First year

  • Three BE core courses and two Practicum courses; and elective courses
  • Get started with research (where is the tunnel?)
  • Organize a book-discussion (mid-June)
  • Help with the Open Day (Feb.-Mar.)
  • Attend monthly BE Happy Hours
  • Attend BE Journal Club meetings
  • Attend BE and other seminars
  • Attend the Annual Symposium (Jan.)
  • Attend annual BE outing (June)

Second year

  • Research (you identify the tunnel)
  • Comprehensive examination (by April 1st)
  • Organize new student orientation in August
  • Help with Open Day activities (Feb-Mar.)
  • Attend monthly BE Happy Hours
  • Attend BE Journal Club meetings
  • Attend BE and other seminars
  • Attend the Annual Symposium (Jan.)
  • Participate in BE book-discussion (June)
  • Attend annual BE outing (June)

Third year

  • Research (you are in the tunnel)
  • Teaching assistantship (Jan. or Aug. semesters): It is highly recommended that you do your TA for a BE course after you have finished your comprehensive. If in case you do your TA for a non-BE course and there is still requirement for TAs in BE courses then you will be asked to do your TA again
  • Coordinate the Open Day activities (Feb.-Mar.)
  • Attend monthly BE Happy Hours
  • Attend BE Journal Club meetings
  • Attend BE and other seminars
  • Participate in BE book-discussion (June)
  • Attend annual BE outing (June)
  • Attend the Annual Symposium (Jan.)

Fourth year

  • Research (you see light at the end of the tunnel)
  • Organize Annual Symposium (Jan.)
  • Help with Open Day activities (Feb.-Mar.)
  • Attend monthly BE Happy Hours
  • Attend BE Journal Club meetings
  • Attend BE and other seminars
  • Participate in BE book-discussion (June)
  • Attend annual BE outing (June)

Fifth year

  • Research (you are out of the tunnel)
  • BE Colloquium
  • Submit thesis
  • Help with Open Day activities (Feb.-Mar.)
  • Attend monthly BE Happy Hours
  • Attend BE Journal Club meetings
  • Attend BE and other seminars
  • Attend the Annual Symposium (Jan.)
  • Participate in BE book-discussion (June)
  • Attend annual BE outing (June)