Ongoing Involvement in Research
In addition to the 2 full-time mentored research experiences (3 credits each) in each of the first two summers, students are also expected to be continuously involved in discussing, planning, and conducting research with their Research Mentor throughout the entire program. Such ongoing participation in research should begin as soon as the student starts the program and will serve as the basis for his/her required presentation each semester at the weekly Research Seminar. Ultimately this ongoing involvement in research will lead to planning and conducting the studies comprising the student’s dissertation.