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Admissions
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| January 1 | Application deadline | Student |
| Early February | Interview invitations extended | CBM Program Director |
| February-March | Selected applicants are interviewed in NYC and Ithaca during the CBM Open House | CBM Program Director & Faculty |
| March | Acceptance letters mailed out | CBM Program Director |
| April 15 | Students accept offers of admission to program | Student |
Pre-Matriculation
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| May 1 | I-20 visa applications completed and submitted to Graduate Admissions Office at CU (foreign students only) | Student to complete and submit the I-20 application to the CU-I Graduate Admissions Office |
Summer Session, Year-01 (Ithaca)
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| First work day after July 4 | Students begin their first laboratory rotation and attend faculty research presentations, student symposium, and journal club meetings | Student |
| Late July | Students submit course approval form (for fall semester courses) to CBM Program Director | Student |
First Semester, Year-01 (Ithaca)
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| Late August | Students attend Orientation activities. |
Ithaca Graduate Field Coordinator |
| September– December |
Students take graduate level courses and/or (optionally) begin another laboratory rotation | Student |
| October | Students submit course approval form (for spring semester courses) to CBM Program Director | Student |
Winter Interession Year-01 (NYC)
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| November 1 | Students coordinate January rotations with NYC faculty and notify the CBM Program Coordinator of their choices | Student |
| Early December | Students are notified of January housing assignments | CBM Program Coordinator |
| First week in January | Students begin mini-lab rotations in NYC, attending faculty research presentations and journal club meetings | CBM Program Director & Program Coordinator |
Second Semester Year-01 (Ithaca)
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| January-May | Students take graduate level courses and/or (optionally) begin another laboratory rotation | Student |
| March 15 | Deadline for students to notify CBM Program Coordinator of summer rotation plans | Student |
Summer Year-02 (NYC or Ithaca)
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| May 15-June 30 | Students begin lab rotations in NYC | Student |
| July 1-August 15 | Students begin second NYC laboratory rotation (3rd or 4th total rotation) | Student |
| August 15 | Deadline for selection of thesis lab | Student |
| August 20 | Students selecting NYC labs must submit the Application for Change of Enrollment form to the CB Graduate Field Coordinator in Ithaca. Students must also complete new paper work for Payroll in NYC. | Student |
Year-02 and Beyond
| Deadline | Description | Responsible Party |
| Spring Semester | For NYC students: Required participation in the WGSMS course “Scientific Presentation and Critique” (directed by CBM faculty members Emre Aksay and David Christini; details are available here. |
Student |
| August 15 | A or Ace Exam: All students will write and defend a thesis proposal for their A exam or ACE exam. The exam must be successfully completed and registered according to the guidelines of the graduate school in which the student is matriculated. Originals of all required forms must be filed with the appropriate graduate school, and duplicates must be filed with the CBM office. |
Student |
| End of Year 2 | Required participation in institutional “Responsible Conduct for Research" course. Attendance is required by either institutional policy and/or federal government mandate. |
Student |
| Annually | Annual meetings (at least annually...bi-anual meetings are strongly recommended) of the Thesis Advisory Committee must be held and a report filed with the appropriate graduate school and CBM office.
Forms related to the ACE examination, thesis committee, and final examination can be found on the CBM Forms page. |
Student |
At All Times in the CBM Program
| Description | Responsible Party |
| Students are required to abide by all of the policies and procedures of the graduate school in which they are matriculated for their thesis research | Student |
| ALL CBM students are required to participate in: o Research in Progress Seminars (available to Ithaca students by videoconference) o CBM Journal Club Meetings o Annual Tri-Institutional CBM Symposium/Retreat |
Student |