PMB Graduate Student Resources
Program resources
- PMB Graduate Student Handbook
- Semester-by-semester checklist
- PMB program planning form (Contact us for an Excel spreadsheet version of this worksheet.)
- Best advising practices (Student and advisor roles)
- PMB calendar and deadlines
- PMB preliminary written exam evaluation form
- Advising committee meeting agenda templates and advice
- Unwritten rules in graduate education
- Artificial Intelligence guidance (See page 37 of this PMB Graduate Student Handbook.)
- PMB Graduate Program student rights and responsibilities
- CBS graduate program policies (leave of absence, external committee member, GRAD 999 registration, program withdrawal, time extension request, CBS Code of Conduct, Responsible Conduct of Research)
- UMN graduate program policies and forms
- PMB Graduate Program Governance and Faculty Handbook
- Seminars and events
- Graduate commencement
- Contact us
Courses and registration
- PMB supporting courses
- Class search, registration times, registration how-to
- Schedule Builder
- Two Stop course list
- Class registration (log into MyU)
Campus resources
- Graduate Student Services and Progress
degree completion steps, exam scheduling, thesis/dissertation submission & formatting - Graduate School
professional development, career planning, policies, funding opportunities, events - International Student and Scholar Services
- One Stop
course listings, registration, billing, forms, dates and deadlines
Student life and wellbeing
- Phytograds (PMB graduate student association)
- COGS (Council of Graduate Students)
- Student Counseling Services
- Disability Resource Center
- UMN Veterans Services
- Student Parent Help Center
- Boynton Health
- Office of Student Health Benefits
- Student Affairs
- Off-campus housing
Professional development
- Center for Educational Innovation
- Preparing Future Faculty program
- Beyond the Professoriate access
- Boreas Leadership Program
- Academic and career support (UMN Graduate School)
- myIDP from Science Careers
- Courses: BIOL 5701 Science Communication, BIOL 8100 Improvisation for Scientists, CFAN 8101 Professional Skills for Plant Scientists, CMB 5912 Creativity in Research Careers, etc.
- PMB professional development suggestions