Qualifying Exam

At the end of the second year students must pass a qualifying examination. The goal of the exam is to ensure that the student has acquired a strong, basic understanding of neuroscience, gained the ability to develop and write a research proposal, and can demonstrate mastery of the methodological and conceptual basis of the proposed project. For the qualifying exam the student must independently generate an NIH style research proposal on the neuroscience topic of their choice. The student must then orally present and successfully defend the proposal to the qualifying exam committee.

Institute for Neuroscience Graduate Program