Summary: DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
GRADUATE STUDENT GUIDEBOOK
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
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CONTENTS Page
I. LIST OF BIOLOGY FACULTY MEMBERS 1
II. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 3
A) Advisor 3
B) Academic Requirements 3
C) Graduate Student Presentations 5
D) Residency Requirement 5
E) Teaching 5
F) Off Campus Research 5
G) Qualifying Examination 6
1) General Description 6
2) Timetable 6
3) Written Examination 6
4) Oral Examination 10
5) Candidacy 11
H) Dissertation 12