Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope Ph.D. Student/Faculty Handbook 2019-2020 1 CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 MISSION STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 GRADUATE SCHOOL PH.D. PROGRAM STANDING COMMITTEES CURRENT MEMBERS, 2019-2020 ........ 10 PROFESSOR-SERIES GRADUATE SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS 2019-2020 ..................................................................................... 11 GRADUATE SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS 2019-2020 .................................................................................................................................... 19 CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENT LIST 2019-2020 ................................................................................................................................ 21 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019-2020 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 COURSE NUMBERING 2019-2020 ........................................................................................................................................................... 29 ACADEMIC PROGRAM OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 32 THE FIRST YEAR ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 LABORATORY ROTATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33 AFTER THE FIRST YEAR ............................................................................................................................................................................... 35 GRADING SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 GRADE CHANGE POLICY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 36 CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY AND GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM IN LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE ......................... 37 DIABETES AND METABOLISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE AND LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES PH.D. TRAINING PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................... 39 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................................... 40 ACADEMIC STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 40 SANCTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 DISMISSAL AND SUSPENSION POLICIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 USE OF ALCOHOL / ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES ............................................................................................................................................... 42 ALCOHOL ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 DRUG POLICY ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 TOBACCO POLICY .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.............................................................................................................................................................................. 43 TITLE IX EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................................................................................... 43 FERPA-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ................................................................................................................. 45 ANTI-BULLYING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................................................ 45 RESPECTFUL TREATMENT OF OTHERS ..................................................................................................................................................... 46 ACADEMIC STANDING .................................................................................................................................................................................. 47 SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS ....................................................................................................................................................... 47 UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 47 FAILURE TO MEET ACADEMIC STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................. 48 EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 48 MANDATORY COMPLIANCE TRAINING ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (F-1): ........................................................................................................................................................... 49 BENEFITS........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 WELLNESS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 STUDENT FEES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FEE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50 REPLACEMENT DIPLOMAS FEE .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 STUDENT LOANS ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 HARDSHIP SUPPLEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 51 LAPTOPS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 2 ATTENDANCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Leaves of Absence ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Holidays ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Pregnancy and/or Parental Leaves of Absence