Department of Biological Sciences

Graduate Programs in EE and MCDB

Research Rotation Report

Student’s Name
Graduate Program
Rotation Advisor
Rotation Number
Title of Rotation Project
Overall Letter Grade
Would you be prepared to accept this student for dissertation research in your laboratory?

Satisfactory
Category	Outstanding	Above Expectations	Meets Expectations	Below Expectations	Unsatisfactory
Overall assessment
General knowledge
Expertise in area of specialization
Ability to design experiments
Ability to execute experiments
Ability to interpret experiments
Seminar performance
Level of independence
Intellectual Contribution
Interactions with Others

General comments to student

Confidential Comments for Faculty <to be removed prior to forwarding to the student>

Guidelines

This report must be completed by the Rotation Advisor within one week of the end of the rotation. Return the completed Word document (not a PDF or paper copy) to Cathy Barr (cbarr@pitt.edu), who will forward it to the DGS and the interim advisor. Page 1 and the General Comments for Student section will be forwarded to the student by Cathy Barr, but it is expected that the Advisor discuss the report with the student in person.

Grading

The specific grade will appear on a student’s transcript; the grades for the three, 1-credit rotation courses will be included in the first year GPA. A grade of “B” (QP=3.0) denotes minimal acceptable performance.