarerecordedandsubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolontheApprovalForm,providedbytheGraduateProgramAdministratorpriortothescheduleddefense.Topasstheexam,atleasttwoofthethreevotesmustbepassing.

ThesisDefenseandFinalExaminationApprovalformrequired,see:

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ElectronicThesisandDissertation(ETD)SubmissionApprovalformrequired,see:


M.S.GraduationRequirementsBeforetheendofthesecondsemesterinresidence,astudentmustsubmittotheGraduateSchool,throughtheGraduateProgramAdministrator,theMastersProgramofStudyform.TheProgramofStudyFormindicateshowandwhendegreerequirementswillbemetandmustbeformulatedinconsultationwiththestudent’smajorprofessor.AnApplicationforGraduationformmustalsobesubmitteddirectlytotheGraduateSchool.

Forforms,pleasesee:http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/forms/

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GraduateCertificateinBioinformatics

CurriculumRequirementsGraduatestudentsinanydepartmentatUGAcanreceivetheGraduateCertificateinBioinformaticsbytakingbioinformaticscoursework.StudentsseekingaCertificatemustbecurrentlyenrolledandingoodstandinginagraduateprogramattheUniversityofGeorgia,Athens.

TherequirementsforthecertificateinBioinformaticsare:

1. BINF8210:ComputationalMethodsinBioinformatics2. BINF8211:ComputationalApplicationsinBioinformatics*

*Coursenotofferedofaregularbasis,substitutionsmayberequestedthroughIOBGraduateCoordinator.

3. STAT8440:StatisticalInferenceforBioinformatics4. AsinglegraduatelevelcourseinBiology5. Asinglecomputersciencescoursefromthelistbelow:

CSCI6490:AlgorithmsforComputationalBiologyCSCI7010:ComputerProgrammingCSCI6140:NumericalMethodsandComputingCSCI6150:NumericalSimulationsinScienceandEngineeringCSCI6370:DatabaseManagementCSCI6470:AlgorithmsCSCI6490:AlgorithmsforComputationalBiologyCSCI6500:ProgrammingLanguagesCSCI6560:EvolutionaryComputationanditsApplicationsCSCI6850:BiomedicalImageAnalysisCSCI8140:ParallelProcessingandComputationalScienceCSCI8150:AdvancedNumericalMethodsandScientificComputingCSCI8370:AdvancedDatabaseSystemsCSCI8470:AdvancedAlgorithmsCSCI8850:AdvancedBiomedicalImageAnalysis

HowtoApplyforaCertificateIfyouareapplyingpriortocompletingthecertificatecoursework,contacttheGraduateProgramAdministratorwithyourinterestintheCertificateProgram.Includeyourname,studentidentification(810or811),yourdepartment,anddegreeprogram.Uponreceiptofthisinformation,thecertificateprogramwillbeaddedtoyourregistrationprofileinAthena.Ifyouneedassistancewithcourseschedulingtocompletethecertificaterequirements,pleasecontacttheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

Ifyouhavecompletedcourseworktowardthecertificateprogramandwishtoapplyforthecertificate,sendalettertotheGraduateProgramAdministratoroftheInstituteofBioinformaticsthatincludesthefollowing:yourname,yourstudentidentification(810or811),andthecoursescompletedtofulfilltheCertificaterequirements.Thisrequestmustbereceivedonesemesterpriortothesemesteryouplantograduate.

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Inaddition,pleaseincludeinformationonthecoursesyouhavetakenforcredittowardthecertificate.Foreachcourse,includeonlythecourseprefixandnumber(e.g.BINF8210)andthesemesterinwhichthecoursewascompleted.IncludeacopyofyourtranscriptthatshowsthegradesforthecourseusedforcompletionoftheCertificate.Forcoursesrecentlycompletedwhosegradesarenotincludedonyourtranscript,includeabriefletterfromtheinstructorstatingthatyouhavereceivedagradeBorhigher.

Pleasenote:theCertificateisnotadocumentthatismailedtoyou,butanotationaddedtoyourtranscript,whichwouldsay“COMPLETIONOFACERTIFICATEINBIOINFORMATICS”.

GraduateSchoolRequirementsTheGraduateSchoolsetsforthadditionalrequirementsconcerningresidence,timelimits,programsofstudy,acceptanceoftransfercredits,admissiontocandidacy,minimumGPAs,dissertation,andexaminations,etc.ThestudentsshouldrefertotheGraduateSchoolBulletinfordetails.

ProbationandDismissalPolicyTheInstituteofBioinformaticsreservestherighttoplacestudentsonprobationordismissthemiftheyhavenotmadesufficientacademicprogressoriftheyhavewillfullygoneagainstIOBpolicy.TheIOBGraduateAffairsCommitteewillreviewthestudent’ssituationandwillmeetwiththestudentandadvisorasneeded.Ifitisfoundthatthestudenthasfailedtomeetexpectations,thestudentmaybedismissedfromtheInstituteofBioinformatics.

FordetailsontheGraduateSchool’sProbationandDismissalPolicies,pleasevisittheirwebsite.

CourseWaiverPolicyAfacultyadvisormayrequestastudentwaiverforacoursebymakingarequesttotheGraduateAffairsCommittee.Therequestmustcomefromthestudent’sadvisorandnotfromthestudentdirectly.TherequestandmaterialsshouldbesendtotheGraduateCoordinator,withtheGraduateProgramAdministratorcopiedintheemail.Fortheexceptiontobeconsidered,theadvisormustsupplysupportingevidence,suchas:(1)syllabiofrelatedcoursespriortotheonerequired;(2)relevantworkexperience;or(3)transcriptsindicatingsatisfactorygrades.

Onceallmaterialsarereceived,GACwillreviewandvoteonwhetherthestudenthassufficientknowledgetowaivethecourserequested.

ExpectationofGraduateStudentsTheinstituteofBioinformaticsexpecttheirgraduatestudenttoactivelycontributetoandparticipateinallaspectsofthegraduateprogram.ThisincludesattendingIOBseminars,IOBsocialevents,retreats,graduatestudentandfacultyrecruitmentevents,andengagingintheintellectuallifeoftheinstitute.

Graduateresearchisafull-timejob.Thisworkisthestartofyourcareer,sothemoreeffortyouputintoit,thebetterstartyouwillhave.Moreimportantthanthehoursyouspendworkingisyourabilityto

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communicatewithyouradvisorandcommittee.Itisexpectedthatyouwillcommunicateyourregularcourseschedulewithyouradvisorsotheyknowwhentoexpecttoseeyouinthelab.Inaddition,anychangestoyourschedule,beitvacation,holidays,lifeevents,etc.,shouldbecommunicatedtoyouradvisor.Weknowthatyouhavepersonallivesoutsideofgraduateschool,butyouareexpectedtoreporttoyouradvisorasyouwouldanemployer.

Shouldyoubeinasituationwhereyouareconsideringadditionalemploymentoutsideofyourgraduateassistantship,pleasediscussthedetailswithyouradvisorandtheGraduateCoordinator,sotheyareawareofthedetailsancanworkwithyousoyoudonotgetbehindinyourresearch.Communicationiskey!

MultipleProgramEnrollmentBioinformaticsstudentwhoareinterestedinpursuinganadditionaldegreewhileenrolledatUGAmustspeakwiththeGraduateProgramAdministrator,andGraduateCoordinator.Beforeapplyingtoorenrollinginanadditionalprogram,studentswillreceivewrittenapprovalfromtheirfacultyadvisortoenrollincoursestowardadegreeotherthantheirBioinformaticsprogram.Thisallowsforthepaperworktobeprocessedcorrectlyforbothdegrees.Suchapprovalmaybecontingentuponprogresstowardtheirprimarydegree,grantfundingsources,projectcompatibility,andlabworkrequirements.

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APPENDIXA:

SampleCurriculum:

FirstYear:

Fall:ILSstudentswillcompletethecorecourserequirementssetbytheILSprogram.Forthemostup-to-datelistingoftheILScurriculum,pleasevisittheirwebsite:http://ils.uga.edu/admissions/curriculum/

StudentsadmitteddirectlytotheIOBPh.D.programwillconsulttheIOBGraduateCoordinatortoplantheircourseschedulefortheirfirstfallsemesterintheprogram.Ifadmittedduringthespringsemester,BINF8900LwillreplaceBINF9000.

Spring:• BINF6006(prereqforalgorithms)• BINF8001-IntrotoBioinformatics• BINF8441• BINF8060-IOBseminar• BINF8061-Studentseminar• BINF8070-LabMeeting• BINF9000-Research

Summer:• BINF8970• BINF9000

SecondYear:Fall:• BINF8500• BINF8600• Elective• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000

Spring:• Elective• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000

CompleteComprehensiveExam

Summer:• BINF8970• BINF9000

ThirdandFourthYear:

Fall:• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000Anyelectivesasrecommendedbyadvisorycommittee

Spring:• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000Anyelectivesasrecommendedbyadvisorycommittee

Summer:• BINF8970• BINF9000and/or• BINF9300

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FifthYear(ifapplicable):Fall:• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000and/or• BINF9300

Spring:• BINF8060• BINF8061• BINF8970• BINF9000and/or• BINF9300

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APPENDIXB:

ComprehensiveExamsThecomprehensiveexamwillbecomprisedofawrittenportionandanoralportion.Thewrittenportionwilltakeplacebeforetheoralportion.ThestudentshouldcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratorwhentheyhavescheduledthewrittenportionoftheexam,whichwillconsistofawrittenproposaloftheirdissertationresearch,basedonNIHguidelines.Itisexpectedthatstudentsareabletoarticulatetherationalefortheirproposedresearchandbeabletoexplaintheirresearchstrategy.UGAGraduateSchoolrequirementsindicatethattheremaybeonlyonefailinggradefromthecommitteefortheexamtobeconsideredpassing.Thestudent’sadvisormayissueafailinggradeandthestudentmaystillpass.Uponreceivingapassinggradeonthewrittenportion,theproposalshouldbeforwardedtotheGraduateProgramAdministratortobeaddedtothestudent’sacademicfile.Additionally,thestudent’sadvisorshouldemailtheGraduateProgramAdministratorandGraduateCoordinator,reportingthestudent’spassinggrade.Ifthestudentfailsthewrittenportionoftheexam,theadvisorshouldemailtheGraduateCoordinatorandGraduateProgramAdministratorassoonaspossible,detailingtheoutcomeoftheexam,andindicatethetimelineforthestudenttoresubmittheirproposalforgrading.

Afterpassingthewrittenexam,thestudentshouldcontacttheGraduateProgramAdministratortobeginschedulingtheoralportionoftheexam.TheGraduateSchoolrequiresatleasttwoweeks’noticeoftheoralexam.TheGraduateProgramAdministratorwillworkwiththestudenttopreparetherequiredpaperworkforsubmissiontotheGraduateSchool.AccordingtoUGAGraduateSchoolrules,theoralexamisapublicexam.TheGraduateSchoolmustbenotifiedatleasttwoweeksbeforetheexaminationsothattheGraduateSchoolcanpublishnoticeoftheexam,andsendtherequiredpaperworktotheGraduateProgramAdministrator.ThestudentsshouldsendthenecessaryinformationtotheGraduateProgramAdministratorusingtheNoticeofExaminationform,atleastthreeweekspriortotheoralexamdate.

Theoralexamwilllastatleasttwohours,butnotlongerthanthreehours.Thestudentwillprepareapresentationofnomorethan20slidesthatareintendedtoserveasaframeworkofthediscussionoftheproposedresearch.Thestudent’spresentationshouldlastforapproximately20-25minutes.Questionsduringtheexamwillconsistofbothgeneralandspecificknowledgerelatedtothestudent’sproposedresearchasdescribedintheirpresentationandwrittenproposal.Amemberofthestudent’scommittee,otherthantheadvisor,willserveaschairoftheexam.Theadvisorisnotallowedtoanswerquestionsforthestudent,andwillnotparticipateinthediscussionunlessgrantedpermissionbytheexamchair.UGAGraduateSchoolrequirementsindicatethattheremaybeonlyonefailinggradefromthecommitteefortheexamtobeconsideredpassing.Thestudent’sadvisormayissueafailinggradeandthestudentmaystillpass.ScoresforboththewrittenandoralportionsoftheexamshouldbenotedontheOralExamApprovalform,whichshouldalsobesignedbyallcommitteemembersandreturnedtotheGraduateProgramAdministratorforfurtherprocessing.

Studentswhofailtheircomprehensiveexam,eitherwrittenororalportion,maymakeasecondattemptattheexam.Ifthestudentfailsonthesecondattempt,thematterwillbeforwardedtotheGraduateAffairsCommitteeforreviewandrecommendations.Possibleoutcomesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,changeofdegreeobjectivefromPhDtomasterslevel,orstudentexitingtheprogramwithoutdegree.RecommendationsfromtheGraduateAffairsCommitteemaybeconsideredafter

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reviewingthesituationwiththestudent,thestudent’sadvisor,andgettingfeedbackfromthestudent’sadvisorycommittee.

Studentsareexpectedtocompletetheircomprehensiveexamsduringthespringsemesteroftheirsecondyear.Thetimingbetweensubmissionandgradingofthewrittenportionoftheexamandtheoralexamshouldbenomorethan4weeks.Shouldadelayinexaminationbeapproved,studentsshouldnotethatregistrationwillbewithhelduntiladateissettoretaketheexam.Absolutedeadlinetocompletetheexaminitsentiretyistheendoffallsemesterintheirthirdyear.Failuretodosowillresultinregistrationholds.

ResearchProposalGuidelinesThewrittenresearchproposalwilltaketheformofanNIHgrantproposal(butwithoutthebudgetandhumansubject/animaluseapprovals),whichispreparedbythestudentasapossibledissertationresearchprospectus.ThestudentshouldconsultwiththeirmajorprofessorregardingtheexactformatoftheproposalbutshouldfollowNIHgrantpreparationinstructions(e.g.thefontsizeshouldbeatleast11pt,andthedocumentshouldbesingle-spaced,withnumberedpages,andoneinchmargins).Ingeneral,theproposalshouldincludeanintroductionorbackgroundsectionreviewingtherelevantliterature,majorhypotheses,specificaimsfortheproject,preliminaryresults(optional),andtheproposedmethodsforachievingthespecificaims.Thisshouldoutlinespecificprocedurestobeperformedforeachaim,andincludepotentialoutcomes,potentialproblems,andalternativeapproaches.Theproposalshouldbeconciselywritten,andshouldbenolongerthan12pages(excludingreferences).Numberedtablesandfigureswithlegendsshouldbeembeddedintotheappropriatesectionsofthetext,withfull-pagecopiesofeachfigureincludedasappendices(notincludedinthepagelimit).TheproposalmustbepresentedinwritingtotheAdvisoryCommitteeatleasttwoweeksbeforetheoralpreliminaryexam.

Theproposaldoesnothavetobebasedonpreliminaryresultsalreadyobtainedbythestudent.Thepurposeofthisproposalistoevaluatethestudent’sabilitytodevelopandpresentacoherent,logical,andwell-thought-outresearchprojectintheareaoftheirthesisresearch.Assuch,whilethestudentmayconsultwiththeirmajorprofessorregardingthewrittenproposalpriortodistributingittotheircommittee,theproposalshouldrepresentthestudent’sindependentwork.

Theresearchplaninthedissertationproposalisnotmeanttobeablueprintforcompletionofthedegree–itisexpectedthatchangesintheactualprogressoftheprojectmayoccurovertime,inconsultationwiththestudent’sAdvisoryCommitteeandadvisor.

OralexamguidelinesTheoralexamwillbeginwiththestudentdeliveringa20-25minuteoralpresentationbasedonthewrittenresearchproposal.Atanytimeduringthepresentation,thecommitteemayquestionthestudentonanysubjectrelevanttotheproposal.Inorderfortheoralexamtoassessthestudent’scapacityforindependentthinking,themajorprofessorisnotallowedtoanswerquestionsonthestudent’sbehalf.Toensurethis,anothermemberofthestudent’scommitteewillbedesignatedbythemajorprofessortobeinchargeoftheexam.Ifdeemednecessarybythepresidingcommitteemember,themajorprofessormayclarifysomequestionsormayquestionthestudentinlimitedareas.Ingeneral,theoralexamshouldlastabout2hours,butnotlongerthan3hours.

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OralexamgradingAswiththewrittenexam,astudentmaypass,passwithconditions,orfailtheoralexam.Nomorethanonedissentingvoteispermittedforthestudenttopasstheoralexamination.Themajorprofessor’s/co-majorprofessors’voteofapprovalisrequiredforthestudenttopasstheexamination.IftheAdvisoryCommitteefeelsthatthestudenthasaparticularareaofweakness,heorshemayberequiredtodoadditionalcourseworkordirectedreadinginthatarea.Inaddition,thecommitteemembersmayrequirethatthestudentrewritethedissertationproposal.Foradditionalquestions,pleasecontacttheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

AdmissiontoCandidacyThestudentmustpetitionforadmissiontocandidacyfollowingsuccessfulcompletionofbothpartsoftheexamination.Todosorequiressubmittaloftheappropriateform,whichwillbeprovidedtothestudentpriortotheoralexamination.Priortoapplyingforcandidacy,studentsmustprovidetheGraduateSchoolwithafinalDoctoralProgramofStudyform.Thereisatwo-semesterresidencerequirementfollowingadmissiontocandidacybeforethestudentcangraduate.Foradditionalquestions,pleasecontacttheGraduateProgramAdministrator.

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APPENDIXC:

SuitableElectives*6000-levelcoursesdonotcounttowardGraduateSchoolresidencyrequirements.

InanefforttomaintainanaccuratelistingofUGAcoursesrelatedtobioinformatics,acourselistingisavailableontheIOBwebsite.Pleaserefertothatlistingforthemostup-to-datecoursesavailable.Hereisthelink:

https://iob.uga.edu/graduate-courses/

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APPENDIXD:

Ph.D.StudentChecklistCoursework:

Core,allrequired:

£BINF8441 £BINF8500 £BINF8600

IOBApprovedElective:Pickone

£Course

CommitteeApprovedElective:Pickone

£Course

OtherRequiredCourses

£BINF8060,eachsemester £BINF8061,eachsemester£BINF8900LorGRSC8000

£BINF8970,labmeeting £BINF9000 £BINF9300

£GRSC7770(teachingassistantsonly)

Dates:

BeginatUGA:EnterIOBProgram:DateofWrittenExams:DateofOralExam:AdmissiontoCandidacy:DateofNoticetoGraduate:DateofDefense:

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RequiredForms–Ph.D.:

FirstYear:

£AdvisoryCommitteeform,endofsecondsemester(May)

£ProgramofStudy,preliminary(May)

SecondYear:

£AnnualStudentEvaluation

£ProgramofStudy,final(atleasttwoweeks’priortowrittenexam)

£NoticeofExam-Writtenexam,toGraduateProgramAdministrator

£NoticeofExam-Oralexam,toGraduateProgramAdministrator(threeweeks’priortooralexam)

£ReportoftheWrittenandOralComprehensiveExaminationform(uponcompletionoforalexam)

£ApplicationforAdmissiontoCandidacy(uponcompletionoforalexam)

ThirdYear:


FourthYear:


FinalSemester:

£ApplicationforGraduation-directlytoGraduateSchool(checkduedateonGraduateSchoolwebsite)

£FormatCheck-directlytoGraduateSchool,deadlineapplies

£NoticeofExam-DissertationDefense(threeweeks’priortotheoraldefense)

£DissertationandFinalExaminationApproval(uponpassingofdissertationdefense)

£ElectronicThesisandDissertation(ETD)SubmissionForm(uponpassingofdissertationdefense)

£GraduationCeremonyInformation-directlytoGraduateSchool

Toviewforms:http://grad.uga.edu/index.php/current-students/forms/

FormsarepreparedandsubmittedbytheGraduateProgramAdministrator,unlessotherwisestated.

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M.S.StudentChecklistCoursework:

Core,allrequired:

£BINF8211(orsubstitution) £BINF8940 £STAT8440 £CSCI6490


Thesisoption:

£BINF8060,eachsemester £BINF8061eachsemester £BINF8900L

£BINF8970,labmeeting(ifapplicable) £BINF7000 £BINF7300

Non-Thesisoption:

PickThree8000-levelcourses:

£Course £Course £Course

£Preparationoffinaltechnicalreportonatopicassignedbyadvisor

£BINF8060,eachsemester £BINF8061eachsemester

Dates:

BeginatUGA:EnterIOBProgram:DateofNoticetoGraduate:DateofDefense:

RequiredForms:M.S.:FirstYear:

£AdvisoryCommitteeform,endofsecondsemester(May)

£FinalProgramofStudy,secondsemesterofresidence,butnolaterthantheFridayofthesecondfullweekofclassesofthesemesterinwhichthestudentintendstograduate.

SecondYear:


FinalSemester:(Thesisoption)


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£FormatCheck-directlytoGraduateSchool,deadlineapplies

£NoticeofExam-ThesisDefense(threeweeks’priortotheoraldefense)

£ThesisDefenseandFinalExaminationApproval(uponpassingofthesisdefense)

£ElectronicThesisandDissertation(ETD)SubmissionForm(uponpassingofthesisdefense)




FinalSemester:(Non-thesisoption)





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APPENDIXE:

IOBPh.D.curriculumoverview(EffectiveAugust2015throughMay2017)Prerequisites-satisfiedinUndergraduatecourses

Core(AllRequired) Math/Stat/CompSciElective(PickOne)

IntroMolecularGeneticsIntroBiochemistryIntrotoStatisticsandProbabilityKnowledgeofaprogramminglanguageIntroCalculus

BINF6006(4.0)STAT8440(3.0)^^BINF8950(3.0)(BINF8980asalternativeto8950)

STAT6315(4.0)**STAT6220(3.0)**MATH6780(3.0)CSCI6490(4.0)-Others,seebelow

BioinformaticsElective(PickOne)


BINF8940(3.0)BINF8270L(3.0)BINF8140(3.0)BINF8980(4.0)BINF8350(3.0)BINF8211(3.0)-Others,seebelow

BINF8060^(1.0)IOBSeminarBINF8061^(1.0)IOBStudentSeminarBINF8970^(1.0-2.0)LabMeetingBINF8900L*(3.0)RotationsBINF8990(1.0)Colloquium(Firstyear)BINF9000(1.0-18.0)DissertationresearchBINF9300(1.0-12.0)–DissertationwritingGRSC7770(1.0-3.0)–requiredforTeachingAssistantsonly

*SatisfiedbyGRSC8000inILSProgram;^Requiredeverysemester;**PrerequisiteoptionsforSTAT8440;^^RequiresSTATprerequisite,6315or6220

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