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Formal Coursework
An initial emphasis of the doctoral training program is formal coursework. Every student is expected to have knowledge in and a firm understanding of, current concepts, experimental approaches, and recent developments in the major field of Physiology. To obtain this foundation, the student is required to complete a core curriculum of graduate courses and to supplement this core with other courses recommended by his/her Dissertation Advisory Committee. Students are required to complete 30 graded credit hours.
Special Topics - Instructor Rotation
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Graduate Student Curriculum
YEAR 1(Courses)
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| IDSP 111-112 |
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology |
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| IDSP 211 & 216 |
Foundations of Biomedical Sciences I |
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| PHYS 270 |
Special Topics in Physiology: Journal Club (1cr)
Need 4 total credits
Fall 2010 Journal Club Schedule (Tentative)
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| PHYS 211 |
Skills in Investigative Research (2cr) |
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| PHYS 202 |
Laboratory Rotations/Faculty Presentations of Research Interests(1-4cr) |
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| IDSP 113-115 |
Biochemistry/Molec. Biology |
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| IDSP 212-217 219 |
Foundations of Biomedical Sciences II |
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| PHYS 202 |
Laboratory Rotations (1-4cr) |
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Year 2 (Courses and Research)
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| Physiology Research (PHYS 400)(1-9cr) and Allied Health teaching |
| Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal; Form First Committee Meeting |
| Write Grant Proposal |
Students are required to write a grant proposal in national funding agency format. The proposal can be written on the future research that the student will be performing for his or her dissertation research. However, in this case, the proposal should be written in the early stages of the work, preferably in the first year or so of being in the mentor’s lab. Initial findings can be presented as preliminary data. If the mentor and student wish, these proposals can be submitted to a funding agency to potentially help pay for the final 2-3 years of the student’s research.
However, the mentor should not allow any sections of the student’s proposal to be copy/pasted from the mentor’s own proposal(s). The primary purpose of the assignment is to ensure that the students learn how to think through a proposal and learn how to write it effectively and completely.
Some students in the past have waited until later stages of their research project before writing their grant proposal. In these cases, the grant proposal needs to be written on a different topic than their dissertation research. Hopefully, this provision will discourage students from waiting until the end of their training to produce the proposal. |
YEARS 3 to 4 (Research)
| Dissertation Research |
| Students at this stage should be 'exam only" |
YEAR 5 (Research)
| Dissertation Research |
Field Exam (Test on Dissertation Literature Review)
Final Dissertation Defense/ Department Seminar/ Graduation
*NOTE: Literature Review and PH.D. Thesis must be provided to the committee members
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Qualifying Exam
Students are required to maintain a B average in the following courses: IDSP 211, IDSP 212, IDSP 213,
IDSP 214, IDSP 216, and IDSP 217 in order to be eligible to take the Qualifying Exam. Students are also required to maintain an overall B average to be eligible to take the Qualifying Exam.
Grade Requirements
To receive a graduate degree, a student must have at least a "B" average on all work taken as a graduate student. A student will be dropped from the rolls of the School of Graduate Studies if the student's cumulative average is below a "B" for three (3) consecutive semesters. Credits received in thesis or dissertation research are not used in computing the grade point average. A Summer term is counted as a semester. Students in serious scholastic difficulties may be dropped from the rolls at the end of any semester if the Department and Dean feel that the student is not qualified to continue.
Attendance and Promptness
Students can be dismissed from the graduate program for repeated infractions of our departmental policy regarding on-time attendance for registered coursework. Absences from any Physiology course except seminar will require a 3-page report of the lecture material for the class that you missed, with exceptions granted for a major illness, conference presentation, or death in the family. The report (1-week deadline) is to be single-spaced, with references not included in the 3-page requirement.
Special Topics - Instructor Rotation
Spring 2009 - Aw/Price
Fall 2009 - Stokes/Welbourne
Spring 2010 - Granger/Alexander
Fall 2010 - Harris/Specian
Spring 2011 - Grisham/Ajuebor
Fall 2011 - Rivera/Jin
Spring 2012 - Pruitt/Harrison
Fall 2012 - Aw/Price
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