Student Resources

Degree Requirements

• Ph.D. program
• M.S. and M.BMA. programs
• Biomath Co-Majors and Minors
• Information on requirements for a minor in statistics or mathematics. (Currently, BMA courses that are cross-listed with statistics can be counted towards a statistics minor.)

Administration

• Overview of policies and procedures (PDF of BMA Seminar presentation)
• Progress Reports: GSOARS (online academic report system) information, including a link to the GSOARS system.
• Student Committees and Exams: Information on the make-up of student (advisory/thesis) committees and the exam process
• SIS/MyPackPortal Manual: SIS manual for graduate students.
  Contains information on how to enter your committee and plan of work online. Also gives instructions on how to apply for graduation.
• Residency: North Carolina residency information from the Graduate School. Contains information on the residency application process (deadlines for application and links to the online application form) and lists some of the factors that are taken into account when residency decisions are made. IMPORTANT: new, earlier, deadlines for residency applications (application window closes 10th day of class each semester).
• Advising forms (PDFs): Ph.D. or Masters
• Financial aid

Faculty Resources

• GSOARS login link: access progress reports and other information entered by your advisees.
• SIS Manual for graduate advisors.
  Contains information on the online system for plans of work, committees, etc.
• SIS Manual for graduate administrators.
  Be happy that you don’t need to know all of this…
• BMA committees
• Information for adjunct faculty
• NextGen Admissions (application files). Brief instructions on using admissions system
• Edit seminar list (authorized users only)