Difference between revisions of "CDS orientation"
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Revision as of 04:29, 19 September 2011
Notes for CDS orientation with first year students
- Introductions
- Overview of the PhD program
- Year 1: courses + qualifying exam + choose an advisor; summer research
- Year 2: courses + candidacy exam (research based)
- Years 3-5: research + thesis defense
- Overview of courses
- First year courses: give main tracks + dependencies
- Advanced and intermittent courses
- The focus requirement: 27 units outside of CDS/math
- Funding
- GTA funding: 12 hours/week + GRA augment
- After first year, funding is handled through your advisor (contact option rep if there are any issues)
- Honor system
- Additional procedures and activities
- English language requirement
- CDS department activities:
- CDS tea: Wednesday, 3 pm
- CDS seminars: cds-mailer announcments
- cds-all, cds-mailer: should get set up automatically
- Computer accounts: IMSS, CMS, CDS
- CDS laptops, CMS desktops
- Annenberg facilities, keys, safety training (if not covered in CMS orientation)
- Questions?
