Graduate Student Forms
Program of Study
The Program of Study form should be completed within the first semester. This form should be discussed and approved by the supervisory committee to provide a framework for course work during a students program of study. Complete this form and return a signed copy to the Graduate Co-Ordinator Renee Parks-James and the committee chair.
Program of Study AMCB (Form 2).docx / Program of Study AMCB (Form 2).pdf
Supervisory Committee
Each student must establish a supervisory committee within the first semester of their program. Complete this form and return a signed copy to the Graduate Co-Ordinator Renee Parks-James.
Supervisory Committee - AMCB.docx / Supervisory Committee - AMCB.pdf
Graduate Student Evaluation
Evaluations must be completed each year of the program. Students are responsible to complete annual evaluations with their major supervisor and return completed evaluations to the Graduate Co-Ordinator Renee Parks-James and John Bromfield by June 30th.
Graduate Student Evaluation Form.docx / Graduate Student Evaluation Form.pdf
Student Expectations
The following are current requirements and expectations for all AMCB students. The criteria must be satisfactorily addressed with the guidance of the supervisory committee.
AMCB Program PhD Graduate Student Expectations
Qualifying Exam Expectations
All students must complete the Qualify Exam by the end of the second year of the program. Please work closely with your supervisory committee to identify an exam structure and expectations.
Individual Development Plan
The UF Graduate School requires all graduate students to develop an IDP during the first year of their program to help to explore career options. The IDP should be evaluated each year. There is no required format for the IDP. Below is a universal IDP developed by the University Graduate School, and a web based tool is available here (https://myidp.sciencecareers.org/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1).
IDP - template.docx / IDP - Template.pdf
Master's Degree Acknowledgement
All AMCB students who wish to transfer MS credits require an MDA. The MDA is a formal process to acknowledge the content, level, relevancy, and contribution of a student’s previously earned master’s degree from a non-UF institution or in another field of study within UF to the student’s doctoral program at the University of Florida. The student’s committee chair must conduct a holistic review of the individual’s official records and transcripts to evaluate the previously awarded master’s degree, considering the age of the degree, curricular level, grades, and grading schemes.
Course Concentrations
Students can participate in additional concentrations that require a specific combination of courses be taken as part of the graduate program. Currently the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Reproductive Biotechnology and the Interdisciplinary Concentration in Domestic Animal Genomics are administered by the Department of Animal Sciences, while other concentrations may be available elsewhere. Students are encourage to discuss these concentrations with their supervisory committee.
Interdisciplinary Concentration in Domestic Animal Genomics
Interdisciplinary Concentration in Reproductive Biotechnology (PhD);
Interdisciplinary Concentration in Reproductive Biotechnology (MS)
Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration (MS)