Timeline

Listed below are the requirements to fulfill each semester to complete the PREP program

Summer I

a) Participate in PREP orientation events beginning in early July
b) Develop an individualized development plan (IDP) with the help of the program coordinator
c) Select a faculty mentor with the help of the program coordinator

View of Frazer Hall and the Campanile in the summer

Fall Semester

a) Participate in PREP research
b) Complete LA&S 492: How to Apply to Graduate School
c) Complete BIOL 420: Scientific Writing
d) Complete additional graduate/undergraduate-level discipline specific coursework
e) Participate in program meetings, individual meetings with the program coordinator, and professional development activities
f) Travel to SACNAS and/or ABRCMS conference
g) Prepare and submit graduate program applications

Students walking in crosswalk on Jayhawk Boulevard in the fall

Spring Semester

a) Participate in PREP research
b) Complete BIOL 420: Responsible Conduct of Research
c) Complete additional discipline specific coursework
d) Participate in graduate program interviews
e) Opportunity to present PREP research at discipline-specific conferences
f) Present research progress at the Haskell / KU Research Symposium
g) Participate in program meetings, individual meetings with the program coordinator, and professional development activities

View from below the Campanile in the spring

Summer II

Wrap up PREP research and transition out of PREP research lab. PREP ends June 30.

Chi Omega fountain in the summer