One has to have credits for Progress Report I to take Progress Report II. It is obligatory for all second-year students. (If students or their academic supervisors wish to decline or postpone progress report interview with special reason, they will be excluded). Students who wish to have progress report interview and poster presentation should submit their Progress Report Advisor candidates to the Department of Genetics Administrative Office. The deadline for submission is the end of April for students who entered SOKENDAI in April and the end of October for students who entered SOKENDAI in October. Education and Research Committee of Department of Genetics appoints Progress Report Committee consisting of four faculty members (no more than two assistant professors can be included) for each student, and one of them (either full professor or associate professor) becomes organizing faculty. In principle, one committee member should be organizing faculty of Life Science Progress Report I for keeping contituity. Faculty members of laboratory where the student is conducting research should not become this committee member. When students want to invite assistant professors to the committee, students should have consent from them. Progress Report Committee members are determined by the Education and Research Committee upon consideration of candidates submitted from the student.
  Each student should submit Progress Report, that includes research results so far obtained and future plan, according to "Guide to 2nd year graduate student writing report on his /her progress" , and Research Plan to Department of Genetics Administrative Office by the end of November for students who entered SOKENDAI in April and by the end of May for students who entered SOKENDAI in October.
  Besides, each student is required to submit “activity report" on the Web, which includes NIG activities, external activities and etc.
  Students who wish to quit this Graduate School and to receive M.S. (Master of Science) degree should inform this request to Department of Genetics Administrative Office. Progress Report should be prepared in accordance with “Guide to 2nd year graduate student writing report on his/her progress”. Procedures for obtaining Master’s degree are provided separately.
  Also, since it is included Evaluation for Master’s Degree Qualification, students should get 32 credits (※including freshman course) before passing PRII.
※For students who entered after FY 2015.
　

  In the progress report poster presentation, students should present their progress and problems to the Progress Report Committee members and other participants, and may take questions and advises from them about their researches. Students may consider those advises and discussions to settle the problems and rearrange their knowledge. Committee members should continue to give advices in any time when students request.
  In the progress report oral presentation, each student gives an open talk based on the contents of the report submitted in advance. Students will take questions and advices from the participants of the progress report seminar and should consider them for their knowledge rearrangement and problem settling.
  This presentation also acts as evaluation of specific research project for Master’s degree qualification which is examination of M.S. degree awarding for student who wishes to quit this Graduate School, and all of students are subject to this evaluation. This committee may ask additional information on the submitted Progress Report. Based on this presentation and submitted Progress Report, the committee discusses whether student reached M.S. level or not (this is considered for student who wishes to receive M.S. degree), whether student is qualified to proceed to third year of 5-year Ph.D. program or not, and evaluate that the student acquire the qualification of obtaining a Master’s degree. Committee members may give advices to student in other occasions if necessary.
　

  To clarify status of study progress, and to receive appropriate suggestions from progress committee on the points below if progress is not smooth
(1) Whether one can pursue research and can interpret its results properly
(2) Whether one can write report on study result either in Japanese or in English
　

  Students should take the Life Science Progress Report IIA first and take the Life Science Progress Report IIB depending on entry periods (or progress of academic work by leave of absence etc.). Poster presentation is held as the Life Science Progress Report IIA and public presentation is held as the Life Science Progress Report IIB. Exchange of opinions concerning other progress is held among progress committee members as necessary.
　

  To pass this course, students should present progress report once in each semester. In other opportunities than the progress report presentation, it is also needed for students to advance their researches and thought by discussing with laboratory staffs and other laboratory members and then to reflect those results to the progress reports. As the results of above activities, students are evaluated in one of four grades (A, B, C, D). Students get total of four credits, two credits for each semester when you obtain grades(A,B,C).