Masters: Timeline

Normative Time to Degree: Students can complete all of the course work requirements within five to six quarters. Master's degree students typically fulfill either the thesis or capstone requirement in two to three years (six to nine academic quarters).

Joining a Lab: Master's students are not required to complete rotations through multiple research labs, but must determine which lab they will join. Students are allowed to start directly in an identified lab.


Typical Timeline and Sequence of Events

Year One Fall Winter Spring
  PTX 201 (5 units) PTX 202 (4 units) PTX 203 (4 units)
  PTX 290 "Meet the Faculty" (1 unit)

Plan I: PTX 290 "Lab Rotation Presentations" (1 unit)

Plan II: other seminar

PTX 290 Seminar (1 unit)
  Remediate any prerequisite deficiencies Advanced/breadth requirement elective courses (3 - 5 units) Advanced/breadth requirement elective courses (3 - 5 units)
  Laboratory research rotation (3 - 6 units)

Plan I: Begin thesis research

Plan II: Begin capstone faculty mentor identification and work

STA 100 - Biostatistics (4 units)
     

Plan I: Continue thesis research


Plan II: Capstone faculty mentor identification and work (mentor must be finalized by end of spring quarter)

      File advancement to candidacy form
      June: Take written prequalifying examination
      June: Annual assessment of coursework and research by major professor and graduate advisor
       
Year Two Fall (Written Prequalifying Examination completed) Winter Spring
  Advanced/breadth requirement elective courses (3 - 5 units) Advanced/breadth requirement elective courses (3 - 5 units) Plan I: Thesis research
Plan II: Capstone work
  Bioethics Seminar: PTX 290C (1 unit) or ECH 289E-001 (1 unit)

If not yet completed:

Bioethics Seminar: PTX 290C (1 unit) or ECH 289E-001 (1 unit)

If not yet completed:

Bioethics Seminar: PTX 290C (1 unit) or ECH 289E-001 (1 unit)

  Plan I: Thesis research
Plan II: Capstone work
Plan I: Thesis research
Plan II: Capstone work
Plan I: Meet with thesis committee
Plan II: Meet with Capstone faculty mentor
      June: Annual assessment of coursework and research (Plan I)/capstone (Plan II) by major professor/capstone faculty mentor and graduate advisor
       
Year Two - Three Summer Fall Winter/Spring
  Plan I: Finish thesis research
Plan II: Finish capstone work
Plan I: Finish thesis research and file with Graduate Studies
Plan II: Finish capstone workand file with Graduate Studies