Summary of Requirements

The requirements for admission to candidacy include

• the prescribed course-work
• a programming assignment that tests programming ability
• a research project that tests ability to do research

The research project must be proposed after the selection of a research advisor and its result must be presented to an appointed faculty committee. These requirements must be completed by the end of the student’s second year. Upon satisfying these requirements the student will be formally admitted to candidacy for the PhD. Degree in computer science and computational biology.

The student’s thesis research will normally be done under the supervision of a member of the faculty of the CCMB, and proceeds through the following steps:

1. A thesis proposal, demonstrating the student’s knowledge of the area, outlining the proposed research problem and its solution, and demonstrating that the student has done substantial work in the area and is capable of successfully completing a Ph.D. is required.
2. The thesis itself will be read by the thesis supervisor and two readers appointed by the CCMB upon the recommendation of the thesis supervisor.
3. The thesis (defense) will be presented at a meeting open to students, faculty, and the public. Its adequacy will be judged by the thesis supervisor, the readers, and the faculty of the CCMB and the Department of Computer Science attending the oral presentation. The defense is expected to occur no earlier than six months after the presentation of the proposal.