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Progress Evaluation

There are four junctures where student progress is evaluated:

  1. At the end of the first year, students must have maintained a B average in all courses, received a B or better in each neuroscience core course, and performed satisfactorily in research rotations.
  2. Also at the end of the first year, students must pass the written qualifying exam, which covers material in the neuroscience core courses.
  3. At the beginning of the third year, students submit an NRSA-style written document -- a thesis proposal -- to their oral exam committee; each committee examines each student in an oral exam, testing the student's grasp of the literature, methods, and concepts involved in the project.
  4. The final step is defense of a thesis and graduation.