The Neuroscience Graduate Program is a portal into the comprehensive neuroscience research opportunities at UAB. As a first year student, you will take a prescribed line of coursework and participate in three lab rotations. You will choose your permanent mentor at the end of your rotations in April and join that lab in May. Students entering the Neuroscience Graduate Program will find a home and anchor for their entire 5+ years experience at UAB. Throughout a student's entire Ph.D. career, the faculty and staff of the Neuroscience Graduate Program provide support, encouragement, and guidelines for success.

Participating Departments include: Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurobiology, Neurology, Ophthamology, Optometry, Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry, Psychology and Vision Science.

Coursework. The highlight of your first year coursework is GBS 730, known as The Dauphin Island Course, held at the Sea Lab on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Running from late July through the middle of August, this course provides students a hands-on introduction to the "neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of marine invertebrates and vertebrates" in the Gulf of Mexico.

Other courses, back on campus, will include topics such as developmental neuroscience, integrative neuroscience, and molecular and cellular neuroscience, as well as a seminar series and an ethics course.

Lab Rotations. Neuroscience laboratory rotations provide entering students with valuable laboratory experience during their first year. Students must complete 3 lab rotations, each lasting approximately 10 weeks, before formally selecting a mentor. Students are only allowed to rotate in the lab of a Neuroscience faculty member. Each rotation will allow students to be exposed to various types of research being conducted in his/her potential areas of interest.

GENERAL ADMISSION PREFERENCES FOR OUR PROGRAM:
· 3.0 or above undergraduate GPA
· GRE scores of 550 or better on each section for a minimum composite score of 1100
· Strong background in biology, chemistry and/or mathematics
· TOEFL (for international students) of greater than 500 on paper-based test and greater than 173 on computer-based test

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

Domestic students: (No application fee)
· Application and personal statement
· Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
· Official GRE scores (Institutional code 1856, no department code)
· 3 letters of recommendation

International students: ($60 application fee)
· Application and personal statement
· Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
· Official GRE scores (Institutional code 1856, no department code)
· Official TOEFL scores
· 3 letters of recommendation

All students accepted into the program receive
-- free tuition
-- free health insurance
-- $26,000/year stipend.

Only online applications will be accepted.

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