Outline of Neuroscience Curricular Requirements
YEAR 1
Fall Semester
| _____ |
3 |
NEURO 556 |
Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience |
| _____ |
1 |
NEURO 690 |
Journal Club in Neuroscience |
| _____ |
4 |
NEURO 699 |
Research* |
| _____ |
__ |
__________ |
Elective§ |
Spring Semester
| _____ |
2 |
NEURO 557 |
Advanced Neuroscience Techniques (alternates spring semester’s with NEURO 661) |
| _____ |
1 |
NEURO 690 |
Journal Club in Neuroscience |
| _____ |
1 |
NEURO 696 |
Neuroscience Seminar |
| _____ |
4 |
NEURO 699 |
Research* |
| _____ |
__ |
__________ |
Elective§ |
*NEURO 699 Research
*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
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3 |
BBMB 404 |
Biochemistry I |
| _____ |
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
| _____ |
3 |
NEURO 661 |
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
| _____ |
4 |
STAT 401 |
Statistical Methods for Research Workers
|
| _____ |
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.
_____________ 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 6 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 |
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__ |
__________ |
_________________________________ |
_______ |
| _____ |
__ |
__________ |
_________________________________ |
_______ |
| _____ |
__ |
__________ |
_________________________________ |
_______ |
| _____ |
__ |
__________ |
_________________________________ |
_______ |
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 1/4-time assistantship.
- 72 total credits are required for a PhD; 36 of which, including all dissertation research credits, must be earned under the supervision of the POS committee.
- 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.
