Student Handbooks

Computer Science Ph.D. Handbook Microbiology Ph.D. Handbook

New student computing checklist

• Join the Pan lab on Microsoft Teams and be available during working hours
• Create your Github prosence
  • Upgrade to a Github Pro member through Github Education
  • Join the Pan lab on github
  • Create your personal research website using Github Pages
• Create an OSCER account
• Read the supercomputing instructions

TA English certification

• Step 1: Pass the Speaking test and the Writing Test
  • The Speaking test can be waived for students with a >24 iBT TOEFL speaking sub-score or a >7.0 IELTS speaking sub-score
  • The Writing test can be waived for students with a >20 iBT TOEFL writing sub-score or a >6.0 IELTS writing sub-score
  • If you fail the tests, you should take English courses at ETCS
• Step 2: Pass the ECC test. You must have a grade of B or above for most TA assignments.