Work Formal course requirements are adapted to the student's needs. Each student's curriculum is adapted to his or her background and area of interest and is planned with the assistance of the student's advisor.
Most students satsify their formal course requirements within one year of entry into the program.
Laboratory Rotation Entering students select two to three laboratoires according to their research interests for their laboratory rotation. Approximately four to six weeks is spent with each laboratory group where the student participates in discussions with the laboratory director, laboratory meetings, and journal clubs. Many students work on laboratory projects during this rotation. The main purpose of the laboratory rotation is to identify an appropriate laboratory in which the student will conduct his or her thesis research. Most students select a laboratory by the end of the first semester.