Targeted Ph.D. Students

If a student has been in correspondence with an individual faculty member prior to submission of an application for admission and if the student has had substantial prior research experience the student can be targeted to the faculty member's laboratory and is not required to participate in rotations.  Typically, a targeted student will have a MS degree or the equivalent. A faculty member targeting a student is expected to demonstrate that he/she is able to provide funding for at least two semesters and will be responsible for further funding, during the time that the student remains in his/her laboratory.  All targeted students must be admitted by the Admissions Committee using criteria identical to those used for other students.