PhD students in the collaborative specialization in Neuroscience must meet the PhD admission requirements for the participating department in which they are enrolled.

If a student enters the PhD collaborative specialization in Neuroscience at the doctoral level, in addition, to coursework in their respective departments, students must complete NEUR*6000, or show evidence of course equivalence in prior training. Students must be engaged in neuroscience dissertation research. During each term of their program of studies, doctoral students must enroll in NEUR*6100. The seminar will meet monthly. Students must take their qualifying exams within five semesters of entering the program, as required by University graduate policies. One member on the qualifying exam committee must be a core member of the collaborative specialization in Neuroscience outside the student’s home department or a faculty member from another university approved by graduate studies. As well one member of the student’s advisory committee must be a core member of the neuroscience collaborative specialization outside the student’s home department or a faculty member from another university approved by graduate studies.