Student Resources

• Attendance (Seminars / Journal Club)
  
  

  • Journal Club
    Online form to record your attendance and participation
    
    

  • Department Seminar Series
    Online form to record your attendance at the department seminars

• BEAMS

  

  BEAMS is the primary organization of epidemiology and biostatistics graduate students at Michigan State University.

• Course Progress
  
  

  • Course Equivalence
  • Application for Independent Study
  • Override Request Form
    
    
  • Course of Study Worksheet Epidemiology (MS, PhD)
  • Course of Study Worksheet Biostatistics (MS, PhD) 
• Course Schedules
    

  
  

  • Fall Semester 2025

   

   

   

• Degree Progress

  

  Masters Degree

  • MS in Epidemiology
    Approval of thesis proposal, approval to defend and thesis sign-off
  • MS in Biostatistics
    Approval of captstone/thesis proposal, approval to defend and thesis sign-off

   

  PhD Degree 

  • PhD in Epidemiology
    Qualifying exam, comps eval (written), comps proposal topic and approval (oral), comps eval (oral), approval to defend, and sign-of 
  • PhD in Biostatistics
    Qualifying exam, comps eval (written), comps proposal topic and approval (oral), comps eval (oral), approval to defend, and sign-off

   

  Graduate Program Assistance

  • Do you need help in evaluating your progress toward completing the degree requirements?
• Graduate Student Annual Review
  • Graduate Student Annual Review Instructions
• Graduate Student Handbook
  
  

  • Graduate Handbook

   

   

• MSU / Department Support Services
  • Academic Calendar
    Dates for when classes begin, holidays, breaks, exams throughout the academic year
    
    
  • MSU CAPS (Counselling & Psychiatric Services)
    To connect students with the most appropriate and available care and services that optimize their health, well-being and success
    
    
  • MSU Center for Survivors
    24-Hour MSU Sexual Assault Crisis Line 517.372.6666. The program is staffed 24/7 by specialized forensic nurses. Services are free and available to adults who have been sexually assaulted within the last 5 days.
    
    
  • MSU Conflict and Grievance Systems
    Michigan State University takes student complaints and grievances seriously and has a number of processes in place to ensure that complaints are addressed appropriately and in a timely manner. At any stage in these processes, an individual may consult with the Office of the University Ombudsperson for assistance.
    
    
    Department Services
    
    
  • Job Opportunities
    Visit this page to learn of job opportunities both from within and outside our department.

  • Graduate Program Assistance
    Do you need help in evaluating your progress toward completing the degree requirements?

   

• Student Defenses, Travel Awards & Competition
  • Student Defenses
  • Graduate Student Travel Award
  • Anthony Family Fund Award

   

   

   

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES