In order to provide training both in an area of specialization and in related areas of neuroscience, students are required to take at least three semester hours of Elective Courses. A representative list of approved electives is provided below. New courses may be added, courses may be discontinued, changed, renamed, etc., each year, and thus, this list is approximate and the actual courses offered in any given semester will need to be determined from the listings in MyUI. Selection of Elective Courses should be done in consultation with the student's Advisor/Mentor and the Program Directors.

Many students with an interest in cellular/molecular/developmental neuroscience take BMED:5207 Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biology. Many students with an interest in systems/behavioral/cognitive neuroscience take NSCI:5212 Foundations in Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience (please note, NSCI:5212 is currently only offered every other spring semester in the even years). These courses are designated with an * in the list below. The elective requirement is normally satisfied prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination.

All students register for NSCI:6265 Neuroscience Seminar and NSCI:7305 Neuroscience Research each semester until they reach the minimum number of semester hours needed to graduate (72 s.h.). Once 72 s.h. is reached, students must register for NSCI:6265 Neuroscience Seminar each semester until they graduate.