This manual is intended for informational use by graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences only. Its purpose is to bring together pertinent information essential for Biological Sciences graduate students, and is meant to supplement and to clarify guidelines for graduate study published in other FIU publications. This manual is not intended to be a substitute for any of those documents. Each graduate student has a responsibility to familiarize themselves with these policies, that are a roadmap for your graduate program. Each student must read these policies and sign the statement below. This statement must be submitted to the Graduate Program Secretary for inclusion in the student’s file.