This is the student seminar series required for 1) MSc students completing the MSc program, presentation prior to scheduling MSc Thesis Exam; 2) MSc students who seek to transfer to the PhD program, presentation prior to scheduling the Transfer Exam; 3) Direct-entry PhD students, presentation prior to scheduling the Qualifying Exam. Attendance at, and participation in, this course is mandatory. Students give one seminar at the First Talks Symposium in the spring of their second year of study. Students remain registered in their seminar courses for the duration of their program.