Neuroscience Ph.D.
The Neuroscience Ph.D program curriculum is flexible, and coursework is intended to be completed during the first two years of the doctoral program to allow for maximum time spent working on research in the student's selected advisor's laboratory.
See the Neuroscience website for additional information.
General Graduate Program Requirements
Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page.
The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing.
The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - NEUROSCIENCE
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Complete all of the folllowing courses: | ||
| BCH 600 | Cell Organization & Mechanisms 1 | 3 |
| BMED 605 | Biomedical Research Ethics | 1 |
| BMED 609 | Biomedical Statistics | 3 |
| NEUR 570 | Neuroscience Research Laboratory Rotations 2 | 2 |
| NEUR 582 | Research Seminar Neurosci. 2 | 4 |
| NEUR 594 | Seminar 2 | 2 |
| NEUR 661 | Neuroscience I | 4 |
| NEUR 667 | Topics in Neurobiology (Journal Club) | 1 |
| Graduate Research 3 | ||
| Complete a minimum of 20 credits in the following courses: | 20 | |
| Graduate Research | ||
| Graduate Research | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete at least three elective courses (a minimum of 10 credits), according to research interests. | 10 | |
| Additional Credits | ||
| Complete 10 additional credits of electives or research. | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Students without preparation in biochemistry must take BCH 480/BCH 482 as pre-requisite to BCH 600.
- 2
Students may only take 1 credit per semester.
- 3
A minimum of 20 combined research credits is required for the Neuroscience Ph.D. degree, but a maximum of 40 credits may be applied toward the 60-credit requirement for the Ph.D.