Plant and Microbial Biology

PMB graduate student resources

Program resources

• PMB Graduate Student Handbook (pdf)
• Semester-by-semester checklist (pdf)
• PMB program planning worksheet (pdf)
• Best advising practices (pdf)
• PMB Program Governance Handbook (pdf)
• PMB Graduate Faculty Handbook (pdf)
• PMB calendar and deadlines (pdf)
• PMB preliminary written exam evaluation form (pdf)
• Seminars and events
• Contact us

Courses and registration

• PMB supporting courses
• Class search, registration times, registration how-to
• Course guide
• 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

• 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
• Inclusive Science Education Fellows program
• Beyond the Professoriate access
• Boreas Leadership Program
• Academic and career support (UMN Graduate School)
• Science Communication Lab
• Market Science

Academic support

• Center for Writing
• Thesis/dissertation submission and formatting
• Dissertation support groups
• UMN Libraries
• PMB subject librarian: Kristen Cooper
• Career Services
• Graduate commencement