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IPN Student Timeline
Summer 1 - Enter July 1
Select Summer Rotation
by early June
What are the
expectations of the rotations?
Orientation
sessions are held by IPN and Graduate School in early
July
In early July fill out the
Pre-Rotation
Form (this is different for the
first
rotation)
Attend
NeuroFest
all summer
Attend Summer Course,
if necessary
Fall 1 - ~September 1
Sign up for
Courses
in August
Attend
Seminar and
Journal Club and Neurolunch
Second Rotation
(submit
2nd
Pre-Rotation Form) should start
~Sept 1
Prepare
Neurolunch talk
for early Sept
Fill out
Post-Rotation
Form for summer rotation in Sept
Spring 1 - ~January 1
Sign up for spring
Courses
in October
Attend
Seminar and
Journal Club and Neurolunch
Third Rotation
(3rd
Pre-Rotation
Form)
should start ~ Jan 1
Prepare
Neurolunch talk
for early Jan
Fill out
Post-Rotation
Form) for second rotation in Jan
Written
Comprehenisve Exam
occurs
(see pg 9-10 of
handbook)
Summer 2 - ~July 1
Prepare
NeuroFest talk
covering third rotation
Fill out
Post-Rotation
Form for third rotation
Begin thesis research
Write NRSA (for Aug 5, if possible)
Fall 2 -
~September 1
Sign up for Elective
Courses in the spring
Attend
Seminar and
Journal Club and Neurolunch
Continue thesis research
Sign up for Spring Elective
Courses in the fall
- you may also
need to sign up for NSCI999-03 (READ
THIS)
You MUST complete
40 credits by this spring semester.
Spring 2 - ~January 1
Attend
Seminar and
Journal Club and Neurolunch
Sign up for
Thesis Research
for fall
Continue thesis research
Annual
Neurolunch talk
Oral exam - see pg 10-11 of
handbook for
rules (exam form)
Summer 3 - July 1
Thesis research full time
Attend
Seminar
Organize
Thesis
Committee and get
SAC
Approval
Fall 3
Attend
Seminar
and Neurolunch
Spring 3
Meeting of thesis committee
(coincident with
Neurolunch talk)
(Send
email to SAC chair informing of the meeting)
Thesis proposal (form)
Begin planning your
first manuscript submission
Attend
Seminar
and Neurolunch
Summer/Fall/Spring 4 etc.
Thesis committee meets
coincident with
Annual Neurolunch talk
Expect to
submit your first manuscript before the end
of your
4th year
Attend
Seminar
and Neurolunch
Completion
1. Schedule a
Thesis Defense Seminar
First with
Becky
and
Bill
(for approval), then
Barry
(for room
& website)
2.
Thesis
Reviewers Report
is
due >1 week prior to defense
Note, at the bottom of the form
it tells you to email your abstract to
gradacadaffrs@georgetown.edu
and include your full name, title
of your dissertation using the
word DISSERTATION in the subject
line.
3. Get
Thesis Ballot
and
Thesis Cover Sheet
signed at defense
4. After completing the corrections,
submit thesis
electronically
5. Now you
have to turn in the
ETD form (Electronic Thesis
& Defense)
6. Also the
SED
form (Survey of Earned Doctorates)
Note:
The Graduate School does not want YOU to turn in the Comprehensive Exam
Ballot or the Thesis Ballot personally. Make a copy and then get an official person to do it.
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