Dec 17, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Neuroscience, Ph.D.


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Degree Requirements


A minimum of 90 hours of graduate credit is required for the Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience. To satisfy the minimum requirements for the degree, the student must complete successfully:

  1. The Master of Science in Neuroscience en Route to Ph.D. (at least 36 hours) (see above for details)
  2. A minimum of 54 semester hours of research credit. This requirement can be satisfied by a combination of NEUR 9910  Advanced Research, NEUR 9999  Dissertation Research (minimum 20 hours), and NEUR 9920  Advanced Directed Readings or the equivalent.
  3. A dissertation proposal.
  4. A dissertation.
  5. A final oral presentation, directed primarily to the defense of the dissertation.
  6. Graduate assistants are required to enroll for a minimum of 18 credit hours each semester. These credit hours will consist of courses required for the prescribed program of study, as well as additional hours of NEUR 8800 , NEUR 8810 , NEUR 9910 , NEUR 9920 , and/or NEUR 9999 .

Concentration Requirements


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