ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS This progress report has been designed to comply with

graduate school policy that requires each school to submit an annual report documenting the progress of its graduate students and to facilitate collection of student data for TRACDAT. This APR, in conjunction with e aluation forms the faculty fill out each semester for their graduate TA!s, ad isees, etc., will be used to generate this report and collect student data. Please follow the format below when preparing your report and include all sections in the order listed. All bold headings should appear as headings in your report, but do not copy the non"bold instructions. #f there is nothing to report in a particular section, include the heading with an indication of nothing to report $i.e., %R or %&A'. Everything should be listed in chronological order from new to old. Please sa e an electronic copy of this report so that in subsequent years you will only need to update the report, not redo it from scratch. #t is ery important that you include dates with each of your accomplishments listed below. A graduate student evaluation form must be completed by your ad isor, all members of your graduate committee and by the professor in charge of the course$s' for which you were a TA. #t is your responsibility to pro ide the forms to the persons mentioned abo e. A copy of the form is at the end of this file $or printout'. Here is the timeline you must follow ( Turn in a hard copy of your completed APR to your graduate ad isor by se!on" Fri"#y in Se$tem%er. )eep an electronic copy of your records. *. Pro ide the faculty e aluations form to your committee members and to faculty TA mentors. +aculty e aluations should be submitted directly to the graduate committee by the faculty member by the l#st Fri"#y in Se$tem%er ,. -our ad isor will sign the APR and use it to write a summary of your progress for the year, documenting progress towards degree, strengths and wea.nesses. The ad isor will also e aluate whether you ha e addressed pre iously reported wea.nesses and then/ a' recommend continuation of the student0 b' recommend continuation with conditions0 or c' not recommend continuation. The ad isor will submit the APR and his&her summary to the chair of the 1chool of 2iological 1ciences 3raduate Committee by the l#st Fri"#y in Se$tem%er . When your APR has been approved by your advisor, send an electronic copy to the chair of the graduate committee. The electronic version will only be used to collected data such as publications, presentations etc for the evaluation committee . 4. The 1chool of 2iological 1ciences 3raduate Committee will e aluate the report, agree or disagree with recommendations from the ad isor, and submit the report to the school director by the L#st Fri"#y in O!to%er. +or doctoral students that ha e not yet passed their oral comps, the school director will agree or disagree and forward the report to the dean of the graduate school and the dean of the college. 5. The graduate student will be informed of the outcome of the re iew.

He#"in&s to %e in!lu"e" in the APR Stu"ent's N#me De&ree you #re see(in& $e.g., Ph.D., 61, Thesis or 61, %on"Thesis' To"#y's "#te Semester)*e#r "e&ree $ro&r#m st#rte" 7 #ndicate when you started your degree at 8%C +umul#ti,e semesters tow#r"s "e&ree - 9ist all the semesters you ha e been wor.ing on this degree and whether you were full time or part time during each. Un"er&r#"u#te GPA .#ster's Pro&r#m GPA (if #$$li!#%le) Gener#l GRE S!ores Su%/e!t GRE s!ores / 9ist the date the 1ubject 3R: test was ta.en, which subject test was ta.en, and scores. Pro&r#m st#tus 0 Please pro ide the following information $unless indicated, these items apply to all students'. 1nform#tion Nee"e" A",isor's n#me +ommittee mem%ers' n#mes N#me(s) or D#te(s)

+ommittee meetin&s (min2 of one $er !#len"#r ye#r) Pro&r#m of stu"y #$$ro,e" %y !ommittee Rese#r!h $ro$os#l #$$ro,e" %y !ommittee Pro$os#l $resent#tion to f#!ulty $Ph.D. students only' 3ritten !om$s $#sse" $Ph.D. students only' Or#l e4#m $#sse" $Ph.D. students only' Fin#l or#l "efense $Ph.D. and 61"thesis students only' Pro/e!te" &r#"u#tion "#te " #ndicate the semester in which you intend to graduate. Pro/e!t5 Thesis or Dissert#tion fo!us 0 #nclude either the title of the thesis or dissertation or a brief statement about the focus of the graduate research. +oursewor( #n" &r#"es 0 Attach an updated ersion of your "e&ree $l#n including thesis&dissertation hours to this form. The degree plan must be in the correct S S format and not a print version of !rsa. The updated degree plan must list the semester&year when you too. the class and the grade recei ed. #f you ha e not ta.en the course yet, do not list a

date. At the bottom of the degree plan note the total number of credits you ;A<: and ;A<: %=T ta.en towards your degree. Defi!ien!ies 7 Attach a copy of your letter of admission from the department chair&school director to this form. "o not use the letter sent from the #raduate School. 9ist any deficiencies reported in this letter and indicate the progress you ha e made in addressing them. Rese#r!h rot#tions " 9ist the dates, ad isor and a brief description for each of your research rotations $if applicable'. O,er,iew of your rese#r!h $ro$os#l (PhD or .#ster's Thesis) or $ro/e!t (.#ster's nonthesis)2 This should be a one to three paragraph description of the overall aims of your research. +urrent rese#r!h ($ro&ress for the +ALENDAR ye#r) 0 2riefly describe in one to three paragraphs the status of your current dissertation or thesis research. #f you are on a non"thesis option, describe the status of the project that you are completing for the degree. A!#"emi! E4!ellen!e 3ee( (AE3) $resent#tions presentations you ha e gi en. 9ist dates and titles of all A:>

Pu%lishe")Su%mitte" #%str#!ts - Please pro ide a complete citation including all authors in the published order, date, title, journal, olume and page number$s'. Pu%lishe")Su%mitte" $eer-re,iewe" /ourn#l #rti!les - Please pro ide a complete citation including all authors in the published order, date, title, journal, olume and page number$s'. #f the article has not been published yet, in place of the date note the status $in re iew, accepted, in press etc.'. Other $u%li!#tions 0 Please pro ide a complete citation including all authors in the published order, date, title, plus journal&boo.&publication etc. Present#tions 0 #f you made a presentation at a scientific or professional meeting, pro ide a complete list of authors, title of the presentation, name of the meeting, location, and date$s' of the meeting. Honors)Aw#r"s 0 #f you recei ed any honors or awards in recognition of any aspect of your graduate study, please pro ide the rele ant information including date$s', etc. #nclude any tra el awards that you may ha e recei ed from any sources for attending professional meetings. Please include induction$s' into honors societies, scientific societies, etc. 1nternshi$s)S$e!i#l Tr#inin&)Other A!ti,ities 0 #f you engaged in any internships or special training that were related to your graduate program, briefly describe them and include dates. Ser,i!e 7 #f you engaged in ser ice during the year, summari?e the acti ities here. This could include such items as judging science fairs, judging junior academy, presentations to the public, clubs, or schools, 3.1.A., department committees, etc. Self E,#lu#tion 7 >rite an e aluation of your academic performance and professional de elopment in the last CA9:%DAR year. This section should be one or two paragraphs in length. De$#rtment#l su$$ort 0 9ist your TA&3A assignments by year&semester and indicate the professor in charge. #nclude the +T: [email protected] +T: is a full assistantship' for each semester. Submit an evaluation form to each of professor in charge. Evaluation forms need to be submitted by the professor in charge to the graduate committee.

Other su$$ort " #ndicate if you ha e recei ed fellowships, scholarships, other assistantships, or other support and include the year&semester. Re6uest for S!hool su$$ort #f you require financial support from the 1chool during the neAt academic year, please indicate this. : ery attempt will be made to pro ide support for you during the neAt academic year, pro ided you request it and pro ided you are ma.ing satisfactory progress on your program of study. There has been a 1chool policy in place that indicated full support would only be pro ided for four semesters for 61 students and eight semesters for Ph.D. students. ;owe er, the 1chool will endea or to pro ide support to all students who continue to ma.e timely progress towards completion of their degrees. Stu"ent's Si&n#ture 77777777777777777777777777777777777 D#te 7777777777777777777777777 A",isor's Si&n#ture 77777777777777777777777777777777777 D#te 7777777777777777777777777

Gr#"u#te Stu"ent E,#lu#tion Form -ou should recei e an e aluation from for each of your ad isees and from students who are your TAs. #f you ha e wor.ed closely with a student in some capacity or are a member of any graduate committee you are encouraged to complete an e aluation form for these students. This information is necessary for annual e aluation of graduate students as required by the graduate school. Please return the completed forms to the $hair of the #raduate $ommittee by the %ast &riday in September. 3raduate 1tudent BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 1emesterBBBBBBBBBBB Your interaction with the graduate studentcheck all that apply BBBBBB 6ajor Ad isor BBBBBB Committee 6ember BBBBBB 1tudent was your TACindicate course D BBBBBBBB BBBBBB Collaborated on a research project BBBBBB Rotation Ad isor BBBBBB =ther $please specify' Student Evaluationplace a check in front of the most appropriate term for all applicable categories 82 Stu"ent's 9nowle"&e #n" S(ills BBBBBoutstanding BBBBB ery good :2 Stu"ent's te#!hin& BBBBBoutstanding BBBBB ery good ;2 Stu"ent's rese#r!h BBBBBoutstanding BBBBB ery good <2 Stu"ent's #ttitu"e BBBBBoutstanding BBBBB ery good =2 O,er#ll Stu"ent E,#lu#tion BBBBBoutstanding BBBBB ery good BBBBBgood BBBBBgood BBBBBgood BBBBBgood BBBBBgood BBBBBfair BBBBBfair BBBBBfair BBBBBfair BBBBBfair BBBBBpoor BBBBBpoor BBBBBpoor BBBBBpoor BBBBBpoor

Do you recommend that the student recei e a departmental teaching&graduate assistantshipE Do you recommend continuation of the student!s graduate programE Additional Comments/ Please use the bac. of the form +aculty %ameBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB +aculty 1ignature BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB