Department of Biostatistics
Policy for Student Activities During
the Winter Session Period
- Master's Students: No specific requirements,
although Master's students are strongly encouraged to take 2.5 credits
of course work during WinterSession. Master's students are welcome to
talk with their academic advisor, the Director of Graduate Studies,
or other faculty about possibly working on a project during WinterSession.
All Master's students should prepare a WinterSession
Plan.
- PhD students: All PhD students are expected
to be at full-time status for the Fall and Spring semesters. Although
WinterSession courses count toward spring semester credits, PhD students
are expected to take 20 credits of coursework during the Spring semester
(late January through May), plus any additional credits for WinterSession
courses they may take.
- Students who have passed their Written Qualifying Examination
are expected to work full-time on their dissertation work during
WinterSession, but can also register for WinterSession courses.
Such students do not need to register for dissertation credits during
WinterSession, and do not need to submit a WinterSession plan.
- Students taking the Written Qualifying Examination in January
are not required to take coursework during WinterSession, but they
are welcome to if they so choose. Such students do not need to submit
a WinterSession plan.
- Other PhD students should take 2.5 credits of course work
or, alternately the student could be engaged in a project with the
approval of their faculty advisor (and the approval of the training
grant director, if the student is funded by a training grant) for
30 hours/week for 3 weeks (or the equivalent if spread over 4 weeks).
Students engaged in a WinterSession project do not ordinarily register
for course credits. If a student takes 1.25 credits of course work,
then he/she should also have an approved project for 15 hours/week
for 3 weeks. All such students should prepare a WinterSession
Plan.
- Students funded by research assistantships must make sure
that their RA supervisor also approves his/her WinterSession activities.
WinterSession Plan: Students in categories 1
and 2.C above should prepare a brief
(1/2 page) proposal of how they plan to spend the WinterSession period
and then discuss it with their advisor(s) and obtain their approval before
December 15. Please give copies of your plan, including signatures, to
Jelena Follweiler by December 15. The fillable PDF proposal form is linked
on this page.
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