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