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Sample Curriculum

1st Year – All Students

Fall Semester

  • NSC 512 – Cellular Neuroscience (5.0 credits)
  • NSC 592 – Current Topics in Cellular Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 590 – Lab Rotations (variable credits)
  • IND 501 – Ethics & Professional Integrity in Research (1.0 credit)
  • IND 431 – Foundations in Modern Biology (Modules 2, 3, 4) (3.0 credits)
  • Elective (variable credits)

Spring Semester

  • NSC 531 – Integrative and Systems Neuroscience (6.0 credits)
  • NSC 592 – Critical Reading in Integrative and Systems Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 590 – Lab Rotations (variable credits)
  • NSC 511 – Human Brain Anatomy (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 410 – Introduction to Programming (1.0 credit)
  • Elective (variable credits)

2nd Year – Neuroscience Track

Fall Semester

  • NSC 592 – Current Topics in Cellular Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 547 – Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (3 credits)
  • NSC 595 – Phd Research (variable credits)
  • Elective (variable credits)

Spring Semester

  • NSC 592 – Critical Reading in Integrative and Systems Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 581 – Teaching Tutorial (3.0 credits)
  • NSC 595 – Phd Research (variable credits)
  • BST 467 – Applied Statistics In The Biomedical Sciences (4.0 credits)
  • Elective (variable credits)

2nd Year – NBA Track

Fall Semester

  • ANA 526 – Human Structure and Function (16.0 credits)

OR

  • ANA 525 – Mind, Brain, Behavior (8.0 credits)
  • NSC 592 – Current Topics in Cellular Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • ANA 595 – Phd Research (6.0 credits)

Spring Semester

  • NSC 592 – Current Topics in Cellular Neuroscience (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 503 – Neuroscience Student Seminar (1.0 credit)
  • NSC 581 – Teaching Tutorial (3.0 credits)
  • ANA 595 – Phd Research (variable credits)
  • BST 467 – Applied Statistics In The Biomedical Sciences (4.0 credits)
  • Elective (variable credits)

NBA track students complete the statistics requirement (BST 467 or BCS 510) before the end of the 5th semester. They can fulfill the TA requirement (NSC 581) in the fall or spring of year 2 or 3.

After the 2nd Year

The initial focus during this time is on developing the hypotheses and experimental approaches that will define the student's thesis research. Students should complete a Preliminary Exam during the spring semester of the of the 2nd year. The exam must be started before April 1st and be completed by June 1st of the summer between years 2 and 3. The thesis proposal must be written and the Qualifying Examination taken BEFORE October 1st of the fifth semester of graduate study (i.e., fall semester in year 3). Successful completion of the Thesis Proposal/Qualifying Exam advances the student to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.