Typical Timeline
For detailed information please refer to the Neuroscience Graduate Program handbook.
Suggested Timeline
1st Year - Fall:
· INS Bootcamp
· Coursework:
Required Principles of Neuroscience 1
Seminar in ethics, presentation skills or grant writing
· Some students also take one or more elective and/or required courses.
· Research: lab rotations. Students may follow a schedule for 2 or 3 rotations.
· Attend seminars and journal clubs.
1st Year - Spring:
· Coursework:
Required Principles of Neuroscience 2.
· Some students also take one or more elective and/or required courses.
· Research: lab rotations.
· Attend seminars and journal clubs.
· Choose dissertation faculty advisor and join lab at the end of the Spring Semester.
1st Year - Summer
· Attend seminars and journal clubs
· Complete generalized knowledge oral qualifying exam
· Submit written abstract for the specialized knoweldge qualifying exam
2nd Year:
· Complete the specialized knowledge qualifying exam at the beginning of the Fall Semester.
· Coursework:
Statistics
Seminar in ethics, presentation skills or grant writing
Complete four (4) elective courses.
· Research: full time research in chosen laboratory.
· Students are expected to submit a predoctoral NSF Fellowship.
· Attend seminars and journal clubs.
· Students are expected to form their thesis committee and develop a thesis proposal by the end of their 2nd year.
3rd Year and Beyond:
· Students are expected to enter into PhD candidacy early in year 3.
· Research: full time dissertation research.
· Students without a fellowship are expected to submit a predoctoral NRSA (or other relevant fellowship) in the 3rd - 5th year.
· Participate in Ethics "refresher" module in year 4.
· Teaching Assistantship: graduate students are required at least 1 and up to 3 semesters as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate or graduate course. Students are required to attend a TA training session prior to their first TA assignment.
· Attend seminars and journal clubs.
· Complete research, write, submit and defend dissertation (year 5).