IMPORTANT NOTE: If you need an accessible version of any of the documents or forms below, please contact the Biology Graduate Academic Support Coordinator (biograd@syr.edu, 114 Life Sciences Complex).
All graduate students enrolled in the Ph.D. and M.S. programs in the Department of Biology should familiarize themselves with the documents and forms below.
If you have specific questions relating to graduate program requirements, or the completion of any the forms below, please contact the Biology Graduate Academic Support Coordinator (biograd@syr.edu, 114 Life Sciences Complex).
Documents:
Biology Graduate Program Handbook ("Blue Book")
The handbook explains all Biology Department procedures and requirements for Ph.D. and M.S. students.
Program Requirements Summary (Ph.D. and M.S. students)
Conference Room Scheduling Process
TA Office Hour and Grad Student/Postdoc Office Room Scheduling Process
Forms:
Form #1: First Research Committee Meeting: Preliminary Program Outline
Form #2: Research Committee Meeting: Advisor Version
This form is to be completed by the student's Advisor after each Committee Meeting. A student is required to meet with their Research Committee at least once a year.
Form #3: Research Committee Meeting: Committee Members Version
This form is to be completed by the members of a student's Research Committee (other than the student's Research Advisor) after each Committee Meeting. A student is required to meet with their Research Committee at least once a year.
Form #4: Certification of Candidacy for the PhD Degree in Biology
This form is to be completed after the Qualifying Exam by the student and by the Chairperson of the Examining Committee.
Form #5: Annual Progress Report
This form is to be completed annually (near the end of the Spring semester) by the student, and then reviewed and signed by the student's Advisor. The due date for completion of this form is April 15th.
Form #6: Biology Graduate Student Advising Summary
This form is to be completed near the end of the Fall and Spring semesters for 1st-year and 2nd-year graduate students, and near the end of the Spring semester only for graduate students who are in their 3rd year or above. The completed form is reviewed and signed by the student's Advisor. The due dates for completion of this form are November 15th (Fall semester) and April 15th (Spring semester).