Timeline

Year 1

Bridges to the Doctorate funding commences on August 1 of the 1st year.

August

• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Workshop
• RCR Training
• Mentee Meets Peer Mentor

Fall

• Courses
• Research in Faculty Labs
• BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
• Seminar at UC Irvine
• MSP Student Research Symposium at UC Irvine
• Peer Mentoring (monthly, mentee)
• iBiology online course on Experimental Design

Spring

• Courses
• Research in Faculty Labs
• BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
• Enhancing Reproducibility Workshop
• Present Thesis Proposal to Thesis Committee
• UC Irvine Campus Tour
• Seminar at UC Irvine
• CSULB Graduate Research Symposium
• Peer Mentoring (monthly, mentee)

Summer

• Research in Faculty Labs
• Biomedical Career Panel
• Prepare Ph.D. Application Package
• Prepare for and take GRE if required for Ph.D. programs in your field
• Peer Mentoring Workshop

Year Two

BTD funding continues until July 31 of the 2nd year.

Fall

• Courses
• Research in Faculty Labs
• BTD Career Development Community (biweekly)
• Apply to Ph.D. Programs
• Serve as Peer Mentor (monthly)
• Seminar at UC Irvine
• MSP Student Research Symposium at UC Irvine

Spring

• Courses
• Write and Defend M.S. Thesis
• BTD Career Development Community
• Enhancing Reproducibility Workshop
• Mock Interviews with UC Irvine Faculty
• Seminar at UC Irvine
• Serve as Peer Mentor (monthly)

Summer

• Research in Faculty Labs
• Biomedical Career Panel
• Complete M.S. Thesis. Defense in Summer or September.
• Manuscript preparation
• Attend National conference in your field