UConn Department of Physics: Graduate Student Annual Progress Report
Purpose:
This form is intended to facilitate graduate student advising and mentoring, and to encourage progress towards degree. The form is
for UConn Physics internal use only. It will be accessible only to (i) the student, (ii) the student’s major and associate advisors, (iii)
the department head and assistant, and (iv) the associate department head for graduate affairs.
Procedure:
1. This form is being phased-in starting in the academic year 2012/2013. This year, current first-year and second-year graduate
students should complete this form, and continue in later years throughout their degree. In subsequent years, all entering
students will also start filling out this progress form, and continue in later years throughout their degree.
2. Early in the Fall semester the graduate student should enter/update their information.
3. After the student has completed the oral prelim exam, just include the dates at which each written prelim exam was passed;
no need to include prior attempts.
4. For the questions in section 4 concerning student progress and planning, students are encouraged to discuss these questions
with their advisors while thinking about and preparing their own answers. If this is the first time filling out this form, then leave
question 4.(i) blank, as clear expectations have not yet been set.
5. The student should send the form with their information and answers to their advisor by email by December 1st, and arrange
for a meeting to discuss the contents with their advisor as soon as possible thereafter, and certainly before the end of
January.
6. After this review meeting, the advisor should complete the final page and submit the form by email by January 31st, to the
Physics Department Head’s office, with the email copied to the student and (if applicable) to the student’s associate advisors.
Follow up:
The forms will be reviewed by the department head and the associate department head for graduate affairs, and if necessary they
will meet with the student and/or advisors to discuss the student’s progress to their degree. This is also a good opportunity for the
associate advisors to meet with the student.
Rev: 10/26/21012
UConn Department of Physics: Graduate Student Annual Progress Report
Student name:
Faculty Advisor name:
Previous degree(s) and Universities:
Start Date in UConn Graduate Program:
Planned Completion Date:
STUDENT: submit by email to faculty advisor before December 20
FACULTY: submit by email to Kim Giard by January 31, cc to the student and (if applicable) the Associate Advisors
This form is a concise cumulative record of your degree progress. Please append any new information each year during the Fall
semester. Each year, when completed, please email the form to your advisor and arrange a meeting before the end of January.
1. Financial Support and Coursework Progress Information
For each semester/summer, please indicate your financial support, which classes [with grade] and prelim exams you took [with P/F
result]. For TA/RA support, enter “1” or “1/2”, and give RA source. Use “Other” for Fellowships, KAST, Summer Teaching, etc.
Semester/Year
TA
RA
RA Source
Fall 20xx
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
Fall 20xx
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
Fall 20xx
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
Fall 20xx
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
Fall 20xx
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
1/2
1/2
Dunne
Other
Classes (with grade)
5101(A)
5201(B+)
Written Prelims
CM EM QM SM
P
P
-
Please indicate your plans for the coming calendar year.
Semester/Year
TA
RA
RA Source
Other
Classes
CM
Written Prelims
EM QM SM
Spring 20xx
Summer 20xx
Fall 20xx
2. Degree Progress Information
Progress marker
International students: teaching certification
Written prelims completion
Prelim oral exam
Plan of Study
PHYS 5403 (QM III)
PHYS 5302 (EM II)
Dissertation Proposal
Summer Dissertation Fellowship
Thesis Submission
Thesis Defense
Planned/Submitted/Applied (month/year)
Planned date:
Planned date:
Submitted date:
Planned date:
Planned date:
Submitted date:
Applied date:
Planned date:
Planned date:
Final Date (month/year)
Passed date:
Passed date:
Passed date:
Approved date:
Passed date:
Passed date:
Approved date:
Awarded date:
Actual date:
Passed date:
3. Thesis Research Progress Information
Advisory Committee
Thesis Advisor
Associate advisor 1
Associate advisor 2
Tentative thesis topic/title
Name and email address
Effective Date (month/year)
(i) List conferences at which your research was presented. Give date and title. Indicate whether it was a poster or oral presentation
and whether you presented.
(ii) List any research papers on which you are a co-author. Give full citation/status.
4. Progress and Planning Information
(i) What have you achieved in the past calendar year in progress towards your degree?
(ii) What are your plans and goals for the coming calendar year?
5. Faculty Advisor Comments
(i) Comment on this student’s progress in the past calendar year.
(ii) What are your goals and expectations for this student for the coming calendar year?
(iii) When do you anticipate this student finishing their degree?
Date:
___________________________________________
Advisor: your email forward of this report attests that you have discussed this report with the student and are aware of the
contents of the Graduate Student Annual Progress Report for this year.