Timeline
1st year:
- 3 laboratory rotations (additional rotations if necessary)
- Coursework:
- NUIN 401-1 (2 units), NUIN 401-2 (1 unit), NUIN 401-3 (1 unit)
- Electives (typically 2 electives)
- NUIN 590: 1 unit (or more) per quarter
- NUIN 490, Responsible Conduct of Research, during summer quarter
- Quarterly Advising Meetings (early fall, late fall, winter, and spring quarters)
- Seminar Attendance Requirement (6 per quarter in Fall, Winter, Spring)
- Fall Rotation Poster and Winter/Spring Laboratory Rotation Reports
- Identify thesis lab
2nd year:
- Select Concentration Area:
- Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience
- Cellular Neurophysiology
- Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Coursework
- Great Experiments Elective in chosen concentration area
- Other remaining electives (some courses may be taken in year 3)
- NUIN 590
- Fulfill Teaching Assistant Requirement (2 quarters of TAship)
- Bi-Annual Advising Meetings (late fall and mid-Spring)
- Pass Qualifying Exam and achieve PhD candidacy
3rd year:
- Coursework:
- Any remaining electives
- TGS 500
- Form Thesis Committee
- Complete and defend Thesis Proposal by end of year 3
4th year:
- Coursework:
- Complete 4th Year Seminar Requirement
- Meet with Thesis Committee (annual meetings required)
5-6th year:
- Meet with Thesis Committee
- Publish at least one first author paper
- Write and defend thesis
- Give public thesis seminar