1. The Specific Aims are approved, and the student may begin preparing the full proposal.
2. The Specific Aims must be revised according to committee recommendations. Revisions must be submitted by email to committee members within one week. The Chair, in consultation with the rest of the QEC, will communicate approval of the revised Aims or requests for additional revision within the subsequent week.
3. The committee may call an additional Specific Aims meeting at their discretion if extensive revision of the original Specific Aims is warranted. If an additional Specific Aims meeting is required, the QEC will inform the student at or prior to scheduling whether the overview presentation is expected or whether a shorter overview or no overview is expected.
4. Only two revisions are permitted.  After the second revision, the student proceeds to the Proposal stage.

In all cases, the student will initiate the Specific Aims outcome form  (GSBS72).