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BMCDB Program Documents

BMCDB Forms

  • BMCDB Individual Development Plan (IDP)
    • This annual progress assessment must be completed by all BMCDB students yearly, usually in spring as part of the campus-wide Student Progress Assessment (SPA). 
    • With advisor approval, students who are graduating by September of a given calendar year are not required to complete the IDP. 
    • If a student is enrolled in a training program that requires this IDP template, such as the eMCDB T32, they may submit that IDP in lieu of the BMCDB form above. 
  • BMCDB Dissertation Committee Report (DCR)
    • This progress assessment is to be completed as part of each dissertation committee meeting. After a BMCDB student advances to candidacy, they are required to convene their dissertation committee for a meeting: 
      • Annually each spring, for students in their third and fourth years of study
      • Biannually each fall and spring, for students in their fifth year of study and beyond
    • With advisor approval, students who are graduating in spring or summer (i.e., by September) are not required to schedule a spring committee meeting.  
    • With advisor approval, students who are graduating in fall quarter (i.e., by December) are not required to schedule a fall committee meeting. 
    • Students who have not yet advanced to candidacy by their third year of study are not required to schedule a committee meeting. 
  • Qualifying Exam Contract
    • This form is specific to BMCDB, and it is only completed in the academic year when a student takes the qualifying exam. The contract is due to the Graduate Program Coordinator by the end of fall quarter. 
    • The Qualifying Exam application that must be completed by all UC Davis students is available on GradSphere. 

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