Welcome to the graduate program in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics. This page introduces you to Departmental policies and procedures that lead to a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. The topics range from admission to the defense of a Ph.D. thesis, and include discussions of the faculty advisory system, Departmental course requirements, and qualifying examination requirements. Also included are brief descriptions of faculty research interests and of the courses offered by the faculty in the Department.

This information will help to organize your graduate studies and plan your development as a research investigator. Your student advisory committee and your thesis advisor are major sources of information for your research and academic progress. The departmental office staff, the current departmental graduate students and faculty are all available to help you and to make your stay in the Department as productive as possible.