Outline of Neuroscience Curricular Requirements as proposed for Fall of 2004
(To be approved by the Neuroscience Faculty)
YEAR 1
Fall Semester
_____ 3 NEURO 556 Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ 4 NEURO 699 Research*
_____ __ __________ Elective§
Spring Semester
_____ 3 BMS 537 Neurobiology
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ 4 NEURO 699 Research*
_____ __ __________ Elective§
*NEURO 699 Research
The NEURO 699 Research in YEAR 1 is typically your three laboratory rotations. Students supported by the Graduate College need to do these three rotations. In your file, you need to have written evaluations from each of your rotation supervisors.
Supervisor start end
Rotation #1 ___________________________________________ ___________ - ___________
Rotation #2 ___________________________________________ ___________ - ___________
Rotation #3 ___________________________________________ ___________ - ___________
By the end of your first year, you need to have found a laboratory home for your PhD research.
PhD Supervisor ________________________________________________________________
YEAR 2
Fall Semester
_____ 4 STAT 401 Statistical Methods for Research Workers
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
_____ __ __________ Elective§
Establish Your Program of Study (POS) Committee
By the end of Fall Semester of Year 2, you need to have your Committee selected and hold your first POS Committee meeting. You need 4-5 Committee Members: at least three (including your Supervisor) need to be Neuroscience Faculty and at least one needs to be from outside of the Neuroscience Faculty
1 Supervisor __________________________________________
2 Neuro __________________________________________
3 Neuro __________________________________________
4 Other __________________________________________
5 Other __________________________________________
Spring Semester
_____ 4 NEURO 660 Current Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
_____ __ __________ Elective§
YEAR 3
Fall Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
_____ __ __________ Elective§
Preliminary Exam
By the end of Fall Semester of Year 3, you should have passed your Preliminary Exam, which includes your PhD Research Proposal. A copy of your proposal should be in your file. need to have you POS Committee selected and hold your first POS Committee meeting. You need 4-5 Committee Members (including your Supervisor) and at least three need to be Neuroscience Faculty and at least one needs to be from outside of the Neuroscience Faculty
_____________ Date of Preliminary Exam
_____________ Copy of signed POS form in Student’s File?
_____________ Copy of Proposal in Student’s File?
Spring Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
_____ __ __________ Elective§
§Electives
Before you graduate, you need to have a total of 9 credits of regularly scheduled Elective Courses. The selection of these courses needs to be approved by your POS Committee.
Grade # Cr Course # Course Name Semester
_____ __ __________ _________________________________ _______
_____ __ __________ _________________________________ _______
_____ __ __________ _________________________________ _______
_____ __ __________ _________________________________ _______
_____ __ __________ _________________________________ _______
YEAR 4
Fall Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
Spring Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
YEAR 5
Fall Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
Spring Semester
_____ 1 NEURO 690 Journal Club in Neuroscience
_____ 1 NEURO 696 Neuroscience Seminar
_____ __ NEURO 699 Research**
A few other notes:
§ You need to be enrolled in at least 9 credits to maintain ¼-time assistantship.
§ 72 total credits are required for a PhD
§ From the Graduate College Handbook:
Probation and Academic Standing
If a graduate student does not maintain a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on all course work taken, exclusive of research credit, he or she may be placed on academic probation by the Dean of the Graduate College. Grades earned by graduate students in undergraduate courses are included in the calculation of the grade point average. Academic probation judgments are made on the basis of grades in course work only.
While on academic probation a student will not be admitted to candidacy for a degree and if appointed to a graduate assistantship, he/she will not receive a Graduate College tuition scholarship. If a student is to qualify for a tuition scholarship, he/she must be removed from probation by the tenth class day of the term.
To insure that registration does not take place without a review by the program, the Graduate College places a hold on future registrations by a student on probation. Before the student registers for each term, the program must review his or her record and recommend in writing if the Graduate College should permit further registration. Before graduation is approved, the student must complete all courses listed on the program of study with a minimum grade of C and have achieved a 3.0 GPA or greater.
You will be assigned grades in Journal Club and Seminar. These count toward your GPA. You will also be assigned grades in your Research Rotations, but these do not count toward your GPA.