Program Expectations

In addition to the Bridges Scholars’ master’s degree requirements, the following activities will help students prepare for their Ph.D. aspirations:

First Year

• Monthly Individual Ph.D. Readiness Team Meetings
• World of Wonder in Science Seminar Series
• Professional Development Seminar Series
• Paid Research Assistantship at RIT Laboratory
• Attendance at a discipline-based professional conference
• Fall UR Course: Ethics and Professional Integrity in Research
• Spring UR Course: Workshop in Scientific Communication

Summer
10 week Research Assistantship at UR Laboratory

Second Year

• Monthly Individual Ph.D. Readiness Team Meetings
• World of Wonder in Science Seminar Series
• Professional Development Seminar Series
• Paid Research Assistantship at UR Laboratory
• UR Course: elective in Scholar’s targeted doctoral discipline
• Present at a discipline-based professional conference