Student Handbook forthePh.D.

Programin Neural Computation

TableofContents
1Preamble........................................................................................................................................2 2Ph.D.inNeuralComputation........................................................................................................2
CourseRequirements...............................................................................................................................2 ProgramMilestones.................................................................................................................................4

3JointPh.D.inNeuralComputationandStatistics........................................................................5
CourseRequirements...............................................................................................................................5 ProgramMilestones.................................................................................................................................6

4AdditionalProgramInformation&Requirements.....................................................................7
CollaborationwithExperimentalists......................................................................................................7 TeachingAssistantRequirement............................................................................................................7 AdvisingandStudentEvaluations...........................................................................................................7 GrievanceProcedures..............................................................................................................................8 OtherProgramActivities.........................................................................................................................9

5TrainingFaculty............................................................................................................................9 6UniversityPolicies&Expectations...............................................................................................9
CarnegieMellonStatementofAssurance..............................................................................................10 CarnegieMellonCode..............................................................................................................................10

AppendixAUniversityResources................................................................................................11
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1Preamble
Neuroscientistsareapplyingnewtechnologiestoacquireandanalyzelargedatasets,aswellasamassingknowledge ofneuralcircuitryinavarietyofbrainareas.Asaconsequencetheneedforquantitativemodelstounderstandthe greatcomplexitiesofneurobiologicalsystemshasneverbeengreater,andquantitativemethodsarecentrally importantinthefieldofneuroscience.Insomerespects,neurosciencehashistoricallybeenaheadofmuchofbiology inadoptingandvaluingquantitativeapproaches.Therehavebeenimportantadvancesthroughtheuseofquantitative methodsinneurophysiology,andtherehasbeenacontinuingstreamofrelatedworkwithinappliedmathematicsand physics.Morerecently,engineers,computerscientists,andstatisticianshavecontributedtothefield,expanding furtherthedefinitionofcomputationalneuroscience.Nevertheless,thenumberofinvestigatorswiththerequisite skillsandactivelyengagedinthisdomainofresearchisrelativelysmall.Thereisawidelyrecognizedneedfor increasedtrainingintheapplicationofcomputational,mathematical,andstatisticalmethodstobiologyandmedicine, andtoproblemsinneuroscienceinparticular. ThePrograminNeuralComputation(PNC)trainsstudentswithbackgroundsinquantitativedisciplinesinthe growingfieldofcomputationalneuroscienceandalsoprovidesthemtheessentialbackgroundinexperimental neuroscience.ThetrainingenvironmentofthePNCbringsthestrengthsoftheuniqueneurosciencecommunityof bothCarnegieMellonUniversity(CMU)andtheUniversityofPittsburgh(Pitt).ThePNCisadministeredthroughthe CenterfortheNeuralBasisofCognition(CNBC),anintegrativecenterspanningbothCMUandPittandPNCstudents arebyextensionmembersoftheCNBC.WeofferaPh.D.inNeuralComputationandaJointPh.D.inNeural ComputationandStatistics.Inthisdocumentweoutlineboththecourserequirementsandprogrammilestonesthata PNCstudentmustcompleteduringthecourseoftheirPhDtraining.

2Ph.D.inNeuralComputation
Theprogramconsistsofthefollowingcoreactivities: Courseworkincomputationalneuroscience,quantitativemethodologiesandexperimentalneuroscience Exposuretoexperimentalapproachesthroughrotationsorthesisresearch Traininginteaching,scientificpresentationsandresponsibleconductofresearch SuccessfuldefenseofaPh.D.Thesis AdditionalsatelliteactivitiesthroughtheCNBCwillalsofosterstudentsprofessionalandscientificdevelopment. Courserequirements ThecourserequirementsforthisprogramincludebutextendwellbeyondthecurriculumrequirementsfortheCNBC certificateprogram.Thecourseworkisdesignedtoensurethatstudentsarewelltrainedinneuroscienceandthat theyalsoreceiveindepthtraininginasetofquantitativeapproachesrelevanttothefieldofcomputational neuroscience.Becauseofdifferencesinbackgroundandeducationalgoals,courserequirementsforeachstudentin theprogramwillbeadaptedtotheirindividualneeds,drawingonthemanycomputerscience,mathematics,and statisticscoursesofferedbothatCMUandPitt. APNCstudentsfirstyearcourseworkisdecidedbythestudentinconsultationwiththestudentsfacultymentorand thefacultysteeringcommittee.TheweekbeforethestartofeachfalltermthefirstyearPNCstudentswillattendan orientationsessionheldbythePNCsteeringcommittee,wherealistingofallPNCrelevantcoursesofferedthatterm wouldbegiven.Inaddition,aftertotheorientationmeeting,thefirstsemestercoursechoicesforeachfirstyear studentwillbedeterminedinconsultation,firstwiththestudentandthestudentsfacultymentor,andthenwithone ofthePNCsteeringcommitteechairs.Typically,studentswilltake23courseseachtermoftheirfirstyear,including atleastonecomputationalneurosciencecourseandtwocoursescoveringexperimentalneuroscience. Bytwoweeksbeforestartoffalltermofastudentssecondyear,thestudentmustsubmitaproposedscheduleof coursework,alongwithastatementfromhisorheradvisorrecommendingapproval.Thisplanwillthenbe consideredbythesteeringcommitteewhichmayapprovethecourseplan,oraskformodifications.Approvalwillbe basedonmeetingprogramexpectationsinthefollowingthreeareas.Itisexpectedthatbytheendofthethirdyearof theprogramallcourseworkwillbecompleted.

ComputationalNeuroscience Studentsmusttakeatleastthreecoursesincomputationalneuroscienceincludingmathematical,statisticaland computationalapproaches. Recommendedcoursesfulfillingthisrequirementinclude: MATH3375ComputationalNeuroscience**(PITT) MATH3370MathematicalNeuroscience(PITT) 15686NeuralComputation(CMU) 15883ComputationalModelsofNeuralSystems**(CMU) 18698/42632NeuralSignalsProcessing(CMU) 36759StatisticalModelsoftheBrain(CMU) 85719IntroductiontoParallelDistributedProcessing(CMU) 86631NeuralDataAnalysis(CMU) 86675ComputationalPerception(CMU) **Allstudentswillberequiredtotakeoneofthesetwocoursesasacorecourseincomputationalneuroscience. ExperimentalNeuroscience Studentsmustgaingraduateleveltraininginthefollowingbytakingonecourseineacharea: CellandMolecularNeuroscience/Neurophysiology: 03762AdvancedCellularNeuroscience(CMU)or NROSCI2100/2101CellularandMolecularNeurobiology(Pitt) SystemsNeuroscience: 03763SystemsNeuroscience(CMU)or NROSCI2102SystemsNeuroscience(Pitt) CognitiveNeuroscience: 85765/NROSCI2005CognitiveNeuroscience(CMU/Pitt) QuantitativeMethods Studentsmusttakeatleasttwograduatelevelcoursesinonequantitativesubject(e.g.math,computerscienceor statistics)toensuredepthofknowledgeinthisarea.CourseslistedaboveundertheComputationalNeuroscience requirementarenoteligibletofulfillthisrequirement.Atthebeginningoftheirsecondyearintheprogram,students shouldproposetheirplannedseriesofcoursestotheGraduateProgramDirectorsforapproval.Underthe quantitativemethodsrequirement,wehaveidentifiedthreeexamplesoffocusareas: DynamicalSystemsfocus MATH2940AppliedStochasticMethods(PITT) MATH2950AppliedMathMethods(PITT) MATH2921DynamicalSystems(PITT) Thesecoursesmightrequirethecoursesbeloworequivalentpreviouscoursesasprerequisites MATH2920DifferentialEquations(PITT) MATH2370LinearAlgebra(PITT) StatisticsandMachineLearningfocus 10702StatisticalFoundationsofMachineLearning(CMU) 36705IntermediateStatistics(CMU) 36707RegressionAnalysis(CMU) Thesecoursesmightrequirethecoursesbeloworequivalentpreviouscoursesasprerequisites 36746StatisticalMethodsforNeuroscience(CMU) 36625/626ProbabilityandMathematicalStatistics(CMU) 10701MachineLearning(CMU) Computationfocus 10701MachineLearningoradvancedAIcourse(CMU) 16720ComputerVision(CMU) 15853AlgorithmsintheRealWorld(CMU)

 Otherfoci,includingbrainimagingandsignalprocessinghavebeendiscussedandmaybeaddedasrecommended coursesets. ProgramMilestones Progressintheprogramistrackedbasedinpartonstudentssuccessfulcompletionofprogrammilestones.A committeeselectedbythestudentandapprovedbytheprogramcodirectorsevaluatestheperformanceon milestones.Failuretopassamilestonewillresultinastudentbeingplacedonprobation.Specificconditionsfor removalofprobationwillbespecifiedbytheprogramcodirectorsalongwithasetofdeadlinesformeetingthese conditions.Failuretomeettheseconditionsbythedeadlinewillresultindismissalfromtheprogram. Firstyearresearchrequirement:Bytheendofthefirstcalendaryearintheprogram,allstudentsarerequiredto completeacomputationalproject.Thisprojectwillbeevaluatedbyacommitteeconsistingofatleastthreefaculty,of whomatleasttwoarePNCtrainingfaculty.Theprojectrequiresthestudenttoidentifyabiologicalproblem, understandthedatacollectionprocess,articulatethegoalsofbuildingamodelorperformingaparticularkindof analysisandimplementthiscomputationalapproach.Insomecasesthisprojectmaybeaprecursortothestudents eventualthesisproject.Thisprojectcannotsubstantiallyoverlapwithaprojectcompletedforaclass,althoughitmay beonthesametopicasaclassproject,providedthatitrepresentsasubstantialextensionofthatwork. Studentsshouldbeginformallydiscussingthisresearchprojectnolaterthantheendofthespringterm.Initialsteps shouldincludeformingthiscommitteeandorganizingameetingtodiscuss/outlinetheprojectwithyourcommittee. ThemakeupofthiscommitteeshouldbeapprovedbythesteeringcommitteecoChairs.Atthisfirstmeetingthe committeeshouldapprovetheprojectproposalorindicatestepsnecessarytoidentifyanewproject.Then,beforethe startofthefallterm,studentsmustscheduleacommitteemeetingwheretheypresent/defendtheirresults.Students shouldprovidetheircommitteeawrittenreport(~610pages,oftext,plusfigures)detailingtheworkperformedat leastthreedaysbeforethemeeting.Theinitialpartofthismeetinginvolvesa30minutepresentationbythestudent, whichisopentothepublic.Thiswillbefollowedbyameetingwiththecommitteeandthestudent,duringwhichthe committeewillaskdetailedquestionsaboutthework.Basedonthismeeting,thecommitteewillevaluatethe studentsworkandwilldecidewhetherastudentpasses,failsorneedstorevisetheproject,subjecttoreevaluation. Allrevisionsandtheevaluationoftheserevisionsmustbecompletedwithinonemonthoftheexam.Questionsabout thedesiredformatofthewrittendocumentorthecontentofthepresentationshouldberaisedbythestudentwith committeememberswellbeforetheevaluationmeeting. Secondyearresearchrequirement:Inthesecondyear,studentsareexpectedtoworkonresearchabout1/3of theirtimeduringtheacademicyearandfulltimeduringthesummer.Bytheendofthesecondfullyearinthe programallstudentsarerequiredtocompleteadeepercomputationalproject.Thestudentsworkontheproject shoulddemonstratethatthestudenthas1)theabilitytoanalyzeandinterpretexperimentaldatainaparticulararea 2)theabilitytodevelopandimplementacomputationalapproachincorporatingtherelevantlevelofbiologicaldetail and3)theabilitytoorganize,interpretandpresenttheresultsofthecomputationalwork.Thisprojectshouldbea bodyofworksuitableforpublication.Itisexpectedthatthisworkwillbewrittenupasamanuscriptsuitablefor submissiontoajournalintherelevantfieldandadraftofthismanuscriptmustbesubmittedtothecommitteeatleasta weekinadvanceofthemeeting.Inmostcasesthisprojectwillbeonanarearelatedtothestudentseventualthesis project. Theevaluationofthismilestoneissimilartothatofthefirstyearmilestonedescribedabove.Initialstepsinclude formingthiscommitteeandorganizingameetingtodiscuss/outlinetheprojectwithyourcommittee.Atthisfirst meetingthecommitteeshouldapprovetheprojectproposalorindicatestepsnecessarytoidentifyanewproject. Then,beforethestartofthefallterm,studentsmustscheduleacommitteemeetingatwhichtheywillpresent/defend theirresults.Theinitialpartofthismeetinginvolvesa30minutepresentationbythestudent,whichisopentothe public.Thiswillbefollowedbyameetingwiththecommitteeandthestudent,duringwhichthecommitteewillask detailedquestionsaboutthework.Basedonthismeeting,andthesubmittedmanuscriptdraft,thecommitteewill evaluatethestudentsworkandwilldecidewhetherastudentpasses,failsorneedstorevisetheproject,subjectto reevaluation.Allrevisionsandtheevaluationoftheserevisionsmustbecompletedwithinonemonthoftheexam. Ph.D.Thesisproposal:Requiredcourseworkshouldbecompletedbytheendofthethirdyear.Bythestartofthe fourthyearaPh.D.candidateisrequiredtopresentathesisproposalfirsttohisorherthesiscommitteeandthento theCNBCcommunity.Theproposalshouldinclude:

 aclearstatementoftheproposedresearchproblem thesignificanceoftheproposedresearch areviewofrelevantliteraturerelatingtotheproblem areviewofthecandidatesworkleadinguptothethesis atentativescheduleforcompletingthework Advisingonschedulingtheproposal,andguidingintheformationofthedissertationcommittee,isthethesisadvisors responsibility.Thethesiscommitteeshouldbecomposedofatleastfourmembers,oneofwhoisanexternalmember andofwhoatleasttwoarePNCtrainingfaculty.Theexternalmemberistypicallyfromoutsidethetwoparticipating Universities.AllthesiscommitteesaresubjecttoapprovalbythePNCsteeringcommittee. Ph.D.ThesisDefense:Normally,thedissertationiscompletedduringthestudentsfifthyear.Thestudentshouldset upapredefensemeetingwiththeircommitteememberssixmonthspriortotheirdefense.Thefinaldefenseisa publicpresentation,inaccordwiththeCollegeandUniversityrequirementsforthePh.D.Itisthecandidates responsibilitytoensurethattheCollegeandUniversitysguidelinesarefollowedforpublicityofthedefenseandthe availabilityofthethesisdocumentatleasttwoweekspriortothedefense.Notethatthedefensemustbeheldatleast 21daysbeforethedatethedegreeisawarded. CertificationofCompletionoftheRequirementsforGraduation BeforeaPhDtoanindividualstudentmaybegrantedthetwoPNCcodirectorsandaCNBCeducationalprogramstaff membermustsubmitwrittennotificationtotheschoolofgraduatestudiesandtheCNBCstatingthatthestudenthas completedallrequirementsasdescribedinthePNCguidelines.

3JointPh.D.inNeuralComputationandStatistics
Theprogramconsistsofthefollowingcoreactivities:

therequirementsforthePh.D.inStatistics thefourcorecourserequirementsfortheCNBCcertificate exposuretoexperimentaltechniques aroughlysemesterlongprojecttosatisfythePNCfirstyearresearchrequirement ayearlongprojectthatwouldsatisfyboththePNCsecondyearresearchrequirementandtheStatistics AdvancedDataAnalysispreliminaryexamrequirements participationinCNBCactivitiesasaCNBCstudent aPh.D.thesisonaneuroscientifictopic,withjointadvisors,onefromwithinStatisticsandonefromoutside bothbeingCNBCaffiliatedfacultymembers AdditionalsatelliteactivitiesthroughtheCNBCwillalsofosterstudentsprofessionalandscientificdevelopment. Courserequirements Tocompletethe4coursesrequiredbytheCNBCcertificateprogram,studentsmusttakeatleastoneof: Math3375,ComputationalNeuroscience(Pitt),or 15883,ComputationalModelsofNeuralSystems(CMU) Studentsmustgaingraduateleveltraininginthefollowingbytakingonecourseineacharea: CellandMolecularNeuroscience/Neurophysiology: 03762AdvancedCellularNeuroscience(CMU)or NROSCI2100/2101CellularandMolecularNeurobiology(Pitt) SystemsNeuroscience: 03763SystemsNeuroscience(CMU)or NROSCI2102SystemsNeuroscience(Pitt) CognitiveNeuroscience: 85765/NROSCI2005CognitiveNeuroscience(CMU/Pitt) TomeetthecourserequirementsforthePhDinStatistics,theymustsatisfythecorecourserequirementsfortheM.S. degreewhichinclude:36705IntermediateStatistics,36707RegressionAnalysis,andfourgraduatecourses(48 units)chosenfromavarietyofoptions.Thesegraduatecourseelectivesmustincludeatleastonecollaborative

researchprojectcoursesuchas36726StatisticalPractice,astatisticalmethodologycourseandacoursein probabilityorstatisticaltheory. takeboth: 36752,AdvancedProbabilityOverview,and 36755,AdvancedStatisticalTheory. Theonesemesterpairofhalfsemestercourses36729,730,TimeSeriesandPointProcessesisalsohighly recommended.Anysubstitutionsorexemptionsfromcourseworkmustberecommendedbythestudentsadvisorand approvedbyboththedirectorofgraduatestudiesinStatisticsandthecodirectorsofgraduatestudiesintheCNBC. ProgramMilestones Themilestoneslistedbelowarestatedasrequirements,butsomeflexibilityislikelytobenecessary.Inindividual casesexceptionsmaybegrantedbythePNCsteeringcommitteeandtheStatisticsfaculty.Insuchcasesclear alternativedeadlinesmustbeestablishedandcommunicatedinwritingtothestudent. Firstyearresearchrequirement:Bytheendofthefirstcalendaryearintheprogram,allstudentswillberequired tocompleteadataanalyticproject.Thepurposeoftheprojectistohavethestudentidentifyabiologicalproblem, understandthedatacollectionprocess,articulatethegoalsofbuildingamodelorperformingaparticularkindof analysisandimplementthiscomputationalapproach.Insomecasestheprojectmaybeaprecursortothestudents eventualthesisproject.Bothwrittenandoralsummariesoftheprojectmustbepresented.Theprojectwillbe evaluatedbyacommitteeconsistingofatleastthreefaculty,ofwhomatleasttwoarePNCtrainingfaculty.Students whowishtoenterthejointprogramfromStatisticsaftertheirfirstyearmaybeabletowaivethisrequirementwith thepermissionofthePNCsteeringcommittee. Secondresearchproject:Allstudentswillberequiredtocompleteadeepercomputationalproject.Thestudents workontheprojectshoulddemonstratethatthestudenthas1)theabilitytoanalyzeandinterpretexperimentaldata inaparticulararea2)theabilitytodevelopandimplementacomputationalapproachincorporatingtherelevantlevel ofbiologicaldetailand3)theabilitytoorganize,interpretandpresenttheresultsofthecomputationalwork.This projectshouldbeabodyofworksuitableforpublication.Thisresearchshouldbewrittenupasapapertobe submittedtoajournalingtherelevantfield.Inthesecondyear,studentsareexpectedtoworkonresearchabout1/3 oftheirtimeduringtheacademicyearandfulltimeduringthesummer.Inmostcasesthisprojectwillbeonanarea relatedtothestudentseventualthesisproject,anditshouldbecompletedbytheendofthestudentssecondcalendar yearintheprogram.Inaddition,theresultsoftheprojectwillbepresentedpubliclyintheformofaseminar.This projectwillbeevaluatedbyacommitteeconsistingofatleastthreefacultyofwhomatleasttwoarePNCtraining faculty. StatisticsPreliminaryExams:Bytheendofthethirdfullyearthestudentshouldcompleteandpassthepreliminary examinationsforthePh.D.intheDepartmentofStatistics.NotethattheAdvancedDataAnalysisprojectinStatistics willbethesameasthesecondresearchprojectabove. Ph.D.Thesisproposal:Requiredcourseworkshouldbecompletedbytheendofthethirdyear.Duringthefourth yearaPh.D.candidateshouldpresentathesisproposalfirsttohisorherthesiscommitteeandthentotheCNBCand Statisticscommunity.Thestudentwillhavetwojointadvisors,onefromStatisticsandtheotheraCNBCfaculty memberfromoutsideofStatistics.Athesiscommitteewillbeformedandshouldbecomposedofatleastfour members,oneofwhomisanexternalmember(typicallyfromoutsideCMUandPitt);twomustbePNCtraining faculty;twomustbeStatisticsfaculty;andatleastoneCMUorPittmembermustbefromadisciplineoutsideof statistics.ThethesiscommitteeissubjecttoapprovalbythePNCsteeringcommitteeandtheDepartmentofStatistics faculty. Thethesisproposalshouldinclude:asuccinctsummaryoftheproposedresearchproblem;thesignificanceofthe proposedresearch;areviewofrelevantliteraturerelatingtotheproblem;areviewofthecandidatesworkleadingup tothethesis,includingpreliminaryresults;aclearstatementofremainingresearch;andatentativeschedulefor completingthework.ItshouldalsoconformtothestylisticrequirementsforthesisproposalsintheDepartmentof Statistics.AsintheDepartmentofStatistics,thethesiscommitteemustofferitspreliminaryapprovaloftheproposal followingameetingthatisopentootherfaculty.Thestudentthenarrangestopresenttheproposalpublicly,sothat CNBCandStatisticsfacultyandothercommunitymemberscanattend.FormalapprovalisconferredbytheStatistics

facultyandthePNCsteeringcommittee. Ph.D.ThesisDefense:Normally,thedissertationiscompletedduringthestudentsfifthyear.Thestudentshouldset upapredefensemeetingwiththeircommitteememberssixmonthspriortotheirdefense.Thefinaldefenseisa publicpresentation,inaccordwiththeCollegeandUniversityrequirementsforthePh.D.Itisthecandidates responsibilitytoensurethattheCollegeandUniversitysguidelinesarefollowedforpublicityofthedefenseandthe availabilityofthethesisdocumentatleasttwoweekspriortothedefense.Notethatthedefensemustbeheldatleast 21daysbeforethedatethedegreeisawarded. CertificationofCompletionoftheRequirementsforGraduation BeforeaPhDtoanindividualstudentmaybegrantedthetwoPNCcodirectors,theStatisticsdepartmenthead,anda CNBCeducationalprogramstaffmembermustsubmitwrittennotificationtotheschoolofgraduatestudiesandthe CNBCstatingthatthestudenthascompletedallrequirementsasdescribedinthePNCguidelines.

4AdditionalProgramInformationandRequirements
Collaborationwithexperimentalists Onecriticalaspectofasuccessfultrainingprogramforcomputationalneuroscienceistogivestudentsadetailed understandingofhowtheexperimentaldatatheyareanalyzingormodelingarecollected.Thisallowsstudentsto appreciatethelimitationsoftheexperimentaldata(suchassourcesofvariability),appreciatewhatkindsof experimentscanandcannotbedoneandaidintheirabilitytointeractwithexperimentalists.Thisalsoincreasesthe relevanceofthestudentscomputationalbasedresearchandincreasestheoverallcaliberofthestudentsPhD dissertation. AllstudentsinthePNCareencouragedtodoexperimentalworkand/ortocollaboratecloselywithexperimentalists. Studentsworkingindifferentareaswillhavedifferentneedsintermsoftheextentoftheirinvolvementcollecting experimentaldata.Somestudentswillbeinlaboratoriesinwhichbothexperimentalandcomputationalworkisbeing performedandwillgainexperienceinbothapproachesthroughouttheirtraining.Otherstudents,workinginastrictly computationallab,willtypicallydoa10weekrotationinanexperimentallabwiththeintenttobegin(orcontinue)a collaborationwiththatlab.Aproposaldetailingthiscrosstrainingexperiencemustbesubmittedforapprovaltothe PNCsteeringcommitteebythebeginningofthesecondyear. TeachingAssistantRequirement Inordertobuildskillsinteaching,mentoring,communicationandmanagementskills,eachstudentwillberequiredto serveasateachingassistantfortwocoursesduringtheircareerasagraduatestudentintheprogram.Theideal scenariowouldincludeoneintroductorylevelcourseandoneadvancedlevelcourse.ThetimecommitmentforTA shipshouldberoughly12hoursperweek.Thestudentwillreceiveaformalevaluationfromthecourseinstructor eachsemestertheyserveasaTeachingAssistant.Studentsmustreceiveasatisfactoryevaluationtoreceivecreditfor thesemester.PriortoservingasaTA,thestudentisrequiredtocompleteformaltrainingthroughtheEberlyCenter forTeachingExcellencebypassingthecourse99701:College&UniversityTeaching(6unitspass/fail). Nonnativespeakingteachingassistants(TAs)musttaketheInternationalTeachingAssistantTestadministeredby theInterculturalCommunicationCenter.OnlythosestudentswhoreceiveaPassorRestrictedIcanbecertifiedto teach.GraduatestudentswhodonotpasstheInternationalTeachingAssistantTestwillbeprovidedwithhelpatthe InterculturalCommunicationCenteruntiltheyareabletopass.StudentswhoarenonnativeEnglishspeakersmay alsobenefitfromcompleting99452:LanguageandCultureforTeaching(3units)offeredthroughtheIntercultural CommunicationCenteratCMU. AdvisingandStudentEvaluation ThePrograminNeuralComputationwillbesupervisedbyafacultysteeringcommitteeappointedbytheCNBC educationcommittee.Graduatestudentsmeetwiththiscommitteeforapprovaloftheircurriculum,particularlyfor electiveselections.Thiscommitteealsoapprovesthesiscommitteesandprojectcommittees.Twiceeachyear,the facultysteeringcommitteereviewstheprogressofeachstudentinallaspectsoftheprogram.Theresultsofthis evaluationwillbecommunicatedtothestudentbytheCodirectorsofthegraduateprogram.

Selectionandchangeofthesisadvisor:Atalltimesduringtheirgraduatetraining,studentswillbeengagedin researchunderthesupervisionofafacultyadvisor.Thisadvisorisresponsiblefortheacademicandfinancialsupport ofthestudent.StudentsinitiallywillbeassignedanadvisoruponadmissiontothePNC,whowillguidethestudentin selectingcoursesandhelpformhisorherinitialresearchproject.Bytheendofthesummerfollowingthefirstyear studentsmustidentifyathesisadvisor,whichinmanycaseswillbethefirstyearacademicadvisor.Occasionally,a studentsfacultyadvisormaybechanged(seebelow);mostoftenthischangeoccursbecauseofachangeinthe studentsresearchinterests.Iftheadvisormustchangeforanyreason,itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttoidentify anewadvisorwhoiswillingandabletoprovideacademicandfinancialsupport.Thisadvisormustthenbeapproved bythecochairsofthePNCsteeringcommitteeandtheCMUcodirectoroftheCNBC. Astudentmayvoluntarilychangeadvisorswiththemutualconsentofthenewadvisor,thecochairsofthePNC steeringcommitteeandtheCMUcodirectoroftheCNBC.Anadvisormayterminatehisorhersupervisionofand responsibilityforastudentafterwrittennotificationoftheproblems,whichmayincludelackofeffort,lackof researchprogress,lackofresearchaptitude,failuretoobeypolicyorprocedures,failuretocomplywithUniversity regulations,orbehaviordetrimentaltothelaboratoryorprogram.Considerationofthisactionmustbebroughttothe attentionofthestudent,thePNCsteeringcommitteeandtheCMUCNBCcodirector.Astudentwhonolongerhasan advisorwillbegiventwoweekstofindanewadvisor.Studentswithoutadvisorsafterthistimemaybeterminated fromtheprogram. TerminationofaStudentfromtheGraduateProgram:StudentsmaybeterminatedfromtheGraduateProgram forfailuretoachieveaBorbetterintworequiredcorecoursesoroneofthesecoursesonsuccessiveoccasions, failuretopassanyprogrammilestone,failuretomakeadequateprogressinresearch,failuretofind/maintainan acceptableresearchadvisor,breachesinethicalconductsuchasplagiarismorforconductdetrimentaltothe program.Exceptforinstancesinvolvingbreachesinlegalorethicalbehavior,studentswillnotbeterminatedfromthe Programwithoutfirstbeingnotifiedinwritingthattheyhavebeenplacedonprobation.Thiswrittencommunication willincludeadescriptionofthereason(s)forplacingthestudentonprobation,andthegoalsthatthestudentmust accomplishinordertoregaingoodstandingintheProgram. Whenastudentwhoisnotonprobationfailsaprogrammilestone,thestudentwillbeplacedonprobationandgiven asecondopportunitytopassthatmilestone.Thestudentwillreceiveawrittencommunicationfromthecommittee thatevaluatedperformanceontheexamdetailingthedeficienciesinperformanceandwhatmustbeaccomplishedto satisfytheseconcerns.Thesecondexaminationmustbetakennomorethanthreemonthsafterthefirstexamination, byadeadlinespecifiedbythecommittee.Asecondfailureofthesamemilestonewillresultinterminationfromthe Program.Whenastudentwhoisalreadyonprobationfailsoneofthemajorexaminations,thestudentmayormay notbegivenasecondopportunitytopassthatexamination,atthediscretionofthePNCSteeringcommittee. Inallcases,theterminationofastudentrequiresadecisionbythePNCSteeringcommitteeandacceptanceofa recommendationfordismissalbythecoDirectorsoftheCNBC.Terminationsarefinal. GrievanceproceduresinthePNC FromtimetotimestudentsmayhavecomplaintsaboutsomeaspectoftheirtraininginthePNC.Graduatestudents areencouragedtodiscusssuchconcernswithanyfacultymember,especiallytheiradvisorsorthePNCsteering committeecodirectors.ThePNCtriestosolveproblemsinformally,buttheremaycomeatimewhenaproblem arisesthatcannotberesolvedthroughinformalprocedures.Toprovideforthissituation,thereisaformalgrievance procedure. TheprocesswillcommencewhenastudentfilesagrievanceinwritingwiththeCMUCNBCcodirector.Thegrievance willbediscussedbyathreepersonboardincludingtheCMUCNBCcodirectorandtwoPNCfacultymembersselected bytheCMUcodirectoroftheCNBC.Theboardwillrenderawrittenrecommendation,withcopiessenttothestudent, theofficeoftheDeanofH&SS,andthoseagainstwhomthegrievancewasbrought(ifspecificindividualsare involved).Nopersonagainstwhomthegrievanceisbroughtwillhavearoleininvestigatingit.Ifthecodirectoris amongthoseagainstwhomthegrievanceisbrought,thentheDeanwillbeaskedtodesignateanotherseniorfaculty memberfromtheCNBCtosubstituteforthecodirectoronthethreepersonboard. Universitypoliciesandagreementsgoverningstudent,staff,andfacultyrightssupersedethisprocedure.Ifa satisfactorysettlementisnotreachedthroughtheactivityofthethreepersonboarddescribedabove,thestudentmay bringthegrievancetotheDeanand,subsequently,totheProvost.Inthiscasethegrievanceboardswritten

recommendationwillbepartofthepreliminarybackgroundinformationreviewedbytheDeanorProvostorother Universityofficialbeforeanyactionistaken. ThestudentmaywithdrawthegrievanceatanypointthroughouttheDepartmentalinvestigation. GrievanceswithintheCollegeofHumanitiesandSocialSciences AnygraduatestudentwhohasexhaustednormalgrievanceprocedureswithintheDepartmentmaypresenta grievancetotheofficeoftheDeanoftheCollege.TheDeanmayrequeststatementsortestimonyfromotherparties involved,andwillconsiderthegrievanceinanadhoccommitteecomposedoftheDean,afacultymemberfroma departmentnotinvolvedinthegrievanceandagraduatestudentfromaseconduninvolveddepartment.The committeewillpresentitsdecisioninwritingtoallpartiesinvolved. OtherProgramActivities PNCstudentswillparticipatewithCNBCcertificatestudentsinthefollowingcocurricularactivities. TheCNBCcolloquiumseriesisastudentrunspeakerseriesthatbringseminentscientiststoPittsburgh.Studentshave playedamajorroleintheselectionandhostingofspeakersthroughouttheyears;facultyprovideinputonspeaker selection,butthestudentsdoallthevotingandinteractextensivelywiththespeakersduringtheirvisits. TheBrainBagresearchseminarsmeetapproximatelybiweeklythroughouttheacademicyearonMondayevenings. AteachBrainBag,astudentgivesabrieftalkdescribingresearchinprogress.Studentsarerequiredtoattend2Brain Bagspersemester.EachstudentmustpresentaBrainBagbytheendoftheirthirdyearintheprogram. TheCNBCRetreatisheldintheFallsemestereveryyear.Thegoalofourretreatistofosterscientificandsocial interactionsamongfaculty,postdocs,andstudentsaffiliatedwiththeCNBC.Theprogramincludesafullagendaof scientificpresentationsanddiscussions,aswellasotherinformational,social,andrecreationalevents.Retreat attendanceisarequiredpartoftheCNBCprogram,andtheCNBCEducationCommitteehasadoptedapolicythat studentsmustparticipateintheretreateachyeartoremainingoodstanding.However,werealizethatsometimesa schedulingconflictmakesattendancedifficult,andtherefore,eachstudentwillreceiveone"optout".Thatis,aCNBC studentmaypickoneyearwhentheydonotattendtheretreat.Weencourageyoutosavethisforwhenyoureally needit,asadditionaloptoutswillnotbeavailable. CNBCFridaySeminarsareanoccasionalseminarseriesatwhichinhouseandoutsidespeakerspresentinaninformal andinteractivesetting.

5Trainingfaculty
AnypotentialPhDthesisadvisormustbeamemberofthePNCapprovedtrainingfaculty.Trainingfacultywillbe drawnfromPittandCMU,andwillincludebothfacultyworkingincomputationalneuroscienceandexperimental facultywhohaveinterestandexperienceincollaboratingoncomputationalwork.Trainingfacultyfromthetwo campuseswillbetreatedequallyineveryrespect,includingavailabilityandcostofstudents.Anuptodatelistof trainingfacultycanbefoundathttp://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/pnctrainingfaculty.

6UniversityPolicies&Expectations

ItistheresponsibilityofeachmemberoftheCarnegieMelloncommunitytobefamiliarwithuniversitypoliciesand guidelines.Inadditiontothisdepartmentalgraduatestudenthandbookthefollowingresourcesareavailabletoassist youinunderstandingcommunityexpectations: TheWord/StudentHandbook:www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/theword//index.html AcademicIntegrityWebsite:www.cmu.edu/academicintegrity UniversityPoliciesWebsite:www.cmu.edu/policies/ GraduateEducationWebsite:http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/policies/index.html

PleaseseeAppendixAforadditionalinformationaboutTheWordandUniversityresources. CarnegieMellonUniversityStatementofAssurance CarnegieMellonUniversitydoesnotdiscriminateinadmission,employment,oradministrationofitsprogramsor activitiesonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,handicapordisability,age,sexualorientation,genderidentity, religion,creed,ancestry,belief,veteranstatus,orgeneticinformation.Furthermore,CarnegieMellonUniversitydoes notdiscriminateandisrequirednottodiscriminateinviolationoffederal,state,orlocallawsorexecutiveorders. Inquiriesconcerningtheapplicationofandcompliancewiththisstatementshouldbedirectedtothevicepresident forcampusaffairs,CarnegieMellonUniversity,5000ForbesAvenue,Pittsburgh,PA15213,telephone4122682056. ObtaingeneralinformationaboutCarnegieMellonUniversitybycalling4122682000. TheStatementofAssurancecanalsobefoundonlineat:http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/SoA.html. TheCarnegieMellonCode StudentsatCarnegieMellon,becausetheyaremembersofanacademiccommunitydedicatedtotheachievementof excellence,areexpectedtomeetthehigheststandardsofpersonal,ethicalandmoralconductpossible. Thesestandardsrequirepersonalintegrity,acommitmenttohonestywithoutcompromise,aswellastruthwithout equivocationandawillingnesstoplacethegoodofthecommunityabovethegoodoftheself.Obligationsonce undertakenmustbemet,commitmentskept. AsmembersoftheCarnegieMelloncommunity,individualsareexpectedtoupholdthestandardsofthecommunityin additiontoholdingothersaccountableforsaidstandards.Itisrarethatthelifeofastudentinanacademiccommunity canbesoprivatethatitwillnotaffectthecommunityasawholeorthattheabovestandardsdonotapply. Thediscovery,advancementandcommunicationofknowledgearenotpossiblewithoutacommitmenttothese standards.Creativitycannotexistwithoutacknowledgmentofthecreativityofothers.Newknowledgecannotbe developedwithoutcreditforpriorknowledge.Withouttheabilitytotrustthattheseprincipleswillbeobserved,an academiccommunitycannotexist. Thecommitmentofitsfaculty,staffandstudentstothesestandardscontributestothehighrespectinwhichthe CarnegieMellondegreeisheld.Studentsmustnotdestroythatrespectbytheirfailuretomeetthesestandards. Studentswhocannotmeetthemshouldvoluntarilywithdrawfromtheuniversity. TheCarnegieMellonCodecanalsobefoundonlineat: http://www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/theword/code.html.

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HighlightedUniversityResourcesforGraduateStudentsandTheWord,StudentHandbook KeyOfficesforGraduateStudentSupport OfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation www.cmu.edu/graduate;graded@cmu.edu TheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation,AVPGE,directedbySuzieLaurichMcIntyre,Assistant ViceProvostforGraduateEducation,providescentralsupportforgraduatestudentsinanumberofroles.These include:beinganombudspersonandresourcepersonforgraduatestudentsasaninformaladvisor;resolvingformal andinformalgraduatestudentappeals;informingandassistinginformingpolicyandproceduresrelevanttograduate students;andworkingwithdepartmentsonissuesrelatedtograduatestudentsandimplementationofprogramsin supportofgraduatestudentdevelopment. TheOfficeoftheAVPGEoftenpartnerswiththedivisionofStudentAffairstoassistgraduatestudentswiththeir CarnegieMellonexperience.Seniormembersofthestudentaffairsstaffareassignedtoeachcollegeandareoften consultedbytheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducationanddepartmentsonanindividualbasistorespondto graduatestudentneeds. TheOfficeoftheAssistantViceProvostforGraduateEducation(AVPGE)offersarobustscheduleofprofessional developmentopportunities.Somearegearedtowardsaspecificpopulation(mastersstudents,PhDstudentsatthe beginningoftheirprogram,graduatestudentsseekingtenuretrackpositions,etc.)andothersareopentoallgraduate students(timemanagement,balancing,stayinghealthy).Afullscheduleofprogramscanbefoundat: http://www.cmu.edu/graduate/. TheOfficeoftheAVPGEalsocoordinatesseveralfundingprograms,andacademicallyfocusedseminarsand workshopsthatadvise,empowerandhelpretainallgraduatestudents,particularlygraduatestudentsofcolorand womeninthescienceandtechnicalfields.Thefundamentalgoalsofourprogramshavebeenconstant:first,to support,adviseandguideindividualgraduatestudentsastheyworktocompletetheirdegrees;second,tocontribute tothegreatestdegreepossibletothediversificationoftheacademy.VisittheGraduateEducationwebsitefor informationabout: ConferenceFundingGrants GraduateSmallProjectHelp(GuSH)ResearchFunding GraduateStudentProfessionalDevelopment:seminars,workshopsandresources GraduateWomenGatherings(GWG) InteruniversityGraduateStudentofColorSeries(SOC)

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OfficeoftheDeanStudentAffairs www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/index.html TheOfficeoftheDeanprovidescentralleadershipofthemetacurricularexperienceatCarnegieMellon.Theoffices thatfallunderthedivisionofStudentAffairsledbyDeanofStudentAffairsGinaCasalegno,include: CareerandProfessionalDevelopmentCenter Counseling&PsychologicalServices(CAPS) Housing&DiningServices Orientation&FirstYearPrograms(note:forundergraduatestudents) OfficeofInternationalEducation(OIE) StudentActivities StudentLife.

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HollyHippensteel,AssistantDeanofStudentAffairs,servesasthepointpersoninthedivisionforgraduatestudent resourcesandconcerns.GraduatestudentswillfindtheenrollmentinformationforDomesticPartnerRegistrationin theOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsandonthewebsite.TheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentAffairsalsomanagesthe EmergencyStudentLoan(ESLs)process.TheEmergencyStudentLoanserviceismadeavailablethroughthegenerous giftsofalumniandfriendsoftheuniversity.TheEmergencyStudentLoanisaninterestfree,emergencybasedloan repayablewithin30days.Loansareavailabletoenrolledstudentsforacademicsupplies,medication,foodorother expensesnotabletobemetduetounforeseeablecircumstances. AssistanceforIndividualswithDisabilities StudentswithdisabilitiesareencouragedtoselfidentifywithEqualOpportunityServicesbycontactingLarryPowell, 4122682013,lpowell@andrew.cmu.edutoaccesstheservicesavailableattheuniversityandinitiatearequestfor accommodations. EberlyCenterforTeachingExcellence www.cmu.edu/teaching Supportforgraduatestudentswhoareorwillbeteachingisprovidedinmanydepartmentsandcentrallybythe EberlyCenterforTeachingExcellence.TheEberlyCenteroffersactivitiesforcurrentandprospectiveteaching assistantsaswellasanygraduatestudentswhowishtopreparefortheteachingcomponentofanacademiccareer. TheCenteralsoassistsdepartmentsincreatingandconductingprogramstomeetthespecificneedsofstudentsin theirprograms.SpecificinformationaboutEberlyCentersupportforgraduatestudentscanbefoundat: www.cmu.edu/teaching/graduatestudentsupport/index.html. GraduateStudentAssembly www.cmu.edu/stugov/gsa/index.html TheCarnegieMellonStudentGovernmentconsistsofanExecutiveBranchandaLegislativeBranch.Thisisthecoreof traditionalstudentgovernment,asgovernedbytheStudentBodyConstitution.TheExecutiveBranchservesthe entirestudentbody,graduateandundergraduate,andconsistsofonepresidentandfourvicepresidents.The LegislativeBranchforgraduatestudents,TheGraduateStudentAssembly(GSA)passeslegislation,allocatesstudent activitiesfunding,andotherwiseactsonbehalfofallgraduatestudentinterests.GSAalsoplansvarioussocial opportunitiesforgraduatestudentsandmaintainsawebsiteofgraduatestudentresourcesonandoffcampus, www.cmu.edu/stugov/gsa/resources/index.html.EachdepartmenthasrepresentationonGSAandthedepartment rep(s)isthemainavenueofgraduatestudentrepresentationofandinformationbacktothegraduatestudentsinthe department. InterculturalCommunicationCenter(ICC) www.cmu.edu/icc/ TheInterculturalCommunicationCenter(ICC)isasupportserviceofferingbothcreditandnoncreditclasses, workshops,andindividualappointmentsdesignedtoequipnonnativeEnglishspeakers(internationalstudentsas wellasstudentswhoattendedhighschoolintheU.S.)withtheskillsneededtosucceedinacademicprogramsat CarnegieMellon.Inadditiontodevelopingacademicliteracyskillssuchasspeaking,readingandwriting,studentscan learnmoreaboutthecultureandcustomsoftheU.S.classroom.TheICCalsohelpsinternationalteachingassistants (ITAs)whoarenonnativeEnglishspeakersdevelopfluencyandculturalunderstandingtoteachsuccessfullyat CarnegieMellonandprovidesITAtesting. OfficeofInternationalEducation(OIE) www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/oie/ CarnegieMellonhostsinternationalgraduateandundergraduatestudentswhocomefrommorethan90countries. OIEistheliaisontotheUniversityforallnonimmigrantstudentsandscholars.OIEprovidesmanyservicesincluding: advisingonpersonal,immigration,academic,socialandacculturationissues;presentingprogramsofinterestsuchas internationalcareerworkshops,taxworkshops,andcrossculturalandimmigrationworkshops;supporting internationalandculturalstudentgroupssuchastheInternationalStudentUnionandtheInternationalSpousesand PartnersOrganization;maintainingaresourcelibrarythatincludesinformationonculturaladjustment,international educationandstatisticsoninternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates;postingpertinentinformationtostudents throughemailandtheOIEwebsite,andconductingorientationprograms.

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 KeyOfficesforHealth,Wellness&Safety Counseling&PsychologicalServices www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/counseling Counseling&PsychologicalServices(CAPS)affordstheopportunityforstudentstotalkprivatelyaboutissuesthatare significantfortheminasafe,confidentialsetting.Studentssometimesfeelconfusedaboutwhytheyarefeelingupset andperhapsconfusedabouthowtodealwithit.AninitialconsultationwithaCAPStherapistwillclarifyoptionsand providearecommendationtotheappropriatementalhealthresourceatCarnegieMellonorthelargerPittsburgh community.CAPSservicesareprovidedatnocost.Thereare,however,limitsonthenumberofsessions.Followup psychiatricservicesandoffcampusreferralsforlongertermtherapyareattheclient'sexpense.Appointmentscanbe madeinpersonorbytelephone,4122682922. HealthServices www.cmu.edu/HealthServices/ UniversityHealthServices(UHS)isstaffedbyphysicians,advancedpracticecliniciansandregisterednurseswho providegeneralmedicalcare,allergyinjections,firstaid,gynecologicalcareandcontraceptionaswellasonsite pharmaceuticals.Thereisasmallvisitfeetoseethephysiciansandadvancedpracticeclinicians;nursevisitsarefree ofcharge.Feesforprescriptionmedications,laboratorytests,diagnosticproceduresandreferraltotheemergency roomorspecialistsarethestudentsresponsibility.UHSalsohasaregistereddieticianandhealthpromotion specialistonstafftoassiststudentsinaddressingnutrition,drugandalcoholandotherhealthylifestyleissues.In additiontoprovidingdirecthealthcare,UHSadministerstheStudentHealthInsuranceProgram.TheStudentHealth insuranceplanoffersahighlevelofcoverageinawidenetworkofhealthcareprovidersandhospitals.Italsocovers mostofthefeesforcareatStudentHealthServices.GraduatestudentsshouldcontactUHStodiscussoptionsfor healthinsuranceforspouses,domesticpartnersanddependents.AppointmentscanbemadebyvisitingUHSs websiteorbytelephone,4122682157. UniversityPolice http://www.cmu.edu/police/ 4122682323(emergencyonly),4122686232(nonemergency) TheUniversityPoliceDepartmentislocatedat300SouthCraigStreet,Room199(entranceisonFilmoreStreet).The departmentsservicesincludepolicepatrolsandcallresponse,criminalinvestigations,shuttleandescortservices (additionalinformationincludedintheParkingandTransportationsectionofthehandbookbelow),fixedofficerand footofficerpatrols,eventsecurity,andcrimepreventionandeducationprogramming.Visitthedepartmentswebsite foradditionalinformationaboutthestaff,escortandshuttle,emergencyphonelocations,crimeprevention,lostand found,fingerprintservices,andannualstatisticreports. CarnegieMellonUniversitypublishesanannualcampussecurityandfiresafetyreportdescribingtheuniversitys security,alcoholanddrug,sexualassault,andfiresafetypoliciesandcontainingstatisticsaboutthenumberandtype ofcrimescommittedonthecampusandthenumberandcauseoffiresincampusresidencefacilitiesduringthe precedingthreeyears.GraduatestudentscanobtainacopybycontactingtheUniversityPoliceDepartmentat412 2686232.Theannualsecurityandfiresafetyreportisalsoavailableonlineatwww.cmu.edu/police/annualreports. TheWord http://www.cmu.edu/studentaffairs/theword// TheWordisCarnegieMellonUniversitysstudentonlinehandbookandisconsideredasupplementtothe department(andsometimescollege)handbook.TheWordcontainscampusresourcesandopportunities,academic policyinformationandresources,communitystandardsinformationandresources.Itisdesignedtoprovideall studentswiththetools,guidance,andinsightstohelpyouachievetheirfullpotentialasamemberoftheCarnegie Melloncommunity.InformationaboutthefollowingisincludedinTheWord(notanexhaustivelist)andgraduate studentsareencouragedtobookmarkthissiteandrefertoitoften: CarnegieMellonVision,Mission CarnegieCode AcademicResources&Opportunities AcademicAdvising AcademicResources

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AcademicStandards,PoliciesandProcedures EducationalGoals AcademicandIndividualFreedom StatementonAcademicIntegrity AcademicPoliciesandProcedures Research HumanSubjectsinResearch IntellectualPropertyPolicy OfficeofResearchIntegrity&Compliance OfficeofSponsoredPrograms PolicyforHandlingAllegedMisconductofResearch PolicyonRestrictedResearch CampusResources&Opportunities AlumniRelations AssistanceforIndividualswithDisabilities Athletics,PhysicalFitness&Recreation CarnegieMellonIDCardsandServices Copying,Printing&Mailing DivisionofStudentAffairs DomesticPartnerRegistration EmergencyStudentLoanProgram GenderIdentity GLBTResources HealthServices DiningServices TheHUBStudentServicesCenter LeonardGelfandCenter MulticulturalandDiversityInitiatives OpportunitiesforInvolvement ParkingandTransportationServices SafeWalk SexualAssaultAdvisors ShuttleandEscortServices SpiritualDevelopment UniversityCenter UniversityPolice UniversityStores CommunityStandards,PoliciesandProcedures AlcoholandDrugsPolicy AIDSPolicy Bicycle/WheeledTransportationPolicy DamagetoCarnegieMellonProperty DeadlyWeapons DiscriminatoryHarassment DisorderlyConduct EqualOpportunity/AffirmativeActionPolicy FreedomofExpressionPolicy HealthInsurancePolicy ImmunizationPolicy MissingStudentProtocol NonDiscriminationPolicy OnCampusEmergencies Pets PoliticalActivities RecyclingPolicy

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RiotousandDisorderlyBehavior SafetyHazards SchedulingandUseofUniversityFacilities SexualAssaultandHarassmentPolicy SmokingPolicy StudentAccountsReceivableandCollectionPolicyandProcedures StudentActivitiesFee StudentEnterprises WorkplaceThreatsandViolencePolicy

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