Information and Forms

There are two tracks within the Biology Ph.D. program:

• Cell, Molecular and Organismal Biology
• Ecology and Evolution

(Previously a part of the Department of Biology Hopkins Marine Station is now a part of the Oceans Department within Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability)

Some requirements are the same across concentrations, and other requirements are concentration-specific. Please review the Ph.D. Handbook for specific details.

• Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures
• 2024-2025 Biology PhD Handbook
• CMOB Elective Course List 
• Registrar's Office Forms (SUNet ID login required)

Teaching Assistant Evaluations (All years)

• TA Pre-Course Meeting Form - Due within the first two weeks of starting each TA position
• TA Evaluation Form - Due after each TA position

Special Circumstance Forms

• Graduation Extension Petition (if applicable)
• Change of Advisor or Reading Committee Member Form (if applicable)

Forms for ALL First Year Students

• Lab Rotation Evaulation - Due after each rotation, if applicable
• NSF Application - If eligible, Due October 18 (Life Sciences) or October 22 (Geosciences)
• TA Pre-Course Meeting Form - Due within the first two weeks of starting each TA position
• TA Evaluation Form - Due after each TA position
• Dissertation Lab Decision - Due May 1
• First Year Evaluation and Planning Form - Due May 1
• IDP Meeting - Due August 1

Additional Forms for EcoEvo & Hopkins Students

• First Year Advising Committee Form - Due within the first 2 weeks of Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters
• Seminar/Talk Evaluation Form - Due June 1
• First Year Paper Evaluation Form - Due June 1

In second year you will complete the qualification exam (forms below) then advance to candidacy (forms at bottom)

 Forms for CMOB Students

• 2nd Year Qualifying Exam Evaluation Form

 Forms for Eco/Evo Students

• Dissertation Proposal Paper - Due May 15 (electronic Submission)
• 2nd Year Qualifying Exam Evaluation Form-

Forms for ALL Second Year Students

• Post Qualification Exam Forms - Due June 15
  • Application for Candidacy 
  • Dissertation Reading Committee Form 
  • Non-AC Committee Member Form (if applicable)
• IDP Meeting - Due August 1

Forms for ALL Third Year Students

• Committee Meeting Form (annual)
• IDP Meeting - Due August 1

Additional Forms for CMOB Students

• Seminar Evaluation Form 

Forms for ALL Fourth Year Students

• Request for TGR Status Form - Due March 15 (after completion of 135 units and all of the first through third year requirements)
• Committee Meeting Form (Annual)
• IDP Meeting - Due August 1

Forms for ALL Fifth and Sixth Year Students

• Committee Meeting Form (Semi-annual)
• Committee Meeting Form (Semi-annual)
• IDP Meeting - August 1
• Graduation Extension Petition (if applicable)
• Change of Advisor or Reading Committee Member Form (if applicable)

Dissertation Deadlines

• Draft of Dissertation - Send to committee 30 days before defense
• University Oral Exam Form found here- Due 2 weeks before defense
• Directions for Preparing and Submitting the Dissertation - Check due dates for each quarter