COGNSC:PHD - Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Neuroscience
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To be admitted into the Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program, a student must:
(1) Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university.
(2) Have a 3.0 average or higher during the last two years of the undergraduate program.
(3) Have completed an undergraduate or graduate research methods course as a prerequisite.
(4) Arrange to have three letters of recommendation evaluating the applicant’s potential for graduate work sent to the Psychology Graduate Program Director.
(5) Send a brief essay stating reasons for interest in the program and career goals to the Psychology Graduate Secretary.
(6) Receive approval from the Departmental Graduate Education Committee.
(7) International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 92 on the iBT TOEFL (equivalent to 580 in the TOEFL) is required.
The above are minimum requirements. Admission is competitive.
Students must take all three of the following 3-credit courses or a course approved by the program director:
course must be taken twice in order to cover both “Quantitative Methods I” and “Quantitative Methods II”.
Students must take 2 courses drawn from the following 3-credit courses or a course approved by the program director.
Students must take course Current Topics in Neuroscience Series (0-1 credit) every Fall and Spring while enrolled in the Doctoral Program.
There are no majors associated with this program.
There are no tracks, specializations, concentrations, areas of emphasis, or other curricular offerings associated with this program.